Free Fallen for You by Carlie Sexton Page B

his hand outreached. He flashed his best panty-bursting smile.
    She shook his hand. “Yeah, my name is Kate. You’re welcome to sit anywhere you like.” She wanted to sound nonchalant. All of the other girls threw themselves at Mark shamelessly, practically groping him and laughing at every word he uttered. She wasn’t going to do that. Under no circumstances was she willing to become one of his groupies. She wouldn’t give him the satisfaction of showing her attraction for him. But having him that close to her sure did cause a commotion in her panties. She tried not to squirm in her seat, but it was difficult considering what was happening down below. His gaze upon her was so intense.
    “It seems that we have all of the same classes together this semester. I am pretty sure that I have seen you in every class that I have.”
    “Do we? I hadn’t noticed,” she said, trying not to sound too enthralled with him. They did have all the same classes this semester and she knew it. It was hard not to notice him. He set all of her senses on high alert.
    “This is great! We should form a study group,” he said.
    “Great,” she responded, ignoring his request to study with him. As if she were being rescued, more students strolled into the classroom. The harem girls were arriving and began swarming all over him. She began to feel a twinge of jealously, but she wasn’t sure why. Today was the most that they had ever spoken to each other. Part of her was relieved that they had been interrupted. He seemed like way more than she could handle. But, then again, so did Neil.
    When her class ended, she scurried out abruptly, preventing Mark from having a chance to talk to her more. She was the only female student who didn’t fall all over him and she wanted to keep it that way. She was having a difficult time wrapping her mind around Neil without her focus being interrupted by Mark.
    In their second class, the professor had written “pop quiz” on the board. She figured he wanted to see if students were keeping up with the reading assignments. She had outlined some of the chapters listed on the syllabus before the semester had started. She took out her notebook and began to review her notes. As more students started showing up, the chatter began. It was a good distraction from her thoughts about Neil and Mark. Just two days ago, she didn’t have any men to think about. Now, she had two gorgeous guys who were occupying her mind and causing stimulation in her body like a freight train that was about to jump the tracks.
    Mark sauntered in like a panther on the prowl. Unfortunately, most of the classmates around were guys, so she didn’t have the insulation of his harem. He flashed his dazzling smile. The smile that was making her weak in the knees. The panty-dropping smile probably worked for him every time he unleashed it. His confidence was unnerving and she didn’t know how to handle herself around him. Her only strategy was to use avoidance or be vague.
    “Hey, are you ready for the quiz?” he asked nonchalantly.
    “I’ve been looking over my notes, so I feel pretty good,” she said, running her fingers through her thick hair. She really didn’t want to engage in a conversation with him because he made her palms feel clammy and she had decided that he was about as good for her as eating an entire chocolate cake all by herself. Even though the thought seemed entirely delicious. Fortunately, their professor showed up and began passing out the quiz to the students who were already seated and then passed out the rest as the remaining students entered the room. He took attendance and told them to begin.
    Kate had a little bit of difficulty concentrating on her test. She couldn’t get Neil and Mark out of her mind. It had been an interesting turn of events since yesterday. As she brought her finished exam up to her professor, Mark got up at the same time. Had he watched and waited for her to finish? Maybe she had as much of