Free The Billionaire's Courageous Lover (Bold, Alaskan Men Book 3) by Elizabeth Lennox Page A

she said, and slid back across the seat.  She grabbed her bag and her purse.  “Thank you for the ride as well.”
    “Andie!” he called out to her moments before she slammed the door closed.  “I’ll pick you up after school to drive you home.”
    She shook her head, her body shaken from that kiss.  “No, that’s okay.  I’ll just walk home.”
    “Andie, I’ll be here.  Don’t you dare walk home!”
    She looked up at him, startled by the vehemence but not sure what to say to him.  She gave him a swift nod and then closed the door, hurrying into the building. 
    She was shaking as she walked into her classroom, and wasn’t even aware of some of the other teachers calling out a greeting to her. 
    “Hey Miss K!  I heard you found a new pet!”
    Andie looked around and noticed several of the students smiling in her direction.  “A new pet?”  Was there something in her basement after all?  Had the tennis balls failed her? 
    One of the girls smiled, a teasing smile on her face.  “Yeah, the bull moose in your driveway?  He seemed to be pretty happy with his breakfast.”  The rest of the class laughed and she saw the principal walk into her classroom.  He was a very nice man with a mustache and kind, brown eyes.  “Crazy morning, Miss Kingsley?” he asked, chuckling right along with the other kids.  “I heard about the moose.  Don’t go near them.  Especially around this time of the year.”
    The kids all nodded their heads, obviously well aware of the dangers of moose.  Or meese?  Andie tried hard to remember the proper word for multiple mooses, but her mind was still a bit off after that kiss.  Her lips were tingling and her body wanted to run back out of the building to chase Knox down, beg him for more. 
    Sighing, she tried hard to focus on the advice regarding meese.  Mooses.  Nope, moose.  Plural of moose is moose.  Yes, moose. 
    And now she was blabbering in her mind!  All because of that kiss! 
    Shaking her head, she focused on her students.  “Tease me all you want, but that big guy ate the cupcakes I baked for you last night,” she told them all, feeling a measure of satisfaction when their smiles fell away.  “Ready to discuss Chaucer?” she called out. 
    The day passed slowly, and she had to pull her mind out of the gutter several times.  She felt like the clock was ticking more slowly than normal.  Every time she glanced up, the hands on the clock seemed to be in the same place. 
    When the final bell rang, she thought she was going to spring from her skin, just as eager for the end of the school day as the kids. 
    Was he out there?  She hurried to stuff her papers into her bag, not wanting him to be waiting for her too long. 
    But she also was afraid to face him again.  She’d kissed him this morning!  How awkward.  What was she supposed to do when she saw him again?  How should she react? 
    Would it be hussy-ish to throw herself into his arms and beg him to continue where they’d left off this morning?   
    Walking out the door, she saw his big, black truck and took a deep breath.  She should just apologize to him, tell him that the kiss didn’t mean anything and that she shouldn’t have done it.  Yes, she’d propositioned him, but that had been over two weeks ago.  He hadn’t taken her up on the offer. 
    He hadn’t turned her down either.
    Ugh!  She had no idea what to do, how to act.  Especially when all she wanted to do was make love with this big, enormous man. 
    With that in mind, she walked over and pulled his door open.  “Thank you for picking me up.  I really could have walked but…this was very kind of you.”
    Knox stared at her, his body clamoring to pull her into his arms and kiss her like he’d done this morning.  But she was off limits.  He’d been telling himself that all day today, and so far he hadn’t convinced himself that it was true. 
    Instead of responding, he put his SUV into drive and pulled away