Nathaniel Nathan saw Vera Xavier staring at him with wide eyes. He asked her softly, "Are you looking at me like that because you want me to kiss you?"
Vera promptly turned her head, refusing to look at him. He whispered in her ear, "You know, when you stare at someone so intently, it's like an invitation to sin. From now on, you're forbidden from looking at any other man that way. Only me."
His voice was low and husky. As he spoke so close to her, the warmth of his breath tickled her ear, sending a flutter through her heart.
Vera resisted the urge to turn and look at him. She knew he was just waiting for her to turn back so he could take advantage of the moment.
She took a deep breath, picked up the more challenging test her math teacher had given her the day before, and asked, "How do you solve this problem?"
'He wanted to tutor her, didn't he? Fine. She'd give him the hardest problem she had and wait to see him eat his own words.'
