•Learning to Fall By Boys Like Girls•

"So um.......not to make you any more uncomfortable than you obviously already are, but why are you freaking out?" I asked Evelyn as she paced back and forth in front of the couch I currently occupied in what she called, "the den."

She paused and spun on her heel, raking her slender fingers through her unruly hair before she fixed me with a sharp look. She was so unhinged it took me a minute to register that this was still the cool, collected, scary woman I'd met a few weeks ago.

Now she was a mess. I honestly had no idea why she was being such a basket case. It's just a kiss right? And, she's technically not even my teacher.

"I'm not freaking out." I gave her a "you're full of shit" look and waited. She just groaned and finally walked over to me, plopping down onto the couch with a weary sigh.

"I'm your principal." She whispered, not meeting my gaze as she spoke at me while looking at the ceiling.

"Believe me, I am well acquainted with that fact." I spouted off. Her eyes narrowed slightly at me but I just shrugged. I was proud of the fact that I was finally becoming immune to her cool attitude.

"It's not right! I'm an adult-" I moved to open my mouth but she shook her head at me and plowed on. "I know you're technically an adult but that still doesn't make this situation any better or moral. I am the boss of a school district. You're my student!"

My grin was a tad wicked as it crossed my lips. "And what, pray tell, is so wrong about that? You call the shots. It's not like anyone can tell you anything otherwise. Plus, you can be very scary when you wish to be." I looked pointedly at her.

She shot me an unamused look and frowned. "I can't date a student! Are you nuts?"

I pinched the bridge of my nose, closing my eyes as I attempted to gain control of myself while I leaned away from her. "Evelyn." I said in a much raspier voice than I'd intended.

When I opened my eyes I nearly fell off the couch. Her face was right in front of mine, her hands came up and clamped onto my waist as she pulled me to her roughly. She wedged her knee in between my legs and parted them so she could lean against me more sturdily.

I licked my lips just before she slammed hers down onto them. Wild, red-hot, they seared through all my reason and I immediately melted in defeat against her.

My hands wrapped into her belt loops and pulled her tighter as my skin seemed to shift and crawl over my body and it suddenly seemed way too tight over my bones. My body was reacting to her touch and wanting more of it.

She released a growl into my mouth that made my bones rattle before she ripped away from me. "La dracu!" I jumped in surprise when she yelled what I was sure was a very inappropriate word into the room before continuing her pacing from earlier.

My mind was still a cloud of desire and fuzzy warmth, but my body was cold without her heat. My head swam as I tried to recover from her random and totally amazing assault.

"Um....well that was...."

"A mistake!" She snarled, her grey eyes flashing at me.

Tears pricked at my eyes at her venomous reply, causing me to recoil into the couch. I watched her for a moment before nodding. "I suppose I should go then. I would hate to be a bother to you any further."

The temperature in the room seemed to drop several degrees at the clear iciness in my voice. I wasn't going to sit here and be berated by her any longer. I didn't do games.

Her face took on an achingly desperate look when I stood up but she didn't move to say anything as I walked towards the door with a heavy heart. I wasn't sure what this was between us, but I knew I wanted it. I would fight for this. But I'm not going to if its just going to be one-sided.

My hand wrapped around the door but she was on me in a flash, spinning me around and capturing my lips in another toe-curling kiss. My back hit the door in surprise before it melted into pleasure.

Her hands ran from my waist to my backside and I squeaked in surprise when she cupped my butt and lifted me, imploring me to wrap my legs around her waist for support.

I barely know the woman and we're already attacking each other.

I pushed that annoyingly accurate thought away as her lips left mine and trailed down my neck. A guttural moan rose in my throat and I panted at the feel of her sweet lips on my skin.

Lord will never know how I managed to form an actual coherent word in that moment. "Wait." I rasped out, leaning away from her slightly to rest my head against the door.

My skin burned and I felt her still for a moment before she moved to look up at me, cheeks flushed and lips swollen slightly. Her eyes glittered in the room and I wanted nothing more than to kiss her again.

"I just.....this is all just so......." My brows furrowed. I huffed in frustration when my words refused to come out. She silenced me with a sigh and head-tilt as she slowly lowered me to the ground.

My legs felt like jell-o when they hit the floor and I leaned against the door for support while eyeing the woman before me through hazy eyes.

Her hands framed my face, her fingers trailing over my cheeks slightly. "Did I hurt you?" She whispered, eyebrows sharpened in concern.

I shook my head immediately. Of all the things I was feeling, pain was not anywhere near the vocabulary.

"No....just....I need to know what this means. I won't play games."

Her face hardened as each word left my mouth and I was again face to face with that unreadable, impenetrable gaze. "This is no game."

I searched her face for a moment, attempting to get around the wall that seemed to me a miles high and miles thick.

"As for what it means, I don't know. All I can tell you is, from the day you first walked into my office there hasn't been a day gone by that you've not crossed my mind. It's only been a few weeks and yet you've already bewitched me. I don't know what this is, but I'm determined to figure it out."

My mind shorted-out as her gaze lit with a fire I'd never seen from her before. Finally, I nodded. That hated mask she wore cracked immediately as she let out a long sigh.

I eyed her warily, feeling my blood turn cold at the realization I just came to. If I was truly doing this, allowing her to be with me, then she very soon would need to know everything.

"Don't be hasty in your decision about whether or not to be with me. There's a lot you don't know about me and a lot you don't want to know."

A soft smirk pulled at her mouth as she gazed at me. "Oh, inima mea, believe me, there is a lot I wish to know about you."

I frowned at her, but my lips kept trying to quirk up in an amused smile. "I liked you better when you hated me." She rolled her eyes and tugged away from me, spinning on her heel.

"I never hated you!" She yelled from the other room. My chest bursted with laughter as I followed after her, shaking my head.

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