Easy going but strictly professional Maribeth Ashley committed just one mistake that one night. It was just a kiss, no more no less... only it was with her grad student cum teaching assistant, Gabriel.

Still it was a while ago and they were back to normal, working together, and Maribeth was definitely not stealing glances at Gabriel's undeniably beautiful body, definitely not holding her breath whenever his fingers brushed innocently against her skin, definitely not thinking about how his lips had felt against hers...

When the two found themselves analyzing a mysterious, popular pill, Maribeth had no way of knowing it would lead her right back into forbidden temptation...

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"Are you sure the guy you confiscated it from cannot tell you anything else?"

Gabriel shook his head. "He's just some kid, reckless but ignorant. But you think there's no harm?"

"No, I don't think so."

He tapped a finger to his mouth. I turned away, squashing the sudden yearning to touch him there. I still remembered how those lips felt against mine, pressing hard and warm...

"No, the kid didn't look as if he suffered from any negative effects, either."

"Why did you take the pills from him then?"

Gabriel flicked a glance at me. "He tried to hide them from me, so I took them."

"What-in class?"

"Yeah."

I raised an eyebrow. "Wow, you're strict. I thought you were a students' favorite."

He grinned at me and I felt breathless yet again.

"They like me strict."

Goddammit.