Chapter 400: Betrayed

When I brought her hand to my lips and breathed the scent of her skin.

"I thought you'd never ask. Lead on, Miss Dai."

She laughed.

"Someday maybe. I'll wear one of those black robes and glasses and do my hair up in a bun. I'll give lectures on proper conserving techniques, and you can sit in the back and distract me with inappropriate comments and leering," She said.

"Ahhh, and will you summon me to your office for chastisement then? Will you detain me, Miss Dai? I am sure we can negotiate a deal for me working off my disrespectful behavior." I put my head down toward her lap.

"You are insane. Let's go tonight," She told me, giggling and pushing me back.

We ran through the rain together, my umbrella shielding us, her slim shape tucked against me, smelling of flowers and sunshine and making me feel like the luckiest man on the planet.