Page 37 of Tight Spaces

"I’m glad you’re enjoying the perks of babysitting me."

"Professor, I can guarantee you I don’t see you as a child."

She smiled and sauntered forward, putting a sexy sway in her hips she only did around him. He liked it. And he liked that she did it for him. "I need to go to the library."

"Too dangerous."

"How long are we going to be here?" she asked, though he could tell she wanted to argue about the library.

"The spooks are setting up a sting at your apartment. Making it look like you’re moving back in. They want the hit team."

"That tells me what they’re doing. Not how long it will take."

"There’s no way of telling, but we don’t have to stay here, professor."

"I’m not taking this trouble back to Roman’s place. What if they find me there?"

"My condo is ready, and the movers delivered my furniture today." He’d been thinking about taking her back to Boston since the threat level escalated with the Luminescent employee’s death, but he’d known Danusia wouldn’t go for returning to her brother’s apartment.

She looked at him, waiting for more.

"Come stay with me."

"I..." She looked over his shoulder, though he knew there wasn’t a damn thing of interest to see.

"You said you’re defending in October. Does that mean you aren’t signed up to help with classes in the fall?" he asked her.

"Yes."

"So, you’re just working on your thesis?"

"Yes."

"Does it have to be done here?"

"The university library is here."

"And you still need it?"

"Not exactly."

"Why the trip today then?"

"I want to verify some facts and a couple of resources."

"Sounds like busy work."

"I’m ready to get out of this suite."

She’d lasted longer than a lot of people would have. "I get that."

"So?"

"So, come home with me."

"For how long?"

Shit. He knew this question was coming and damned if he hadn’t decided what his answer was going to be. "For as long as I can get you to stay."