"Do you want me to answer your question as your student, or as a woman?" I question him. He looks surprised at my question, while I'm eager to hear his answer. "What's the difference, exactly?" he answers my question, with one of his own. "I will have to be more respectful if I answer as your student." I look at him, wearing a smirk on my lips. WARNINGS : vulgar language, explicit content. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK :)

He was her mothers coworker. Then he was her superior. He was a friend when there were none. He was a comforting ear, a shoulder to lean on when all she saw was the terrors of assault. And over slow time, as natural as anything, she was his rock, too. Both brandishing troubling issues thanks to their dark pasts, each with perceptive personalities, and far too many secrets that refuse to fade; they go from being strangers, to friends, to... something undefinable. Living conflicted by their feelings, lonely for a supportive companion, and constantly misdefining themselves by the trauma that's happened to them; lines begin to blur and they seem to be getting closer and more reliant on the other. With the question of morality remaining, will they give into each others temptations, or bury it deep away from the dirty looks of society? To lie or love, deny or try, or survive at all? (Warning:This book strives for realism; includes PTSD, VIOLENCE, & other dramatic plots.) Now completed!

Kids will be kids, they said. They said, friends protect friends; love always wins--let nature take it's course. To let this boy and girl be torn apart by life's cruel intentions as they grow up or take the path unseen. Ultimately a choice only known to those involved. And you maybe, too? Stay tuned to find out! Edit: Two years of writing, 71 chapters done and book completed! Edit#2: I've retired the story for personal reasons, but am thankful for the quarter million reads and thousands of comments! Forever grateful.