Chapter 30: Her Biggest Fan

The fresh new day brought better prospects. When Emily awoke, she found a few emails already waiting for her. Three new students wanted to sign up for lessons!

Emily arranged for them to come in as soon as possible, with the first one starting that same afternoon.

Now that her brother was staying in the apartment, it would have been nice if she could use the studio Byron got for her, even if it wasn't fully refurbished yet, but Emily didn't know whether she was still welcome there. She texted Byron:

Can I still use the studio space, or are you mad at me?

Less than a minute later came the reply:

Not mad at you but I want you. I can wait... take as long as you need.

She should have been mad at him for insisting on his desires without even acknowledging that he needed to get help like she asked him to. But her first internal response to his words was a smoldering fire in her chest. Her feelings and hormones teamed up to agitate her body into a feverish state.

The memory of