As soon as we were out of earshot and I was alone with my purchaser, I had to speak up. "Really? A million dollars? Listen, I'm not plagued with low self-esteem or anything like that, but I'm not worth a million dollars."

"Isn't that for me to decide?" He smiled at me and offered me a handshake. "Carson York. I'm going to be the man who wins your heart."

I blinked. "Isn't that a bit ambitious given we've only just met?"

"I've seen you around the campus, Christine. I don't think it's a stretch to say I got a good feeling about us. Although I had no idea you were...