Heather smiled and gave her lover a long, slow kiss, which managed to silence the girl. "Now then, what on earth are you doing here?"

"I had to see her at least once. So I bought a plane ticket and flew down here. Mind giving me a ride back to school?"

"We'll see. I'm sure we can . . . work something out." Heather traced the low neckline of Laurie's shirt, making the blonde girl giggle and blush. "C'mon. She's over here."

Needless to say, Jane was delighted to see her young charge, though she did scold the girl for wasting money to come see her ahead of schedule. Laurie...