Murder for Choir (36 page)

“Holy crap!”

Devlyn laughed. “My thoughts exactly. Thank goodness the student had a reputation for pursuing teachers. The teacher didn’t report the incident, but encouraged me to find a different job. The following year, I started teaching at Prospect Glen. I also incorporated a lot more pastels into my wardrobe, started the rumor about myself, and had my friend Phillip come to a couple of events with me.”

“You’re not gay.”

He shook his head.

In my drug-addled mind, something clicked. “Detective Mike knows.”

“I had a date Wednesday night. Detective Kaiser had to talk to her in order to verify my alibi.”

Great. This was the second guy this week who was involved with another woman while kissing me. My man karma sucked.

Devlyn took a step closer. My heart skipped several beats as he gave me a sexy smile. “In case you were wondering, I told the girl I was interested in someone else.”

My mouth went dry as he leaned in again. His lips touched mine, and this time I knew what to do. Only, his mouth was gone before I had a chance to do anything.

I was about to protest when Devlyn brushed a finger along my cheek and said, “You’ve had a long day, and I’m not going to take advantage of that. I want you to trust me, which means we have to get to know each other for real.” He walked to the front door, opened it, and turned back. “But consider this fair warning. I think the two of us make a great team, and I plan to prove it to you. Starting tomorrow.”

Tomorrow.

My show choir had its second rehearsal tomorrow. For the first time since I took the job, I realized I wasn’t dreading it.

In fact, as I smiled at Devlyn’s handsome face disappearing behind the door, I thought teaching show choir might turn out to be fun.

At least, until a real job came along.