He huffed a little breath in mock offense at Eli’s laughter. In truth, he adored it. It’s not that he’d been overly serious in class, but it just warmed James to be able to make him laugh like that. From what he already knew about Eli, things haven’t necessarily been easy for him. So being able to help him relax and gets his mind off his schoolwork, his dance lessons, and his job… It feels good.

“In case you’ve forgotten, I am a teacher. Your teacher, in fact.”