A Season of Eden

He's my teacher. I shouldn't be alone with him. But I can't help that he's irresistible.I let the door silently close at my back. He stared at me, and a taut quiet stretched between us. I like hearing you play, I said, moving toward him. He turned, in sync with my slow approach. He looked up at me but didn't say anything. I rested my clammy hand on the cold, slick body of the baby grand. May I? The muscles in his throat shifted, then he swallowed. Eden. My knees weakened, like a soft tickling kiss had just been blown against the backs of them. Is it okay? I asked. His gaze held mine like two hands joined. He understood what I was really asking. Let me stay, I said. Please. You're going to get me in trouble, he said.