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Alyssa took a deep breath and stared at her reflection in the mirror. She pouted and then flashed a smile at herself before bringing her lip gloss wand to her mouth and adding another coat of shiny pink glossiness.

You can never have too much on, she thought to herself, even though this was probably untrue.

It was about quarter past seven in the morning, before school, and first bell wasn’t due to ring for at least another fifteen minutes. Alyssa and Kayla were standing in front of the mirrors in the ground floor girls’ bathroom – their favourite location for applying make-up, which they had practically claimed ownership of. Most of the other girls avoided it, for fear of being confronted and ridiculed inside.

"Are you sure you should do this?" Kayla asked, biting her lip. "I don’t know if it seems like such a good idea..."

"Kayla," Alyssa said calmly, shooting a serious look at her friend. "It’s a perfect idea. I can’t believe we never thought of this before. This is practically going to guarantee us beating Courtney’s ass."

"But he’s, like, a teacher..." Kayla glanced at Alyssa, who was still posing in the mirror.

"And? It’s not like I’m doing anything wrong." Alyssa raised her eyebrows. "And you know Mr Hammond can’t resist me. Once we get him on our campaign, we’ll have this whole election in the bag."

"What bag?" Kayla frowned, a look of confusion upon her face. "Is it Gucci?"

Alyssa rolled her eyes, not even bothering to respond. She pouted once more in the mirror, blew her reflection a kiss and turned to her friend. "Right. Let’s go."

She threw her bag over her shoulder and strutted out of the bathroom, her blonde curls bouncing on her shoulders with each step. Mr Hammond’s classroom – which also happened to be their homeroom class – was just across the hall, and, because of the early time of morning, was empty.

With a small grin at Kayla from across the hallway and a knock on the door, she found herself opening the door of the classroom and striding confidently inside.

"Oh, hello, Alyssa," he said, smiling warmly as he looked up from the pile of paperwork on his desk. He glanced at his watch – Gucci, Alyssa noticed. The man had good taste, as well as a hefty pay check. "You’re early, aren’t you?"

She smiled slightly. "Am I?" she looked up at the clock on the wall of the classroom, as if she had no idea of the time. "Oh! I guess you’re right."

"Eager to get to school, right?" Mr Hammond said, smiling. He drew a large red cross on the piece of paper he was marking and moved it to another pile.

"Mm," Alyssa answered vaguely, slowly walking over to his desk. She placed her hands on the edge of the solid wood and slid onto it, her butt practically touching his pile of paperwork. When it came to seducing men, she was a professional. "More eager to see you."

She smiled seductively as he looked at her, an amused grin spreading across his face. She couldn’t help but notice his eyes lower, lingering for a second on the pink lace from her underwear that was poking out from the hem of her skirt before looking at her face again.

Wow, she thought to herself smugly. This is going to be a lot easier than I thought.

"You know..." said Alyssa. "I haven’t stopped thinking about the other day." Her eyes locked onto his, feeling the powerful gaze of his sparkling green eyes.

"Me either." His voice was soft, barely audible. "It was..."

But before he could finish his sentence, Alyssa had leaned forward and wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling his face closer and bringing her lips forward to meet his. His touch sent sparks dancing through her skin – something she definitely hadn’t experienced with Aiden. She had surprised even herself at how much she was enjoying feeling the movement of his soft, supple lips moving gently and expertly against hers.

"Alyssa..." he said softly, breaking his lips away slightly but not moving his body away. His forehead was pressed up against hers, their eyes looking deeply into each other’s. "What if someone sees?" He was breathless already – whether this was from the kiss or just pure lust, it was unclear.

"Well then..." Alyssa said, smiling. "We better hide." She pulled herself away, grabbing his hand and feeling his grip tighten on her. She was enjoying this. Of course, this was a common situation – she was more than used to guys falling all over her once she switched on the charm – but this... this was something different. Her body ached for more, and she wasn’t able to deny it.

She jumped off the desk and pulled him towards the back corner of the classroom, where there was a small door. Upon opening, it revealed a small store closet which contained shelves and shelves piled high with old textbooks and papers. It was dark, only dimly lit by a single bulb which kept flickering, but it was good enough.

Before she had even turned around to face Mr Hammond again, she felt arms around her waist, pulling her in. She laughed slightly as the touch of his fingers on her skin sent a tickling sensation through her body, and then he was spinning her round, crashing his lips back onto hers.

"Alyssa, you’re so beautiful," she heard him whisper in her ear, before he started to kiss down her neck.

She grinned as she felt his arms sliding up her body, pulling her top over her head. But she wasn’t about to protest. There couldn’t have been anything more wrong at this moment in time, but how could something so wrong... feel so right?

There wasn’t time to think about it as her shirt fell to the floor in a heap beside her. As she was fingering the buttons on his crisp white shirt, in between passionate kisses, she suddenly realised what she was doing – or supposed to be doing.

"Wait," she said breathlessly, as she felt his fingers playing with the zip on the back of her skirt. "Hold on."

Mr Hammond pulled his face back, but didn’t move his arms from around her. It was too comfortable – that, and he couldn’t deny the pulsating desire that was burning up inside of him. It was wrong, and yet it felt so right. "What, babe?"

"We can do this," she said, smirking. "But... on one condition."

"What’s that?" he asked, pulling her closer.

"You’re on our campaign for the school election," Alyssa answered, with a smile on her face. She slid her hands up his back, playing with his shiny brown hair.

"Deal," he said quickly, wasting no time before he pressed his lips back onto hers. But, just as the kiss deepened, the shrill sound of the morning bell filled the store cupboard, shattering the atmosphere.

"Shit," he said, as the sound of the bell made him snap back to his senses. What was he doing? He had a class full of students on the other side of the door, and if one of them happened to open it... well, that wasn’t worth thinking about. "Shit, shit, shit," he muttered to himself as he knelt down on the floor, picking up his shirt and throwing it back on, hoping no one would notice the creases.

"So..." said Alyssa, who was leaning on one of the shelves, not even bothering to get dressed again. She didn’t even look nervous at the sound of her fellow classmates filling the room on the other side of the wall. "Good to see you on my campaign, Mr Hammond."

He smiled amusedly at her as he finished buttoning up his shirt. "Yeah. That’ll be interesting."

"Shouldn’t you give me detention or something?" Alyssa said, raising her eyebrows. She stepped closer to him again, running a finger down his toned abs. "After all, you can’t tolerate this kind of behaviour in your class, can you?"

"Yes..." he said, smiling as the thought of this happening again entered his mind. "Definitely. Detention today. At the first lunch bell."

"And if I don’t show up?"

"Oh, you will," he answered, letting his lips meet hers once more for a tender kiss. It only lasted a couple of seconds, but it still had the same effect.

"Now, put your shirt back on, grab a pile of books and pretend you were helping me shift them."

"Yes, sir," Alyssa smiled, saluting.

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