He stared at her for a long moment and then he shrugged his shoulders. “Okay.”

She lifted an eyebrow. “You would do it?”

He nodded. “Yes, I will do it. Now let’s get back to studying.”

An hour or so later, Bryce watched as Kaegan closed the book she’d been studying from. “That’s enough studying for tonight,” he finally said. “You don’t want to overload your brain.”

Knowing he was right, she eased off the sofa. “I appreciate you taking the time to help me study and I want to thank you again.”

“No need to thank me. I enjoyed it and it reminded me of old times,” he said, getting up off the floor and stretching.

She wished he wouldn’t do that, since it placed a lot of emphasis on what a fine physique he had. She really shouldn’t be thinking about stuff like that, but it was hard not to do so when such eye-candy masculinity was on display.

“Will you be studying tomorrow?” he asked her.

She nodded. “Yes. My teacher canceled class today so we could study as much as we can. That means I’ll be studying the rest of this week, including the weekend.”

“Isn’t the exam on Wednesday?”

“No. That was my class night. The exam will be administered on Monday evening at one of the test centers on campus.”

“Then if it’s okay with you, I’ll come back tomorrow,” he said, moving toward her front door.

She followed. “It’s fine with me if you have the time, Kaegan. You helped me a lot tonight, but I wouldn’t want to infringe on your time.”

“You won’t be. Once I get home from work I usually don’t have a lot to do.”

She wondered if it must be lonely for him out there on the bayou by himself. Since his mother passed away a few years ago, he had no family, which was probably why he came into town and ate at her parents’ café most of the time. “How are things going with your business?”

His lips tilted in a smile. “Good. We took on a big client this year, and I had to hire a couple of new guys, just to keep up with the orders.”

They had made it to her door. He opened it and turned back to her. “Take a shower, drink a glass of wine to relax your mind, and then go to bed and get a good night’s sleep.”

She smiled. “I will. Thanks again.”

He waved as he walked out the door and sprinted down her steps. When he reached his truck, he glanced over his shoulder and saw she was still standing there. “’Bye, Kaegan.”

“’Bye, Bryce.”

Bryce closed the door and leaned against it while listening to the sound of his truck’s engine. Tonight he had helped her study the way an old friend might and she refused to think letting him do so was a mistake. And she had persuaded him to work on the holiday class-reunion committee with her. Nobody, not even Vashti, would believe he had agreed to do such a thing. Smiling at the thought, she decided to do as he suggested and take a shower and drink a glass of wine before going to bed.