Specific Heat

by Amanda Gray

Aaron is flunking physics ... until he gets a very special tutor. He learns all about bodies in motion ... and Specific Heat.This is a Bartholin Book. All Bartholin Books are DRM-free.About 6300 words.This story is included in the anthology FOR SALE--MAKE OFFER and Other Stories of Erotic Horror from Bartholin met with Marleigh every day. He decided her appearance was a persona, almost a costume to hide that she was very smart, more than a little shy, out of touch with a lot of popular culture, even the goth references Aaron got from the internet. He wasn't sure he believed her claim that she'd never seen reality TV.He didn't try to pay her, but she refused his other attempts to show the loan of a vampire paperback Sarah recommended, the earbuds which would let her hear the Bella Morte song on his iPod, even a handful of Aaron's M&Ms. "Study fuel. I'll let you have the blue ones," he offered."Blue? Seriously, I can't take anything from you," she said. "Let's see the notes from today's class."When they met around ten on a Saturday night, Aaron brought pizza. "To share," he announced. "No, you go ahead." She studied her nails, their polish inky and perfect, as always. "I can't have any.""Man, I'm so stupid," Aaron announced. "You're Orthodox, right? Or you're diabetic, or vegan.... Something.""What if I only drink the blood of virgins?"

41 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 21, 2012

About the author

Amanda Gray is a team of two bestselling authors who live only miles apart but have never met in person. Between them, they have written more than a dozen novels and novellas and have had their work appear on television. They live in New York City.