Let's make a deal...

"But..." Billy sounded as if something had just occurred to him. "What if I wasn't a student anymore?"
"Billy Preston, you are not dropping out of high school!" Beth surprised herself a little with her vehemence.
"Of course not...I meant if I graduated...then I wouldn't be a student anymore..." Beth's eyes went wide as the pieces fit together.
{if Shame <50
}A little motivation, perhaps? Isn't that what good teachers do?
{else
}If he's not a student...maybe it wouldn't be so bad... besides, I really want him....to graduate! And with the proper motivation...{endif
}
Her ears were ringing with the amount of blood pounding past them. She stopped at a red light, and squeezed her eyes shut for a second. "Ok, Billy... I'll make you a deal. I need you to stay out of trouble and work hard in all your classes for the rest of the semester so that you can walk this summer. If you can do that..." her breath caught, and then she pushed forward. "If you can do that...{if Shame > 69
}then I will give you a reward...."
"A reward?" Billy's tone suggested he was playing dumb and grinning that grin of his. "What kind of reward, Miss Wilson?"
He's really going to make me be explicit?
Don't you want to be, though?
"I'll spend the night with you. As a graduation present. You get me. For a night." She really hoped he would let that be enough.
{elseif Shame > 49
}
}then I'll give you a graduation present you won't ever forget."
"Oh?" his tone had a hint of playful mocking now. "What kind of present, Miss Wilson?"
Little shit. She was enjoying this little exchange far too much. "Isn't it obvious? The present is me. For a night." Beth added the second part quickly. Just one night. That's not the end of the world, right?
{else
}...then I'll fuck your brains out, Billy. Until the sun comes up." It's for a good cause...
"Well...that's certainly getting right to it..." Beth was pleased that he sounded a bit off-balance. He hadn't expected me to be so explicit. {endif
}"That's a very tempting offer, Miss Wilson."
"I suggest you take it, because I won't offer it again."
"In that case..." Beth tingled with anticipation as he paused, "of course I'll fucking take it..."
Beth could scarcely believe what she had agreed to. {if Shame < 50
}It's...it's a win-win. I help a student succeed and get to fuck him.
{elseif Shame < 70
}It'll only be one night, against Billy's whole future. Motivation is part of a teacher's job. {else
}I...I don't actually have to go through with it...right? It's just for motivation. But even Beth didn't really believe what she was telling herself. Billy would certainly make a stink if she balked...and she found she didn't want to balk. She wanted something to tell herself it was okay, a way to make it about helping him. Wow. I'm fucked up.
{endif
}"There's obviously some rules, Billy."
"I'm sure."
"Number one. No cheating. If I find out you've cheated on the smallest assignment, the deal's off and we are through."
"That's totally fair."
"Number two. If even a hint of a rumor of our little deal makes its way into the world in any form..."
"Of course not. I wouldn't do that to you, Miss Wilson."
"Really? No temptation at all to brag to your friends? To subtly hint at why you're suddenly trying hard at school?"
"If it were any other teacher, Miss Wilson, maybe I'd be tempted to do that. But not you." {if Shame < 50
}
Damn. He must be down bad for me, huh?
{else
}Beth's breath caught. at the sudden sincerity in his voice. Fuck...why is that so sweet? Is he...in love with me? No, of course not. He's just a horny teenager.{endif
}
"Alright. Deal?"
"Deal."

After Beth hung up, she drove the rest of the way home in a daze. Did today really just happen? What did I get myself into?