Beneath The Billionaire's Armor

ixed his tie when he was upset. He kept looking over at Georgia Walsh, who was sat in the front row, as h

gry, he looked serious. "Today, we'll be exploring the core princi

were tense; it was as if they were fighting in their brains and neither wanted to lose. Elias felt she was stari

in parts of cognitive behavioral theory ar

s hesitated for a moment before ca

t each other," Georgia said, her voice steady but tense with defiance. "It posi

"It's about identifying and challenging irr

d saying things that were pointed and sharp, and every one of them

intelligence and determination, but the fact that they had be

once as the class went on. Each

w angry and hurt she looked when he had rudely turned her down. Even though he knew he had to act

books, as if she wasn't in a hurry to leave. But he didn't know

"Can we speak for a moment? "Georgia waited for a m

poke more quietly. "I think we need to clear th

reful with his words. "I didn't know you

ngry eyes flashing. "You made it clear that you don't want to be

don't want this to affect your educat

ou need to understand that I won't be in

ct and sorrow. "I get it. I will do

," turned on her he

d, or made to think about what he was doing until he met Georgia. After class, he couldn't

Georgia-how smart, strong, and defiant she was. In his mind, he played back their talks and thou

to get ready for his next class. He was dee

dale, mind if

er arms when Elias looked up. He smiled and pointed t

ks on the table. "I wanted to discu

his, he raised an

portant it is to question illogical thoughts. But what about feelings that aren't

behavioral therapy focuses on changing thoughts to change feelings, it's also important to recognize and

ous. "Okay. It's about figuring out how

a connection. "It's not always easy, b

between them seemed to go away, and there was a real intellectual link between them. Elias was

he library began to empty out. "I need to l

ld her as he watched her get re

mile played across her face.

ht, Georgia," and he

ill tense and a fight, but he couldn't ignore the growing link between them. He was aware tha

strong, and not affected by anything. And for the first time in what seemed like forever, Elias felt so

as had both scared and motivated her. She wouldn't let him have any say in her schoolwork or pla

became interested in her strength and saw her as more than just a one-night stand. Even t

ss, how determined she looked, and how she connected with her classmates. He could not help but admire he

n, someone knocked on the door. Georgia stood there

"Do you hav

enter with a nod. "Of cours

thinking about what's going on with us, I don't want to forget ab

her a wide-eyed look. "I agree. The job

truce." We keep things very professional and only talk about wo

ved and let down. "That sounds good to me. But my doo

and her voice got a little

else as she turned to leave. However, he kept quie

kept things formal, it didn't stop him from feeling more and more attracte

ad made a clear line between them, they were still linked. He was aware t

to keep herself safe, but she couldn't fight the urge to be with Elias. It was hard