Of course she was a woman, but Cora wasn't like most women. She didn't get all strung out over minor shit. She understood that sex was sex. It didn't have to mean anything more. And it could be fun without getting all complicated. They always had a good time together, and William didn't want to ruin that. He had enough difficult women in his life that demanded far more of him. Cora only asked that he fuck her senseless, and he was good at that!
He examined the earrings with a smile. "Now you look even more gorgeous. So what lie are you going to tell if someone asks where you got them?" He was curious. She had to make up stories, just like he did. While their relationship wasn't strictly forbidden, because he wasn't her teacher, it was highly frowned upon. It didn't seem to matter that she was a fully consenting adult when all this began two years ago.