TOGETHER I put a commendable effort into my outfit today. A beige plaid mini skirt paired with a crop white sweater. My hair is in soft beach waves and i may or may not have applied a little bit of make up. “Wow, you look stunning. And to think you stayed up all night sending in our projects and getting yours done.” Jessica says as she sees me.She left shortly after Sarah and her husband yesterday, I made her leave so I could start working on the project, and it was surprisingly easy. I submitted mine before I sent out everyone else's. Yes I know, I wanted to be noticed. You can't blame me. “Thank you Jessica. But this is not the sophomore class, this is freshmen class.” In as much as our friendship has started to grow on me, I hated that she had seen me at my worst, in fact she always caught me at my worst. “I could not care less about class right now. It is boring anyway. I decided to watch you, watch the Professor.”I look around us to see if anyon
COMPETITION “He said and i quote, Since this is a favour, you have to come whenever I tell you. No complaints. Is that a deal?”Jessica peered at me, her eyes wide and curious,“And what did you say?”I take a deliberate, slow sip of my iced coffee before I responded.“I took the deal of course. It is a sweet deal.”I take a bite out of my burger. Jessica and i skipped the rest of our classes. She said she knew this great burger place and would deeply regret not following her here, and so far, she was right. The burger was delicious. “I can't believe pieces are starting to fall into place for you, just like that.”I snort unattractively, “This is not just like that. It is years of laying ground work. It is paying off.”She takes a piece of my fry and i let her, she did show me this place after all. “So, what is the next step?” I swallow the contents of my mouth before I speak. “I have to test the waters. See if he was offering just because he wa
WRONG “What the hell am I supposed to do?” I ask as Jessica pass by me with a customer's drink.My fingers fly into my mouth and in between my teeth. “Well, for starters. You could wait until my shift was over.” Now she wanted boundaries? I almost roll my eyes but I have no choice but to settle into my seat and wait. I left the art house thirty minutes ago, and i am still as confused as I was the time the robot told me Professor Vaughn Walker had cancelled today's session. He had never done that. Even on days he looked particularly stressed out, he still came in to draw, a dedication that I admired. Something must have gone wrong. Terribly wrong. Scrolling through Instagram to his page, I find exactly what I am used to seeing. Pictures of the outdoors and his cats, all with weird soulful captions. His last post of a beautiful sun down was three days ago, his caption: inner peace. I was not expecting that search to yield much as he rarely
TENSION The alcohol clears from my eyes as the words register in my mind. “But it is late, who studies at this time?” I am also bewildered, “Maybe students who want to actually graduate?” Janice asked, her words were a slur. I am starting to regret giving her the drink. “I have to go change my clothes.” I smell like cheap liquor, I did not want him thinking I drank all the time. “I have something that will be perfect for you.” Jessica says as she swayed into her bedroom. We were basically the same size, but I never borrowed someone else's clothes before, Sarah and i were not that close. “Get into the shower, there is a packet of unused brushes in there.” Jessica ordered.In my muddled and alcohol induced brain, I knew my choices were limited, so I waddle into the shower. When I get out, there is a black hoodie dress laid out for me. “I never wore it more than once. And it is clean. It also is sexy and studious at the same time.”I am shaking
BUSTED The air around us called with electricity and desire. I stare right into his grey eyes and i am startled by them. From this close, his nose seems even more pointed and his nostrils tiny, lips so luscious, I swallow thickly as desire threatened to rise up. Even with the air con blasting cool air in our faces, sweat trickles down my spine as our eyes hold on to each other. His Adam's Apple bobbed up and down, dragging my eyes to his neck. His neck is tan and flawless, save for a constellation of tiny birth marks at the side of his neck. I imagine running my finger tips at the sides of his neck, pausing only to feel the birth marks under my finger tips. “Well, would you look at the time?”I take that as my cue and slowly ease into my seat. His voice is thick and he is looking everywhere but at me. “Yes. The time.” I say in a deadpan tone. What exactly was up with this guy?“You know what they say, time flies when you are studying.”“Havin
LIES It was the churros. I blame the churros for that day. Class had just ended for the day, and i was going to skip the other classes, when I had a sudden and very random craving for churros. And the food truck that sold churros happened to be stationed at the parking lot that led to his office. And I swear the craving had nothing to do with him, I was not expecting to see him, I assumed he had other classes. After I got a bunch of churros, I was going to drive away happily, when I saw him slide into his Toyota. A churro in clamped in between my teeth, I started to follow his car, staying an appropriate distance away. I remember the flutter of butterflies that gathered in my belly as I watched him switch lanes. And very soon, he parked in front of this southern home, the kind with wrap around porches. I parked at the house before his, and watched as he climbed out of his car and into the house with a bunch of keys. My churro long forgotten as I stare
NIGHT “Jeff.” Vaughn warns testily.“Alright, alright. I'll leave you two to your fun. Heaven knows Prof needs it.” He revs the engine and drives away.Vaughn immediately releases me and takes a step back from me. I miss the warmth of his skin and the rock hard muscles of his chest. I want to shout at the top of my lungs because his arm was around me, but it was not the right time. Or place.“Sorry about Jeff. He is always kidding around.”I briefly wonder about Jeff, I never saw his face but I would recognise his voice if I heard it again. Plus, how close are they exactly that he knows about the girl. Now I am wondering if I am the girl he was talking about. “Your Uber.” He points to a Prius that rolled into the street. I completely forgot about that.I reluctantly collect my things from my car and climb into the Prius, this time he watched me leave, and if I was not day dreaming again, he looked disappointed to see me leave. Jessic
LACE“A Kegel?” He nods. My professor is not the shy nerd he used to be in the classroom. It is like he has two different sides. And he is comfortable in both sides. And I cannot expatiate on how much of a turn on this is for me. I am a woman on a mission though. I am done hiding in the shadows. “ can you show me.”A raised brow in question. He legs are perfectly crossed, his shirt first two buttons are undone and i can see a little bit of tanned skin. His hair is pleasantly dishevelled. This is a new development as this was not how I left him back at the classroom. “Show you?”The electricity is back on between us. There is charge in the air and every breath he takes tightens the currents in my nipples that are struggling to poke holes into my new lace bra. “Yeah. I don't know how to do that. Why don't you show me how.” I bite my lip and give him the most innocent look I can muster.He looks impressed and gets up from his place, and our eyes do not lea