CHAPTER 2

Hannah noticed my pale face, and probably some sweat drops on my forehead. I felt my whole body became numb and my heart was beating so loud I thought everyone in this room can hear it.

"Are u ok?” She asked me very slowly but I couldn't answer. I tried to, but I just couldn't. “Mrs.Tomlinson? Jessica is not feeling well.” Hannah exclaimed loudly with her voice shaking. Under normal circumstances, I would get all girly about the fact that she is genuinely worried about me. Now, all I could think about is the fact that he will see me and I can't risk that!

“No, no, shut up!” I began slapping Hannah under the table, so nobody can see me. She noticed but she didn't even looked at me, she was just shaking her head in disapproval. She was waiting for Gorilla to come over. Students started looking over their shoulders, they whispered something I couldn't understand which was so annoying but whatever. I'm really not in the mood.

Will he recognize me?

“Darling, did you eat something bad?” Said Gorilla in a strange worried voice. You don't get to hear that octave so often... Maybe she was mad I'm destroying her teaching moment.

"Oh, yes, I am fine..." I said as I smiled acidly. I was covering my face with one hand because I noticed he's watching in my direction. I didn't even thought that this may look stupid now. Gorilla kept looking at me, trying to figure out what am I trying to pull here. I was still on a verge of collapsing in front of everyone and that made my heart beat even louder if that was possible! I tried to go to my happy place, tried to think about something, anything that is not related to this class, this college, him, his white shirt, his strong hands, his touch...

"Miss Brown, take Miss Miller on some fresh air." She said quickly, a bit annoyed and walked away. I was thankful she didn't mentioned my first name. He will recognize me now, I'm sure! Hannah grabbed me by my hand and we started slowly walking towards door. Towards him. With every step closer to him, my heart was beating stronger, my face paled in one shades of light gray, making it really difficult to hide the fact that I am so ashamed, so confused and not to mention the fact that I look so stupid now!

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"What the fuck is wrong with you?" Hannah asked me when we came outside. We sat on a nearest bench. I covered my face with both hands. I was about to faint. I was so happy that I feel a fresh air, this light breeze on my cheeks that is keeping me sane. The only thing that is keeping me sane.

"That's Mike." I told quietly, barely audible with my hands still on my face.

"Duuhh, Mike Dupont. Our new professor. Sexy and ravishing, I may say." Said Hannah with gestures and her well known devilish smile. She leaned back on our bench, casually tapping her fingers on a fresh painted graphite. She still didn't even had one single clue.

"No, Hannah. THAT'S MIKE." Looking at her very seriously, with my eyes wide open, my body was shaking when I said that. I am just waiting for her to realize what am I trying to say to her.

One... Two... Three...

"You had sex with our professor!!" She exclaimed. When I covered my face with hands, I heard her smile. She was covering her mouth with one hand to suppress giggles. To her, that was funny. To me, that was one step closer to realizing what I had actually done! How can she find this funny?

"Not funny..." I said quietly and faintly. I covered my face with my hands again and again and leaned forward. That breeze was getting colder and I really liked that.

"Dude." She said quietly when she finally calmed down a bit. She placed her hand on my shoulder reassuringly. "Dude." She repeated with barely audible and soft voice. I just sighed deeply, letting all air out of my lungs.

We were sitting on that bench like this, each of us in her own world. Me, I was in a world where I wish I could turn back time. I would never had sex with him. With that strong, tall, blue eyed perfection, with hands of Adonis. Hannah, on the other side, probably thought how lucky am I. I should be happy I slept with him. With my previously selected sex partners, everyone would be proud! But I didn't looked at that in her kind of way. The truth is, I had sex with my supervisor, and I musn't do it again. I was getting better by the second as Hannah continued to lightly caress my shoulders trying to keep me calm.

"You two. Inside." After a few minutes we heard Gorilla's voice from the door. She was not in a good mod, well, she is always in a bad mood, but I like to think that her concern was reinterpreted in her voice. We stood up with no words and went inside. In general, I was feeling better. My body stopped shaking and my face was beginning to receive some color. And by some color, I meant very rubin red when I saw him standing in a hallway along with Gorilla.

He saw me. He recognized me. He looked at me with his eyes wide open. He even had a hidden smile in the corner of his lips making me to almost faint again. What a jerk!

"You didn't stayed in and frankly, we are not here to wait for you ladies so introduce yourself now." Gorilla said loudly and harshly.

Oh God no...

"Miss Miller right? We have indeed met before." He interrupted me in my thoughts about how can I commit suicide without making a big fuss. I was very ashamed when I saw that he's already said hello with Hannah, and that this three are waiting for my turn. I was still arguing in my head what should I say!

Oh God no...

I just smiled shortly and very acidly. Hannah noticed that and she without Gorilla noticing it, slowly yet hardly punched me near my ribs. He noticed because he smiled. Now very widely, from ear to ear making us blind by his perfectly white teeths. Not only me, but Gorilla and Hannah found that very attractive,  you could easily notice that! When Mrs Tomlinson looked away, he winked at me. HE WINKED AT ME. I noticed Hannah's giggle and I was getting worse again. What the hell is going on?!

When Mrs Tomlinson turned back to us, Hannah and him were dead serious, and I was still confused, with no words in my mouth, barely standing.

They find this amusing?

"Okay people..." Gorilla started, looking each of us for a few seconds, not knowing why is this so damn awkward. "We have no time to babble. You two has classes to attend, and you Mr Dupont, I will show you where assembly hall is." She said strictly, repairing her hair slowly. She and Mike turned away from us, leaving us on an empty hallway. He didn't looked back.

"Oh my, what a hottie... Did you saw his ass? Oh yea, you saw him naked!" Hannah begin to make fun of me and at first, I was serious. But when she started choking from her laugh, I started laughing too! Maybe that isn't a big deal. So what? I mean, I didn't KNEW who he was. We didn't discuss work. I didn't do anything bad. Right?

"Actually, I don't remember doing it with him." I said that very quietly and I already started walking. Hannah instantly pulled me by my hand and stopped me.

"What?" She looked at me puzzled.

"Yes. We were at this classy bar, drinking cocktails and wine... Blurring, darkness... Then, I woke up in his bed, both of us naked. And I could feel his hands still all over me but I can't remember what were we doing exactly. Or how many times to be precise." I was explaining to her as I tried to take my hand out of her grip.

"Well, you sure didn't play cards." She winked at me. "Besides, it seems like he remembers. The way he was looking at you...Oh my..." She started acting all dramatic and we laughed.

"Oh, shut up!" I punched her playfully and we headed to our second class today. Math.

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Math is boring. Math is like the worst subject ever. At least to me. I was looking around, our professor, Mrs Martin, a young woman in her late 30, very quiet and calm, was putting some math assignments on the board. Some students were whispering to each other, some of them was concentrating on their notebooks. One of them, me to be precise, was thinking about him.

How can he remember what we did? He was drinking just as I was! I am probably not the first girl he picked up in a bar so I am sure he has his way...

Last thing I can wrap my head around was his white shirt on my naked body as I was looking through his big window wall with the most beautiful sight! You could see the whole Seattle from his darkened window. And everything was smelling so good... I smelled so good! His cologne on this shirt was so powerfull, so mesmerising and hypnotizing! I remember him wrapping his strong hands around me as he gently pulled me closer to him. I've never been kissed the way he kissed me... How could I forget that?!

"Now, students, work in pair. Fan the stack of three people, each of group will get math tasks and whichever group solve it first, will get an A and a small surprise! Go." Said the quiet and calm one. Hannah and I really didn't knew anyone because we were mixed with freshmans. But then, a familiar face approached. We didn't even notice him at first.

"How can they put freshmans in our class? What the hell?" Hannah started nervously packing her books but I grabbed her hand.

"Hannah. 20 of us dropped out of college. They have to mix us." I said quitely, not wanting to draw any more attention to us two. I think we had enough one-sidded looks for today.

"I mean. This is one of the hardest medicine college. If you make it out of this alive, you can do anything." She said looking around ourself. I did the same. Half of freshmans will not make it to second year. Third is even harder. Internship, then residency...

"May I work with you? I really know math." Suddenly George spoke to us, as he was standing a few minutes in front of our desk, making us wake up from our day-dream. He winked and smiled so heavenly good!

It's that nerd from earlier today!

I noticed his and Hannah's puzzled look and I realized I said that out loud. Oups.

"It's ok, I am used to that." Hannah smiled at him as he winked to her. I think she likes him. Not because his very attractive deep voice, but his black hair and green eyes makes him a whole package to her. "I am George by the way. George Tomlinson." He smiled and sat on the opposite side of the table where we were sitting.

"Wait you are..." I started talking surprisingly.

"Gorilla's son?" Hannah finished me.

We looked at him with our eyes wide open. We couldn't took our eyes off of him even though he started to feel embarrassed. We looked at him not knowing how in the hell is this beautiful creature the fruit of Gorilla, a total opposite of him.

He must look like his dad.