"Finally."Maya released a weak sigh of relief at the familiar and welcoming smell as she stepped into the small apartment. She dropped her bag on the floor, letting it fall open like it was the most natural thing in the world, and took off her shoes. Maya's feet ached badly but nothing compared to how hungry she was feeling. The small dinner she ate earlier had completely evaporated from her long walk, The smell of food filled her nostrils and her stomach growled in response. A faint aroma of something that could only be cooked beef greeted her nostrils. Something that made her mouth water."Gab?" She called out, uncertainty in her tone, "Are you home?" A rustling sound indicated that her roommate might still be there. She walked into the kitchen, and sure enough, Gab was standing there, facing the oven with her hands on her hip, staring at the machine contemplatively. She must have felt someone else enter because she immediately spun around, "You're back." There was relief in h
Maya gaped dumbfounded for a few seconds, trying to discern if her friend was being serious or not. But the severe look on Gab's face told her that she was indeed being serious, "Oh.my.God!" Maya barked out loud laughter, the noise reverberating throughout the room causing Gab to jump slightly."Why are you laughing?!" Gab shouted defensively, placing both hands back atop the counter, "I'm being serious! You're being all sneaky and that's unlike you. You're the type to brag about your sex life and now that you've met someone 'different', you don't want to talk about him?"She rolled her eyes, and returned to her half-finished food, "I'm not being secretive about it. I told you already, he's different."Gab arched a brow as if urging her to continue but she remained silent, instead chewing slowly on her food."You didn't answer my question.""God, no! He's not married, Gab, jeez. Do you seriously think that low of me!?"Gab raised her hands in surrender, "Alright, alright. Chill. How
"This burger is definitely out of the world."Jason's declaration made Maya chuckle and she shook her head fondly when he moaned mid-bite, his eyes closed in bliss. This was the third burger he had ordered and it shocked her to the core, She'd never seen anyone eat so much and still look as put together after. He was always on point about things like that."You said that on your first burger.""Just wait till I order my fourth," Jason promised with a grin and took another bite.Maya grimaced as she calculated the calories her friend was consuming and shuddered in response. There was no way in hell she could eat that much, even if the said burger tasted like something that was out of the world. She knew the kind of body she had, one that was prone to inflating the moment she took anything containing fat and made sure to stay away from the extra calories.It was why she delved into cooking in the first place, not just because of the desire to make a satisfactorily filling meal, but it w
"Uh, I think I need to go number two."Maya's head shot up instantly, "What?""I said I need to go-"She waved a hand, dismissing the rest of his statement, "Can't it wait? I don't think I'm ready to hit the road yet.""Well, I could drive him home if you'd like." Derek softly offered but he shook his head quickly."No! I need to go and I need to go, NOW!" Jason's face was scrunched up in pain, his arms wound protectively around his middle.She eyed him suspiciously, this could be another trick of his to get her and Derek togethed alone for some reason, but when she opened her mouth to call Jason out on it, Derek beat her to the punch."There should be a stall at the back, use the first one. It's the cleanest. We'll wait until you get back."Jason shot Derek a grateful smile and unceremoniously clambered to his feet, "Thanks. You're the best, man." He ruffled a hand through Derek's hair and then he left in a hurry. As soon as he disappeared, she rounded on Derek."You do know that he'
Maya carefully parked her car next to the curb and shut off the engine before turning to face Jason who was already unbuckling his seatbelt, “You okay buddy?” She asked softly, trying not to startle him as she leaned over to open his door for him.He smiled weakly at her in reply as he slid out of the vehicle, “Yeah, I just...I’m sorry that you had to come all this way."She shook her head, giving him a small grin, "It's no big deal, just rest up and you'll be fine."He nodded, then bent low and raised his hand, "Thanks for today, Derek!" He called over to where Derek sat, his arm draped over the back of the driver’s seat easily, Derek chuckled, raising an arm in reply, “Hey man. Anytime."Jason grinned again before jogging over to the pavement leading up to the front doors of the frat house. As Maya watched his retreating back, she sighed softly, turned, and twisted the key back into the ignition. The engine sputtered once or twice before starting with a quiet purr and she smiled. S
The raucous sound of voices filled the air in the hall, Maya fought to listen to the story Kirsty was telling them but there were too many voices to make out all at once and too much background noise for her to try to get an idea of what the girl was saying. She eyed the people strolling in and out of the hall in contempt, they were senior students who'd decided to 'lend' their hall for the afternoon since theirs had an issue with the conditioning.Talk about American privilege. "What?"Maya blinked, snapping out of her reverie as the familiar voice spoke up beside her. "What?" She repeated and the brunette chuckled, shaking her head fondly."You muttered something...about privileges?" Kirsty added, a small smile on her lips. Two other eyes were staring at her questioningly and she felt her cheeks burn,Oh.She hadn't even realized she'd said it aloud, she mentally berated herself."I was uh-thinking about how lucky we are to be American citizens!" She smiled goofily, spreading her
"You can't keep asking to see me privately, you know? It'll raise suspicions."Maya casually dropped her bag on the sofa and plopped down on it, she crossed her legs, her fingers drumming against her thigh."So I can't ask to see one of my students to discuss something of importance." She smiled at the barely-there smirk on his face, watching as he loosened the tie around his neck. "I think you're being a little bit paranoid, Miss Greenley."He sat down on his leather chair across from her after pulling off his jacket and hanging it on the rack behind him. Maya eyed him carefully as he pretended to be busy with the papers on his desk, his fingers flipping each page in a pensive manner."I'm not, you should have seen the look Jason gave me." She shuddered theatrically at the memory. "My God, he looked like I had done something illegal or..." She trailed off for lack of an appropriate word. Jason had some sort of look in his eyes when she caught his gaze."You mean the blonde with high
"I can't believe you came all over your floor." She snorted and he rolled his eyes, leaning back to open a drawer, He raised his hands to reveal a box of tissue and she laughed even harder. He smiled back and she shook her head.What she found funny, she didn't know, but she felt like laughing regardless. The next few minutes were spent cleaning, and that included their bodies.Once Maya was sure she looked somewhat presentable, she settled on his desk, her legs dangling on both sides of his chair.He was busy with a particular file in hand, his fingers occasionally coming to push the glasses on the bridge of his nose. "I can't believe I missed the opportunity to see you fucking me in your glasses."He smirked but didn't say a word. The silence was interrupted by the loud buzzing of a phone followed by a familiar song, one she knew by heart."Oh, that's me." She jumped off the desk and rushed to grab her bag from the sofa. She rummaged through it for just a moment before pulling out