Ms. Belova

Long talks Drinking and Movies

Once the food was done we ate but instead of studying after we moved to the couch and just talked "Hey do you want a drink? Just don't tell anyone I'm giving you alcohol. " Yelena laughs. "Depends on what you're offering" I smirk "shots? Beer? Wine? I have it all" she laughs "Show me your bartender skills,  make me some kind of cocktail,please." I ask and for a moment I forgot that she was my professor..

It felt like she was my childhood best friend that I've had a crush on for ages, it let butterflies loose in my stomach. "Hey! Y/n! You good?" Yelena questioned waving her hand in front of my face. "What? Oh yeah I'm fine." I said with a only half genuine smile, was I falling for my COLLEGE PROFESSOR? I asked myself "Here! I hope it's a somewhat decent cosmo" she snickers and passes me my drink when I go to grab it our hands graze against each other sending that fermiliar warm feeling through my body once more and we lock eyes for a moment.

"I'm quite interested in your options on love and all that!" Yelena chocked out trying not to make the previous moment awkward. "What do you mean?" I say slightly confused at her question "I mean do you believe in soulmates or that one true love! If you do, do you hope to find them one day?" she quickly responded "Oh. That fake idea of love they show in movies? I might be only 17 but I've hooked up with enough people from age 15 up until now to have understood that love..love is just an emotion and well emotions aren't permanent they change all the time and come and go. Frankly I'm just tired of getting hurt. Ok, ok maybe not tired of it but rather scared. " I say lowly and Yelena hums.

"Who hurt you, doll?" she husked placing her hand on my knee, I didn't mind her hand placement I actually found it comforting. I wasn't fazed by the pet name either. "It's just a stupid girl who fell for a boy and got her heart broken because he of course had eyes on everyone but his own girlfriend. I caught him with my best friend a couple of days before I left for College. Like I said a stupid girl who fell for a boy who didn't love her back." I say with adding a chuckle trying to mask my sadness in which I probably failed miserably.

Yelena rubbed my shoulder to comfort me "Love is scary, terrifying in fact, of course not all the time but when the person you love doesn't come home on time or.. When they're sick and you aren't afraid then you know that it's not real. It's an emotion. Yeah but you're forgetting that certain emotions can become unconditional maybe not instantly but over time and if you're with the right person emotions can grow to become unconditional, infinite." she says in a similar low tone I used and we smile at each other for a moment "Your explanation was beautiful. Much better than mine" I laughed at myself Yelena didn't laugh "Stop being so hard on yourself. I feel like you've been needing something like this for a while. A relaxing time, a distraction from all that studying and school work in general, I mean. " she said smiling at me "Maybe I have." I say returning the smile.

"It's late..  why don't you stay?" Yelena said shyly, I've never seen her like this before. I stay quiet. "You're right. It's stupid I mean, who'd want to stay at their professor's apartment!" she said with a laugh but clearly somewhat disappointed but also embarrassed. "I'd love to. If you're not kicking me out right now, the dorm is lonely anyway! And remember, you're my friend on the weekends" I quickly respond with a smile, I didn't like seeing her so sad.

I grabbed my phone and handed it to her "Let's make it official! Give me your number and then we'll officially be friends!" I rambled quickly, Yelena smiled and took my phone and entered her number. "Text me something so I can save you in my phone." she said grabbing her own phone.
                                                          
You're stuck with me now, ✨bEsTiE✨❤️                      :(Me)
(Yelena): Wouldn't want to be stuck with anyone else 🥰
                                                           

We giggled. "Wanna watch a movie now?" Yelena said while smiling and I nod "I'll be right back! Feel free to go find snacks and more drinks in the kitchen." She said while moving to another room. I went to the kitchen and found popcorn and made two cosmos and brought it all to the living room coffee table.

Yelena came back changed into shorts and an oversized t-shirt also carrying pillows and two blankets one was a throw blanket and what looked like another t-shirt, she threw the blankets and pillows onto the couch "Here I thought it might be more comfy" she handed me a pair of shorts and a t-shirt "Thank you, where can I-" "You can change over there in my room or the bathroom" she points to the room where she came out of.

I entered her room it looked modern and chic going with the theme of the rest of her apartment, I quickly slipped out of my clothes and into hers, I couldn't help but notice how they smelled like her, a light and mature vanilla-rose scent I scrunched the collar of the shirt and brought it closer to my nose, inhaling once more before leaving the room.

Yelena had pulled out the couch and layed out the pillows and blankets. "Wanna watch a horror movie?" she said thrilled I agreed even if I didn't handle horror movies good at all. Yelena suggested we have a the conjuring franchise marathon "I uhm.. I don't know." I say hesitantly "You don't have to be scared, I'll be here to protect you incase we get attacked at night" she said with a smirk. I give in and get comfy under the blanket.

There was a jumpscare part and I jumped and pulled the blanket over my head "Hey. It's ok it's just a movie." Yelena soothed and pulled me closer to her. Later on there was another jumpscare part but this time I held on to Yelena and hid my face in the crook of Yelena's neck, after I realized what I did I quickly let go of Yelena "I'm sorry!" I blurt out in embarrassment. Yelena just giggled at my antics and pulled me back next to her "It's seriously fine. I don't mind if it's you." she said reassuringly gripping my hand.

"Is it really?" I say as I lock eyes with her. She nods pulling the blanket over my shoulder and not letting go of my hand, I also didn't mind when she held my hand. It was wrong, yes but I was catching feelings for Yelena. I made it through the first movie "Will you be able to watch the second movie?" Yelena asked smiling down at me, I was resting on her shoulder now.

"If I can hold on to you through the scary bits again, then yes." I say shyly, Yelena smirked and wrapped her arm around me "You can hold onto me through the whole movie if you want to" she states with a chuckle. The second movie started and I cuddled up to Yelena and whenever there was a part that scared me Yelena would glide her hand up and down my back and I thought to myself once again Yes it was wrong to feel like this but why did it feel so right to me then? Why did it feel like I've known her for years even though I didn't.

"Y/n?" I felt a fingertip lead my head up a bit "You haven't blinked at all for like five minutes. What's wrong?" she asks worried "Oh. I'm fine! Really it's nothing." I laugh hoping that she'd drop it there. "I know you're lying. It's very obvious." She stated finding a hold on my hand again. "It's nothing, I promise, ok?" I said lowly "Look, I'm not trying to pry here but please tell me if anything's up, alright?" I nod saying that it's nothing again.

I end up falling asleep on Yelena that night.