Yes, professor...Don't call me that

Chapter 4 - awkward in a cute way

I let myself fall on the bed and took out my phone. I got a couple new messages.

(You have been added to the group chat: 🏳️‍🌈Loud & Queer✨)

Jesse:

Hey guys! I just added Alex and Henry to the group chat. Welcome you two again :)

Chris:

Yesss! Welcome! It's great to have you!

Spencer:

Welcome!!

Lane:

So exciting!!

Zack:

Finally some new faces!!!

I also had a new message from Natasha

Natasha:

Hey! Just wanted to check in. We'll still meet tonight, right?

Me:

Yes. Of course!

And my eyes widened. Fuck! I totally forgot. I checked the watch on my arm and it was 6:40pm already. I got 20 minutes to get ready and rush down to the cafe.

"Hey Ella! I'm so sorry, but I totally forgot I was going to meet with Natasha. Can I have a rain check?" I apologized and she first sent me an angry glare, but nodded and laughed afterwards. "Be home by 10! And don't do anything stupid." She yelled after me. I rushed out the door, after putting on an okay outfit. I literally ran to make it in time and when I got there, she was already waiting. I was out of breath and I felt like I just ran a whole marathon. I checked my watch again and it was 7:01pm. "Fuck! I'm...I'm...so...sorry...I...totally...I..." I breathed and she laughed. "Hey! Breathe okay...It's okay. You're not even late. Did you run here?" She chuckled and I nodded. "I didn't want to make a fool of myself again." I groaned. She put a hand on my shoulder and smiled at me. "Like I said, a cute fool." She whispered and my face turned red again. She smirked and led me down the road. "But...but the cafe is over there?" I pointed in the other direction. "You want to drink coffee at 7pm?" She asked me and I nodded confused. "Isn't that what we said?" I asked and she laughed. "Let me invite you to dinner. I hope you haven't eaten yet." She smirked again and I just nodded and followed her down the road. After a couple of minutes of walking in silence next to each other, I felt our hands touch lightly and it was like lighting shot through my body and I felt this feeling in my stomach. I didn't move and I didn't say anything, I just tried to control my breathing, but then...then her fingers got closer to my hand and she slowly intertwined them with mine. So now we were holding hands!! Holy fuck!!! She wants to hold my hand!! Am I dreaming? I must be. I looked down at my feet, because I'm sure If i didn't I would fall. Then she suddenly stopped and opened a door next to her. "Right in here." She laughed and I looked up at the door. It was a cute small restaurant and when we walked in, she gave the waitress her name and she led us to our table. "You had a reservation?" I asked her, confused. "Yes. I was sure, I could convince you to eat some food instead of drinking coffee at night." She chuckled and I laughed with her. God, Henry stop being so awkward please. You don't want to fuck this up!! "So how was your day?" She asked after a while and I suddenly forgot everything that happened today, so I panicked. "It was fine. It was great. What about you?" I asked, quickly. "I had a good day. Was looking forward to seeing you. What did you do all day?" She smiled at me. "I...to be honest, I have no idea." I chuckled awkwardly, but she seemed to be enjoying it, cause she bursted out laughing. "Whats so funny?" I asked. "I just...you are. In a very cute way." She said and took my hand in hers. There it was again, this feeling in my stomach. We ordered our food and then she started to talk about her favorite place in the world and asked me about mine. "...You know and I just love history and museums and that kind of stuff and of course good literature..so thats why my favorite place is, for sure, everything of Europe, but if I'd have to chose one, It would be Budapest. I have a lot of history with that place. What about you?" She said and I loved listening to her voice. It was so dark and raspy and so freaking hot. "Oh, I don't know. I haven't see a lot of places yet." I said and she chuckled. "I know. You already told me that, but out of the few places you have been to, what was your favorite. I think that just makes your answer so much more interesting." she said and I laughed. "You have a really good talent in making me speechless." I chuckled and she laughed with me. "Okay, so out of the few places I've been to, I think my favorite was or is Berlin and I know that sounds like really weird, but I've never been to a place that is so accepting towards diversity and I just love that. Like when I was younger, I always felt like I want to move there, because I could be who I really am, without anyone judging me." I said and when I looked back up and met her eyes, she had a sparkle in them and a big smile on her face. "Stupid, I know." I chuckled, but she squeezed my hand. "No. That's exactly what I meant. That was really beautiful." She said and I smiled at her. "So you know where I'm from, but you never told me where you are from. Did you grow up here in Boston?" I asked her and she shook her head. "No. I'm not from the states. I lived here for a couple of years when I was a child, but I'm from russia and thats where I spent most of my childhood." She said and I could tell, there was more to the story, but she seemed sad about it and I didn't want to push her, so I just nodded. "Thats really interesting. I don't hear an accent in your voice." I said and she chuckled. "Yeah, I'm good with languages and I've been living here for the past 10 years." She said. "Oh wow. What brought you here?" I then asked. "Work. I studied russian and English and now I'm teaching it." She said and I nodded impressed. "Wow. Thats so cool. Okay, now I have to ask you a really important question." I then said and she chuckled and gave me all her attention. "Go on." She laughed. "Your first time reading 'Faust' , was it a russian version?" I asked her and she laughed. "Why do Germans get so offended if you read something in a different language?" She laughed and I pouted. "That's not true." I yelled and she just laughed more. "Then why are you offended?" She asked and sent her a glare. "I'm not offended, I just asked a question." I said and she smirked at me. "Yes. It was a russian version and believe me, I gave the German version a try. I had a dictionary laying next to me and it was still too hard, so don't come at me." She defended herself and I laughed. „Okay, you are forgiven. I just...I hate translations cause they never capture the emotions as good as the original, you know?" I said and she nodded „Yeah, I know what you mean.". We talked for a little longer and when I checked my watch the next time, it was already 11pm. „I should get going. Its pretty late." I then said and sighed. She squeezed my hand a little tighter and nodded. „You're right." She smiled at me, but didn't make measures to actually move or let go of my hand. I cleared my throat and she quickly let go off my hand. „Sorry..." She chuckled. After arguing for a little about who's going to pay, she handed the waitress her card and I accepted with a little pout. We made our way outside and just like in a romance move, we both had to walk in opposite directions. „I'll pay next time then." I chuckled and was about to turn around, when she placed a kiss on my cheek. „I'd love that..." She whispered and I felt my face turn dark red. For a moment we just stood there, staring at each other. „You got any plans tomorrow?" I asked her after a while and she shook her head. „Do you have a car?" I then asked and she nodded. „You want to do something crazy?" I then asked her nervously, unsure of wether she'd be interested or not. She looked at me suspiciously. „Now? Shouldn't you get home?" She then asked and I chuckled. „I should, yeah, but I don't want to..." I whispered. She smiled and then pulled me down the street until we stopped in front of a black bmw. „Uhhh, a German car. You came prepared." I chuckled and she laughed and opened the door for me. „I sure did." She said before sitting down on the drivers side. „So where are we going?" She asked and I typed in a location on the navigation system. „There." I said. „Whats there?" She asked curiously. „You'll see." I chuckled and she grunted, but started driving.