Temptation

Chapter Thirty

As the next week went by and all the performances were over, Alice only had a few weeks left of college and she went into finals mode. She put the finishing touches on her senior thesis and research paper as she studied for her finals. She had realized that her stress levels had gone down significantly as time went on.

Tom knew that after the pregnancy scare, he needed to make some changes in his life. He loved his job, but he always wanted to do more for his students. If he could be at the forefront of the program and try to make changes and better their education, he would gladly take the job. Tom spoke with members of the hiring committee for the position and got his resume and cover letter together. He sent in his application and waited to hear back from the committee.

During the last few weeks of class, Alice was sitting with Tom in his office during his office hours. She was busy studying as Tom was going over some assignments. After a moment, he noticed an email in his inbox and he quickly scrambled to open it, seeing it had been from the hiring committee. Alice laughed softly seeing the frazzled look on his face.

"You look like your mom just walked in on you watching porn." She giggled.

"I'm glad that's not the case. It's the committee. They want my availability for an interview." Tom announced.

"Oh, my god! Tom, that's amazing!" She beamed.

"Wow, I just... I didn't think they'd want an interview."

"Are you kidding me? You'd be an amazing Dean of the School of the Arts. I can see the little name plaque now."

Tom laughed along with her as he answered the email. Later that day, he got a response, saying his interview was scheduled for May 10th. When the time rolled around, Alice had stayed over at his apartment for the weekend and was fixing his tie as he put on his suit jacket. She ran her hands down his torso, placing a kiss to his cheek.

"You look like a dean." She commented.

"I feel like one."

"That's good. Keep that energy up and tell me how it went right after." Alice told him.

"You know I will. Now, I've got to get going."

The two kissed quickly before Tom made his way to the college. He walked into the Student Services building and made his way to the third floor. He checked in for the interview and sat down in the waiting area.

Once the interview had ended, Tom felt as if the job was his. They were engaged and wanted to know more about his experiences with the students. They even brought up old student evaluations of his. The thought of being able to have the job put Tom on cloud nine. Tom walked back to his car and immediately called Alice.

"How did it go?"
"It went great! They were responsive to everything I said, brought up student evaluations from past and current years, and they were always smiling. I really think I have a strong chance." Tom told her.

"Well, we're going to have to celebrate when you get the job."

"If I get the job."

"No, when you get that job. We're manifesting this shit together, Tom." Alice interjected.

Tom laughed loudly, nodding his head.

"Okay. We'll celebrate when I get the job."

"Perfect."

When returning to his apartment, Tom was greeted by Alice jumping up into his arms and wrapping her arms and legs around his body. Tom quickly wrapped his arms around her and laughed as she peppered his face with kisses.