19-"I'd love to."

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I made my school's football team, so my Monday posts will be posted later than normal until the end of the season. Sorry!

Ash-

The first semester had just ended.

We were on break.

It was the day before my flight back home that Colton called me. "Hey, Ash, how are you?" He asks.

"Good. Why did you call?" I ask.

Colton takes a deep breath. "I was just calling to say... I was going to ask if... well, I found somebody. I was wondering if you could meet him, and I could meet your guy?"

My thoughts swarm. "I'm so happy for you!" I tell him. I was slightly confused, nervous, and sad. He was my brother's ex. And he moved on. After 6 years, but he had moved on. "I'd love to meet him. What's his name?"

Colton chuckles with what seems to be relief. "His name is Jeff Leatham." He informs me. "So... would I be able to meet yours?" He nervously repeats the question.

"Let me think about it." I answer him before we hang up.

I open messages, immediately going to Keiynan's contact. At first it was only for professional purposes, but as time went on...

Ash- I need to talk to you.

My phone lingers in my hand for a few seconds, but I then throw it beside me on my bed.

I was all alone in the dorm. Nathan left today to see his family, Phoenix had left yesterday, resulting in her missing a day of school. Andi barely talked to me since the night we kissed a week ago.

My phone buzzes.

I jump on it, unlocking the screen.

Kee- Sure. Where?

Ash- My place. 10 minutes.

Keiynan only lived about five minutes from campus and my dorm, so it wouldn't take that long for him to get here.

After many minutes of anxiously waiting, there was a knock on the door. I run over to it, and quickly open it. "Kee!" I pant, using a nickname now common between us.

He chuckles. "Hey, Ash," He gives me a kiss, a thing that was so forbidden but so perfect. "So, you wanted to talk?" He says.

I nod my head. "Yeah, um..." I nervously start. "Um, well, my..." I thought of what to call Colton. He wasn't just a friend, he wasn't a dad, or a brother, "... well, Colton. The person who took me in after Jax..." I take a deep breath, a sympathetic look coming from Keiynan. "Anyway, he's having me over for the break and wants to know if... if you'd meet him?" My voice raises higher as I ask the last part.

He shrugs, as I finally invite him into the dorm, both of us sitting on the couch. "Sure." He stops. "Wait, how much does he know about... us?" He says, meaning the fact that he was a teacher. My teacher.

I wave it off. "Hey, Colton was Jax's teacher." I inform him. "And, to be honest... he kinda just guessed."

Keiynan doesn't respond, and i was worried he'd say no. But, instead, he takes my head into his hands, and kisses me. "I'd love to." He says in a deep, husky, Australian voice.

Our lips connect again, making a smile form on my face. "Thank you."

~

The next day, Keiynan picked me up from my dorm, both of us having bags packed. We drive to the airport, nerves filling me.

What if Colton changed his mind and he didn't like Keiynan?

On top of that, I had a problem with Andi. She hadn't told me anything about the babies. She hadn't talked to me since that night. She ignored all of my calls, avoided me in the halls, and refused to even look at me.

We landed, and Colton was there to pick us up. Along with him was the man I assumed to be Jeff. We hugged, introducing ourselves, Colton eyeing Keiynan.

We talked, happily getting along. It was still weird for me, though.

I knew Colton would move on. He had to. And it had been almost a decade. He's supposed to move on.

But it still felt weird.

Being back in my home town reminded me of Jax.

I visited his grave one day, straying off from our group.

I kneeled down, running a hand over the cold stone. "Hey, Jax." I say. Tears were already consuming me, as they always did. I felt guilty for not even thinking about Jax for such a long time. "So, life has been... complicated." I say with a little chuckle. "Um, so, Andi is pregnant. With twins. But, we kinda broke up." My voice cracked. "Yeah. I'm dating a guy named Keiynan. He's really great. But, he's kinda my professor." I let a tear stream down my face. "I found out about you and Colton. How he was your teacher. And, I bet he already told you this, but he... he's now dating a guy named Jeff. So, he's happy. That's good. I also found out about Dash. And I learned more about Dad. I learned why and when he started beating you. And, w-," more tears, my voice uncontrollably cracking, "and why you had access to a gun. My mom was arrested, also. And, I'm sorry for not visiting for so long. College and relationships... I wish you could be here. Help me through it. I feel so alone right now."

I hear the crack of a twig behind me. "I'm here, Ash. You're not alone." The Australian accent greets me.

I run into Keiynan's arms, balling at this point. "I miss him, Keiynan. I really miss him." I confess as tears pour from my face like a waterfall.

He rubbed my back. "Shh. It's okay, it's okay. Don't worry." He plants a kiss on my forehead. "I'm here." The phrase sent some warmth and comfort through my body.

I sniff. "Thank you, Kee. I'm sorry that I had to ruin this." I apologize.

He rests his hands on my cheeks, forcing me to look deep into his deep brown eyes. "You ruined nothing."

Hey guys! I'm planning on making this book longer than My Gay Teacher, maybe 40-50 chapters.

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