Barba x Reader Imagines

Imagine 15 (Extra Credit)

You were currently enrolled in a law course at NYU and were lucky enough to have the Manhattan Special Victims Unit ADA, Rafael Barba, as your professor. The class was great and all but it was so hard to focus with him as your teacher...he was just so...dare you say...sexy and the only real reason why you showed up every day. Because of his alluring appearance, it was hard to pay attention to what he was actually teaching which in turn caused you to not be doing too well in that class compared to the rest.

"And that concludes our lesson for today. Remember you have you final exam next month so make sure to study!" Mr. Barba said before wiping the chalkboard.

'Oh god..I'm gonna be absolutely screwed on this test...' You thought to yourself.

You began putting your notebooks into your bag before Mr. Barba stopped you.

"(Y/N), can you stay after for a little bit? I wanna talk to you about your grade in my class."

"Oh sure Mr. Barba.." You said quietly

"I'm sure you know this already but you aren't passing this course right now (Y/N). Is there anything going on right now that might be contributing to this that I should know about?"

"Oh no....I-I just have trouble focusing sometimes..." You said shyly.

"Ah, I understand..look I wanna give you an opportunity to bring your grade up. How does extra credit and some tutoring sound?"

"That sounds great! Th-Thank you so much!"

"Great! Meet me in here tomorrow at 4 pm after my last class so we can start our first tutoring session."

"I definitely will. I can't thank you enough." You said before smiling and walking out.

You headed back to your dorm in disbelief of what just happened. Most of the professors you had didn't care if you were failing but Mr. Barba was different. He was passionate about his class and that made you fall for him even more.

When you got back to your dorm, you immediately laid down on your bed and just stared at the ceiling for a while. You couldn't stop thinking about the fact that you were gonna be in a room alone with your favorite teacher for god knows how long.

*Time skip to the next day*

'Today's the day.' You thought nervously.

You decided to leave a bit earlier so you would arrive on time. You wanted to show Mr. Barba that you were serious about getting your grade up and that you cared about his class.

"Wow (Y/N), perfect timing. It just hit 4." Mr. Barba said happily.

"I didn't want you to be stuck here waiting on me."

He smiled before picking up a piece of chalk to write on the board.

"You ready to get started (Y/N)?" He asked.

You nodded your head before zoning out.

'He looks so good.....his slicked back dark hair and gleaming green eyes......I can't take it." You thought to yourself.

"(Y/N)? Did you even hear a word I just said?" Mr. Barba said while waving his hand in front of you.

"Oh....uh..I..um.....zoned out again....I'm sorry Mr. Barba." You said embarrassingly.

"It's alright. Am I going too fast for you?"

"No..It's just..nothing..you can continue."

"Are you sure? If it's something about me then please let me know."

You wanted to say "Stop being so fucking hot." but all that came out was:

"I'm sure...it's nothing."

Your study sessions with Mr. Barba continued until the last week before the exam. During these sessions you and him had grown closer than you'd ever expected. Each time you guys took breaks, you began to know more about each other every time. You two talked about your personal lives, hobbies, interests, etc. It was nice to see Mr. Barba as Rafael for once and not just as his teaching persona.

"Okay, are you ready for the last extra credit assignment (Y/N)?" He asked.

"As ready as I'll ever be."

"Well, you have to.....um.....you have to...."

"Have to do what?" You asked confusedly.

"You have to....go...on a date with me...well you don't have to but I would like it if you did." He said nervously.

You blushed as butterflies filled your stomach.

"Oh...I don't know Mr. Barba...that doesn't seem very professional...I mean what would everyone here think of it?"

"I know (Y/N)..I'm sorry..It's just these past few weeks I've really gotten to know you and I couldn't help but fall for you more and more each day."

You looked nervously at your feet while trying to think of what to say back.

"I know I'm your professor and it might seem odd for us to be together to some people but we're both adults. We're old enough to make our own choices and that includes who we wanna hang out with or date." He said again.

'Date?' You thought to yourself. This was all too good to be true.

"You're right.....so....what time will you be picking me up then?" You asked happily.

"We can go now if you'd like? I know a great Italian restaurant down the block."

"Well then let's go." You said before smiling.