Extra Credit

Moving On

The next day I got up and made some breakfast for myself while listening to a morning talk show. I kept thinking about Sami and how much I already seemed to miss her. Shawn was a dick for what he said, but in some ways I didn't blame him for making Sami leave. Although this was a good college, there were a lot of things here that pulled us away from making the right choices. The only reason I chose to keep out of the drama, was because I knew that my father wouldn't have any of it. He'd kick my ass through the telephone if he had to and that was dead certain.

"Wait a minute, so Professor Calaway knew your mom?" Ally asked as she took a bite of food. She had spent the night at my place to cheer me up about Sami. At least she was one other person I had here but a part of me wondered when life would take her from me next. 

"Yeah he did... I guess that's why he seemed to know me a bit more than I realized."

She smirked, "Well he certainly knows you a bit more intimately after basically feeling you up at the club"

I felt my cheeks starting to burn as the memory flooded my mind. "Hush Ally, that was a complete accident."

She laughed, "Accident or not you got the rub down of a lifetime.  I mean the man is hot!"

"And 17 years older than me I think...knock it off Ally I don't look at him like that at all."

"Whatever, your face is practically giving you away... " she said with a big smile.

She was right.... I couldn't hide the joy I felt thinking about the hot moment between Mark and I but he was not only my teacher but my boss now...

After fixing a plate of food for each of us, we headed to my living room to relax for a while. I had just sat down on the couch when there was a knock at my door. I sighed heavily wondering who it could be before sitting my plate on the coffee table and heading to the door. I peeked through the little peephole to get a glimpse of my visitor and saw my uncle Bryan standing there. I sighed in annoyance and opened the door.

"Hey," he said.

I leaned in the doorframe with my arms folded and a disgusted look on my face. "What are you doing here?"

He sighed, "I just wanted to talk to you."

I nodded slowly, "Oh…so you didn't come in here to tell me what a screw up I am or how I've shamed the family by taking off my clothes for some money?"

"Aria please, I know I came at you the wrong way that night and I'm sorry. I was just shocked as hell to see you in there."

I moved away from the door frame, "Yeah, well thanks to your appearance, things have changed in my life that really suck, so congrats!"

He sighed, "Look honey, will you just let me in so we can talk? I won't be long I swear."

I gave it some thought for a moment and then stepped away from the door. He followed me inside making sure to close my door behind him. I sat down on the couch beside Ally who happily greeted herself as he sat in a chair near me. I picked up my plate from the table and waited for him to start talking.

"Look, your dad is coming to see you next week for your 20th birthday. I didn't want him to come into town and see you dancing on a pole half naked."