College Affairs

Chapter 8

You opened your eyes, the alarm had woken you up. It was Friday which was good but it also meant you had English Lit. The memory of kissing Tom was still fresh in your mind. Gosh, how were you going to face him? You swing your legs over the edge of the bed and bury your face in your hands, debating with yourself if you should go to uni or not. Well, it was Friday and the lectures were taped anyway, the only other subject you had wasn't until later in the day, Tom might not be around then. So you gave yourself the day off. Tom texted you a couple of times; "Where are you? Are you alright? Is this about what happened yesterday?" He'd also called but you just ignored him, it was hard but talking would be harder. Which is why you watched the tapings of his classes, emailed or left your assignments and papers in his office when he wasn't around. If you saw him in the hall, you wouldn't make eye contact or you'd walk the other way. It was going well for about a week and a half when he caught you in his office. You were just going to drop off a paper when you heard the door shut behind you. Tom looked up from his papers and saw you, he smiled. You were utterly shocked, your papers almost dropped from your hand.
"Y/N," he greets happily, "I was beginning to wonder if I'd ever see you again."
"Well, here I am." You state, trying to keep the bitterness out of your voice.
"Look, what happened last week, it was a surprise," he says as he makes his way over to you, "but a pleasant one."
"What do you mean?" You ask. He's standing in front of you now, his breath stirring your hair, his hand cupping your cheek so that you have to look at him. His eyes are so gentle and lovely and blue, his eyelashes, so long. His skin lovely an pale and smooth, you feel the urge to touch his cheekbone he's so close. Your faces, you realise are only inches apart. "Last week, I felt something, where you avoiding me because you felt something too?" He whispers. You feel your heart beat loudly in your ears, he had feelings for you too? In answer, you simply nod. He brushes his thumb over your cheek before bending his head down and fitting his mouth on yours.