Hard To Love (Professor / Student)

Mark & A Hard Place

"Thank you for taking me out tonight Mark. You really didn't have to do so much" I say as he pulls out of the parking lot and onto the main road. He looks over at me, with a smirk on his face.

"You deserve seven more dates tonight. But I'm not magic so I hope that one was enough for you."

"It was perfect" I say, smiling as he reaches over with his free hand and intertwines his fingers with mine. I hold his hand with both of mine as we drive in silence. Thirty minutes later, we pull up to my dorm room and Mark puts the car in park.

"Do you want to come upstairs?" I ask, hoping he says yes.

"Uhm, yeah, I'll come up for a bit."

I smile and we walk upstairs to my room.

"Meg must be at Dan's. Do you want something to drink?" I ask walking over to the fridge, revealing water, Powerade and a few Bud Lights and Mike's Hard Lemonades.

"I'll have a water." He says hesitantly, shaking his head at the choice of beverages in the fridge. I smile innocently and walk over to my closet. After pulling out a pair of green soccer shorts and one of my brother's soccer t-shirts, I walk into the bathroom and change.

"Hey Mark?"

"Hmm?"

"Do you want to stay the night? My parents are picking me up around 3:00 pm tomorrow." I say from the bathroom. I open the door and look at Mark. He's laying down on my bed with his dress shirt unbuttoned and his tie thrown to the floor next to his shoes.

'Do you want me to stay the night? I don't want to push anything on you, Ness."

"Mark, I asked you to stay. Why would I ask if I didn't want you to stay?"

He shrugs, sitting up on the bed. "Come here." I walk over, standing in between his legs as his arms wrap around my waist. "I would love to stay." He says and kisses my forehead.

I put my glasses on. "Do you want to watch a movie?" We flip through the TV channels, looking for a movie before settling on The Sandlot and climbs onto my bed. After he lays down, I rest my head on his shoulder and a hand on his chest.

Mark POV

Minutes into the movie and she is already sleeping. God is she special. I just don't know how take the next step with her. She deserves so much, but can I give her what she needs? 

After pulling up the blankets and turning off the TV, I wrap an arm around her and fall asleep right alongside of this special girl. Morning rolls around and I wake up to an empty bed. The shower running as Ness walks towards the bathroom in just a towel and I smile. "Morning" I say, with an arm behind my head, giving me the perfect angle of this angel in front of me.

She jumps a little, gripping onto her towel tight before turning towards me. "Oh god, did I wake you up? I'm sorry."

I chuckle a bit and shake my head "No, no. I just wake up early." I say. She smiles and walks over to the bed.

"I'm going to shower real fast. Are you going to hang for a while?"

"Should I? What time are your parents coming again?"

"They should be here around 3:00 ish. Why are you afraid of meeting them?" She asks, smiling in her little pink towel.

"Afraid, no. It's just what am I supposed to say? Hi, I'm your daughter's Professor?"

"Yes, Mark. Please, say it just like that. You should also say that you slept in my bed last night. My dad would love that." She yells from behind the bathroom door.