Dangerous Minds

Chapter Ten

A/N: I just wanted to thank you all so much for the reviews and for reading this story. I can't believe it already has 100 reviews and we haven't even touched on the good parts of it yet, because there will be lots of those within the craziness of this story. With that being said, this story is very dark and different from my others so please reading the warning.

WARNING: From now on (Starting with this chapter and the future ones) this story will have some drug use references, mild sexual content, possibly bit of violence too and it will be very dark in content at times regarding certain topics. That's why it is M rated anyways. I just hope that this won't deter most of you from reading because I will have happy moments in it too that will probably make you all smile and I promise that this story is worth it. It won't be full of angst or drama all the time. We all need some fluffy and happy in it too. ;)

Anyways, for those of you who are sticking around for the journey of this story. Thank you and enjoy!

Dangerous Minds- Chapter Ten

-Alaric-

There's something about a beautiful young college student all wrapped up into the way you speak, the way you joke around with them that makes this seem a little less wrong. I asked her to join me in my office after hours at the University of Houston and somehow we got to talking about our personal lives. I'm engaged, to a great and smart young girl named Jenna. But, there's something about Tatia Petrova that brings out the goofy side of me in which Jenna has never really been able to do and over the last few months. My feelings have grown into something more that I can't explain for this young and vivacious student.

"Professor Saltzman. I probably shouldn't be in here with you..." Tatia's voice trails off as she brushes a strand of her hair back behind her ear, looking down at the clock on my desk.

"It's fine. I don't have anything else to do or anyone else to see. I'm all yours." She hears me say, lifting up herself from her chair and swinging her book bag over her shoulder. "You're a married man, Mr. Saltzman and whatever you think you'd like to start with me. I don't think it would be right or appropriate. You're my history professor." She states firmly, hearing me get up as I run towards the door that she's trying to exit from, standing in front of her.

"Tatia, I'm a soon to be married man. But, I'm sorry. Alright, I'm sorry that I came on to you like that. It's inappropriate and," I paused, licking my lips and glancing down at the first three buttons that are just slightly opened from her blouse. "You're just so beautiful." I whispered against her ear, leaning down against her neck and leaving a quick kiss upon her warm and soft flesh. The pressure of her pushing me away as her hand lays flat against my chest causes me to look up at her. She's taken a step back, fear in her dark brown eyes.

"I need to go and I'd appreciate it if you moved out of my way." Tatia stated, pushing past me and nearly racing out of the room before I could stop her. The slamming door behind her was all that could be heard as I watched her leave and then I leaned my back against it, running my fingers through my hair.

"Damn it!" I uttered out with frustration, closing my eyes and exhaling deeply just as my cell phone rang and I briskly pushed away from the door to get to it.

"Hello?" I answered quickly.

"Hi babe! You sound out of breath. Listen, I was thinking that we could make dinner reservations at that one place you like maybe around 8ish tonight or so. What do you say?" Jenna's voice echoed out through the phone as I exhaled deeply, grinding my teeth back while looking around the room and noticing a light pink scarf laying across the back of the chair. Tatia must have forgotten it when she ran out of my office so quickly. However, it gives me another chance to see her again, which I'm silently praying for.