Her Ex-Student

02. Where My Life Tries to Go Back to Normal

I woke up with a start. My eyes tried to adjust to the unfamiliar room and found muscular, tan arms weaved around my torso.

"Oh shit!" I squeaked quietly. My legs twitched about, trying to remove the rest of me out of his tight hug.

"Mmmm," he groaned. My body sat still. I forced my hands on his forearms and attempted to pry them off of me. Finally, they came off after a couple of minutes. I slid off the bed and stepped on the hard, wooden floors. A white, fluffy pillow sat at the foot of the bed so I took it and stuffed it in his arms. What do I do now? I was never the type for one-night stands.

Do I leave a note? I shook my head at that silly thought. I grabbed my clothes and purse and quickly walked out of the door. I literally have nowhere to go. Oliver was probably at our... his... home and my parents were out of town. I phoned Diana to see if she can take one more poor soul in. Boy, she would have a nice time shitting on Oliver.

"What the hell are you doing, Harper?" My whole body shook at his tone. He was leaning against the door frame with his big arms crossed.

"Uh... I was gonna call a friend of mine," I replied nervously. Why was I nervous? He should be the one nervous. I once had power over his future.

"I asked you to stay. Are you disobeying me?" My core clenched at his words. I wanted to jump his bones again, but I have to realistic. I'm freshly divorced. No one just does that after a traumatic event like that, right?

"What happened last night was amazing, but I have to go." All of a sudden he pulled me to his chest.

"You're not going back to that pathetic tool again are you?" I shook my head. "Then I don't see the big rush. Are you scared of me?" He asked jokingly.

"Of course not," I answered as calmly as I could. I wasn't scared of him, but last night felt different. It felt amazing and satisfying and addicting and... I should stop myself. "I have to go home and grade papers." And move out all my things, but I didn't say that aloud.

"Where do you plan on staying?" I removed myself from his arms. He seemed displeased at the action but didn't object.

"I was gonna call my best friend. Hopefully, she'll have a spare bedroom."

"If not?"

I smiled and shrugged my shoulders. "I haven't thought that far yet. It shouldn't bother you so much. Besides, I'm pretty sure this is how it's supposed to be. You move on with your life and me to mine." I peered into his eyes again and saw his void of any distinguishable emotion.

"And what if I want more than this?" His hands found my waist again.

"M-more?" I nearly choked.

"Yeah," he husked in my ear. His large hands slid up and down my waist. "Please stay."

"Bennett," I warned. He finally let go of me. I knew that if I stayed any longer, I wouldn't consider teaching on Monday.

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"Thank you so much, Diana." I was almost in tears. The divorce finally hit me, and I was emotionally drained. I still have to collect my belongings from the house; I didn't feel like doing it. I just wanted to move all my things out and sleep.

"Don't mention it, honey. What a piece of shit he is. Seriously," she scoffed.

"He wasn't always a piece of shit. I thought he was the love of my life. I don't know what I did wrong," I cried. The tears kept raining down from my eyes. Diana immediately came to my aid and hugged me. "Was I boring? Maybe it was because I wasn't intimate enough. The reason I wasn't being intimate was because of my weight gain. He didn't think I was sexy anymore."