Guess That Is How I Know You

Chapter XIV

June 30, 2016

Today marked the last day of the semester. I should feel great, after all, I did ace all my final tests, and did great on all my classes of the semester, even Family Law.

But it also meant, that was it.

I would no longer see her face three times a week while she so passionately taught her lessons. I would no longer have an excuse to drive together to campus with her.

Her sister had said it in the beginning of the month, I would not be Cecilia's student for much longer, but back then I did not realize what that really meant for us.

I am not so sure there will be much of a friendship left for us to have once the break is over. And now, more than ever, I know I will not ever get my chance.

The last few weeks, since Cecilia's incident on that hideous night served only to bring us closer to each other. I made her feel safe—she said—and having her in my presence brought me peace of mind.

Contradictory enough, I could feel she was having to put an enormous amount of effort not to let her girlfriend's jealously get in the way. But I guess the doctor won in the end.

Miranda was taking advantage of the school break—which also meant Cecilia's break—to put distance between the professor and me. I could see she was fed up with having me around.

She was taking Cecilia to Cancun.

I had to face it, no one takes their girlfriend to a paradisiac beach abroad, for a month, unless they are planning on proposing.

Lucy and I got closer as well. She was a much-needed friend in a moment like this. I had come to terms with how hard I had fallen for her sister. I did not even have to tell her, apparently it was all over my face whenever I looked at Cecilia—Lucy's words.

I did not feel like talking about it with Nay or Amy, because I knew they would just trash talk the professor and that would only serve to upset me.

So, there was Lucy, someone who knew the both of us, whom I could talk about my feelings without being worried it would harm the professor's career, and who hated Miranda just as much as I did.

Lucy was pissed Cecilia even agreed on going to their romantic trip when not even a month ago she was talking about how fed up she was with the doctor's jealousy outbursts.

Being around Lucy also meant being around her daughter and her husband. Getting to know them and interact with their family just helped to make me think about the other Bailey even more.

Lucy's daughter had taken a liking on me. She was the sweetest little girl and looked so much like her aunt. Then again, the sisters did look alike, if someone saw the three of them together, they would not be able to tell for sure which one was the mother.

I remember on the first day, when Cecilia—back then still just Professor Bailey to me—had decided to show her course syllabus to the class, and when the screen of her laptop got projected on the board the first thing I saw, was the background picture consisted of her and her niece hugging in the ocean—just we all thought it was her daughter.

One hundred and fifty-one days later, and here I stood, having unrequested feelings for my professor, just she was not my professor any longer.

What she is now though, is soon to be engaged.

Tomorrow she would be gone. She had made sure to say goodbye earlier. I guess she knew Miranda would not take her coming up to my apartment to do so.

The doctor had no idea about our lunch today, and I was glad she was clueless. The last thing I needed was for my soon-to-be neighbor hating me even more.