Guess That Is How I Know You

Chapter XX

September 13, 2016

"Your mother is here..."

That was how my evening started.

Today I had decided I would focus on my studies. One, because my first test of the semester would take place next week. And two, because apparently some of the faculty members had a sort of happy hour and this time it was Cecilia's turn to host the damn thing.

I was annoyed by that situation. Not that I minded the gathering in itself, but more so the fact it had to happen at her place, and therefore the building I also live in. I was therefore forced to be trapped inside my own apartment.

I did not want to risk running into any of my professors and ending up in an awkward encounter. So, I decided to stay in my apartment for the rest of the day in order to make things easier on me, but mostly for Cecilia—I knew she was a nerve-wreck thinking about that possibility, but she did not want to say anything and end up hurting my feelings.

"Are you sure you are okay with this?" She asked me earlier today once we were left alone at the mediation center.

"I promise you, Cee. I'm cool with this. Have fun, okay?" I squeezed her hand for good measure before letting it go. The door was locked but still I felt uncomfortable being too intimate with her around campus.

Usually, we would just wait until we got to our building before discussing anything more personal, but today had to be an exception since we would not be seeing each other after that.

"Also, I want you to have fun with your friends while I study tonight, because a week from now I will be the one going out with my friends while you get stuck at home with tests to score." I gave her an evil smile and in return she rolled her eyes at me.

"Like hell you will." I almost laughed at her stubbornness but figured it was best not to.

"Oh really? You're planning on having me around while you grade those tests?" The more time we spent together, the more I felt like some of her sassiness was rubbing off on me.

I walked back to my desk to gather my things but was surprised to feel a pair of arms sneaking around my waist.

"Of course! Why wouldn't I want to have my very sexy and incredibly young neighbor around to distract me while I work?" She whispered close to my ear.

I could feel the hot breath hitting the side of my right cheek getting my body to involuntarily react to her by pressing itself against her.

"There oughta be some sort of rule against me being around those papers." I said turning around so I could give her a peck before taking her arms from around me. "You are getting reckless."

She pulled her arms up in mocking surrender. I soon learned she actually liked being scolded by me for breaking our sort of unwritten rules—maybe when it was her on the receiving end it did not make her think as much about the age gap, who knows?

"They didn't think to create a specific topic in the by-law to prevent professors from grading their students' papers around other students who they happen to be sleeping with. Shocker, right?" I liked when she would get sassy like that, it turned me on, but unfortunately tonight I would just have to accept to go to bed feeling hot and bothered—maybe not.

"You're something else. Have fun tonight." I said unlocking the door, "Not too much though." I winked at her before getting out of her mediation room.

It never even crossed my mind I would end up at Cecilia's apartment tonight. But uneventful just did not seem to be the word to describe my year, so why would tonight be any different?