Forbidden Love » a.i. (completed)

Chapter Three

"Hey, do you want to hang out after school today?" Sarah asked as we walked into our final class of the day; English. I shook my head no, knowing I had to stay after again to study with Mr. Irwin. This was going to be the most awkward situation I have ever been in.

"I can't. I have a study date with the professor," I said looking at her with wide eyes, hoping she could possibly help me. I should have just asked for a new partner.

Sarah laughed, "Are you serious? I thought you were going to study with Wyatt?"

I cringed, "Don't even mention his name. He kissed me, then that led to more, and Mr. Irwin walked in. It was just so embarrassing..."

"Wait, you and Wyatt hooked up?" she asked in a shocked tone.

"No! We were close though. Anyways, Mr. Irwin said he figured that would happen if I was paired with the opposite sex. So, he gave me two options, and this one sounded the best at the time." I finished as we walked into the class. Sarah just shook her head at me and laughed as she walked over to her seat.

I sat down, forcing myself to not look over at his desk. I couldn't help myself though. I saw him sitting there, without any headband, so his hair was slightly crazy. He was wearing a t-shirt, and some skinny jeans. He looked different, but it was good. Everything about him was good. I quickly lowered my gaze when I saw him look up. He always caught me staring.

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"Hopefully you guys got all the notes for this lecture because finals are coming up in about a month. If anybody needs extra help, come see me after class." he said walking behind his desk as the bell rang. I sighed and just sat in my seat. I saw Sarah coming over to me.

"Text me when you're outta here, we need to hang out. Sleepover at my house?" she asked me. I nodded, "Great, just don't go having sex on the desk," she said, winking at me. I groaned and covered my face to cover up the blush.

"Are you ready, Alexandria?" Mr. Irwin asked looking up at me from his computer. I simply nodded and went down to the front of the class. I was in no way prepared for what was going to happen. I liked my professor and now I'm spending an hour with him almost everyday after school. How awkward could this possibly get? "Do you have your textbook?" He asked me coming around his desk and taking a seat next to me. We were a safe distance apart, which was good.

I dug in my bag and pulled out the thick textbook labeled 'American Literature'. He smiled at me and took the book from my hands. I sighed to myself and looked up at the ceiling. I had to keep tell myself he was just helping me with English. I wasn't here for anything else. I needed to focus. I looked back down to him and saw him turning to a specific chapter. "Here," he handed me the book, "I noticed that you have the most struggle on this chapter, so we'll start here if that's fine with you?"

"What do you want me to do?" I asked softly, looking back at him. He stared at me for a moment, but then focused his eyes on the textbook in front of me and leaned over his own desk to look at the page. I sucked in my breath, not wanting to breathe since he was inches from me.

"Do you mind?" he gestured to the space between us. I shook my head, definitely not minding at all. He quickly scooted his desk so they were touching. That made our arms centimeters from touching. When he moved the book in the middle of the two desks, his arm brushed against mine, causing goosebumps to appear on the back of my neck and cover my arms. "You can start with this paragraph, then I will check it," he said looking at me with those big eyes. I felt like I was about to melt.

I tried to focus on annotating the paragraph in front of me, but I couldn't with Mr. Irwin's breath on the back of my neck, watching me. I just shut my eyes and tried to think of something other than him. He was the biggest distraction. "Okay, I think I got it," I said putting my pencil down and sliding my paper over to him. He looked at me for a minute, but looked away once I did. He looked at my paper and shook his head.

"You messed up here," he circled on the paper with his red pen, "You need to reread the second and third sentence."

I nodded and did what he told me. I was told to continue on with the next few lines. I was starting to understand it, but I still couldn't focus. I eventually got it totally right, which made me laugh in excitement. I wasn't expecting to get it, but it worked. "Sweet! Thanks Mr. Irwin. I'll stop by tomorrow, too and hopefully next time I can get it as easy as this one," I said packing up my bag and slinging it over my shoulder. Mr. Irwin moved his desk back to it's original spot and stood up.

"Great," he said smiling, "You did good today, Alexandria. I think you'll only need one or two more sessions to be honest." I smiled at his comment feeling confident.

"Oh, Mr. Irwin?" I stopped when I got to the door, "I like being called Alex," I said smiling. It drove me crazy when he called me Alexandria, but I never had the courage to say anything before because he made me nervous.

"Well, I'll see you tomorrow... Alex," he said smirking at me. There goes all the cuteness and here comes the badass. Great. I just blushed and waved goodbye. I left without another word, knowing it would come out in stutters. I got too nervous around him, and I hated it.

I pulled out my phone to call Sarah and tell her everything. I dialed her number and waited for her to pick up, "Hello?"

"Sarah! I'm leaving now," I said walking out to my car. "I'll be there in about five minutes."

"Okay. See ya!" she said hanging up. I walked outside and pulled my jacket closer to my chest, the breeze was chilly tonight. I searched around trying to find my black car, which was very difficult when it was dark out.

I finally found it and hopped in and drove off the Sarah's house.

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"Tell me all about it!" she said as we laid on her bed. "Did he seduce you? Did he kiss you? Did he stick his tongue down your throat? Did you do things on his desk?"

"Sarah! He's my professor!" I yelled, "He also has a girlfriend."

She rolled her eyes, "So? That doesn't stop a guy when they see a pretty girl."

"Whatever. Anyway, I actually learned something, it took awhile though because he was inches from me and our skin kept brushing together," I sighed thinking about him, "I shouldn't like my teacher. What's wrong with me Sarah?"

"Alex, he's gorgeous. I would like him, if you didn't!" she said laughing.

I groaned, "He's basically torturing me."

"Do you have another session?"

"Yes, tomorrow."

She smiled over at me, "Oh, this time, make a move."

I shook my head, "Sarah, he's my teacher for crying out loud! I cannot do that."

She just shook her head back at me, "You're gonna see in a few days he's not going to be able to control his hunger for you and pounce. And when he does, you're going to come here and tell me all about it. Then I'm going to say 'I told you so.'"

"Never going to happen." I stated rolling my eyes.

Little did I know, that's exactly what would happen.