Forbidden Fruit

Chapter 21: Have The Place To Ourselves

Lily's POV
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"Was last night too much?" I looked at her through the rear view mirror.

"It was... really good." She emphasized on her words and blushed.

We had kissed and kissed and kissed some more. And then we did some more in the morning too.

"I'm glad. It was really good for me too." I squeezed her thigh.

We stayed silent after that as we drove to Xavier's house. He had texted me this morning to come over after lunch, so we could speak to his father and then hang out.

Before she could speak, I grabbed her chin gently and pulled her closer to me, connecting our lips. I kissed her soft and slowly, and nibbled on her bottom lip for a second before pulling away.

I had a few tricks up my sleeve that I couldn't wait to try out.

She seemed a bit flustered after that and her breathing was uneven.

"Ready to go?" I asked, unbuckling my seatbelt.

Her eyes were wide and her cheeks were flushed, she blinked rapidly a few times before nodding and unbuckling.

We met in front of the car and I reached for her hand, and we walked to the front of the house together and through the door hand in hand.

"Just go upstairs, turn right, and it's the second to last door on the right." Marie instructed after we walked in.

We nodded and put our bags down before walking upstairs together. We followed her instructions to the t, and soon enough I was knocking on the blank wood door.

"Come in." A loud, booming voice answered.

I opened the door and we walked into his office. He gestured towards the two seats in front of his desk and we both sat down.

"Thank you for coming today girls, I have something very important to ask of you." He intertwined his fingers and rested them on his desk.

"It's no problem." Andrea asked and reached out for my hand, which I happily took in mine.

"So girls, I like to know who my children like to spend time with, so I did background checks on you two." His eyes flickered from us to our hands.

"You both have undeniable good grades. Andrea with a 4.2 gpa and Lily with a 4.0. You two will both get into good colleges, and I'd like to help you with that." He continued on.

We both looked at each other confused and then back at him, waiting for him to explain.

"Although you two have good grades, Xavier, on the other hand, does not. I have an arrangement with a friend from Stanford. He's agreed that if Xavier can get his grade point to an 4.0 average, he'd be welcomed there with open arms." He explained.

"I have a proposition for you. If you two can help tutor Xavier, I can almost guarantee spots for you at Stanford." He continued.

"What do you mean almost?" I asked.

"It means that if you two can both keep your own grades up for the rest of the semester, you're pretty much set for college. I've already mentioned you both because you two both have potential, but if you can do this for me, I'll put in a good word for you." He elaborated.

When we didn't speak, he continued, "I'll even pay you two for the tutoring you do."

Right when I was about to decline, Andrea interjected, "We'll do it."

"We will?" My eyes were wide and I was confused.

"Do you mind if we speak in private for a moment?" Andrea got up from her chair and I did the same.