The New Professor

•Secret Garden•

   Walking into the cafe, I notice Johnny sitting at a table in the corner and I make my way to him. How does he always look so good. 'Oh my god Charlotte shut up!' I think to myself.
    I get his attention and greet him while I sit down. "Hey Mr. Depp! I'm so sorry I'm late, my phone magically disappeared; found it under the seat in my car. I see you got the best table in the whole place"
    He looks over at me with his beautiful brown eyes and smiles. "Good afternoon Madame," he says in a fake British accent which makes me giggle. "I really hope nobody from the school sees us here, but I might just be paranoid. They're probably all getting ready for parties tonight since it's Friday. Are you not a party person?" He asks curiously.
     "Absolutely not; I hate crowds with a passion. Plus, I don't know very many people here even though I've lived here a few years. So how has your day been so far? I know mine is better now that we're together," I blurt out, and after realizing what I said, my eyes widen. "Sorry, that totally sounded weird. I just mean that I like spending time with you.." I say, trying to fix what I said before but I end up digging myself into a deeper hole.
     "No, no, I like spending time with you too!" He replied kindly. "My day has been alright but it's 100% better now."
     The waitress walks over to our table and takes our order. Johnny and I both got an iced vanilla latte and while we wait, we make small talk, but it didn't feel awkward at all. Turns out neither of us have anything to do on Saturday, so we decided to go out to the flower field and take some pictures. Our coffee comes and we sit and enjoy each other's company. Eventually I finish my latte, so I sit and wait for Johnny to finish. After a while I notice that I've been staring directly into his big brown eyes and he seems to have noticed.
      "See something you like?" He laughs and I feel my whole face turn red.
     "I'm so sorry, uhm, I must have just zoned out, I'm sorry!" I say frantically, completely embarrassed. This is it! I think I might just have to die right now because he's DEFINITELY freaked out. He has to be, right?
     "Charlotte, calm down! It's no big deal, don't worry about it, okay?" Johnny tries to put my nerves at ease, but I'm still panicking internally.
      We finish our coffee and try to ignore what happened just ten minutes before. Once our cups are empty, Mr. Depp pays even though I put up a fight. I always feel so bad when people pay for me, but he insisted. When we get outside, he pulls me into a tight hug and my senses are filled with his strong cologne. My knees practically buckle under me but I manage to stay standing. How am I supposed to drive after that? Does this man know what he's doing?? I might die! The hug ends after a few seconds, but his scent lingers in the air around me. After we exchange goodbyes, I get in my car and close my eyes, replaying the hug over and over again. How did this happen? I'm only 21 years old and I've fallen in love with a man I could never be with.