One Night With My Alpha Professor by Eve Above Story

Chapter 23

Chapter 23

Audrey & Edwin

Audrey's POV

"Thank you again for dinner." I said softly as Edwin pulled up to the front of the dorm buildings. "That was really nice of you."

Edwin cut the engine and turned his head to regard me. "How many times do I have to tell you that it's nothing" he asked with a shrug of one broad shoulder. "Although if you don't mind me asking... are you und My eyes widened ever so slightly at his rather blunt question. How had he known?

"Well, L." I hesitated, chewing my lip as I debated how much to divulge. "My family doesn't have a lot of money, if I'm being honest."

It was true; ever since my first adoptive mother, Maria, had passed away when I was fourteen, I had been adopted by her sister and her sister's husband, Francine and Gary. They had three kids of their own an at-home mother and Gary being a high school science teacher, they weren't exactly loaded.

Edwin remamed silent, his dark eyes trained on me. I couldn't quite read his expression.

"They can't help you out at

out at all?" he suddenly asked,

My face reddened. "No, I. I mean, they would love to, but..

Now that was a lie. They didn't have much of an interest in helping me financially, or helping me

out at all, really, to them, I was the burdensome human in the family. The black sheep, so to speak. The only reason why they took me in as a teen was because Francine didn't want to face scrutiny from the res

There was a long silence after that. Edwin seemed to eye me almost suspiciously for a moment, a knowing look flickering through his gaze.

"Very well. I'll look into securing you some additional funding," he stated matter-of-factly. "Perhaps another scholarship or grant program you qualify for."

"Oh, no!" I protested, shaking my head vehemently. "You don't have to do that, really. I'm making it work. I was actually thinking of getting a part-time job, and—"

working themselves to the

For a moment there, I had let myself believe that his concern extended past the standard student- teacher relationship. But

I mumbled, diverting my gaze to my lap. "Well,

respond. I reached for the door handle and slipped out onto the sidewalk, letting the cool night air wash over my flushed face. "Thanks again for dinner.

over his features once more. With a quiet "Goodnight, I swung the door shut and hurried up. the steps

hall and pulled out my notebook and pencils, I felt a light tap on my shoulder. Frowning. I glanced up-and did a

wearing a faded band tee and a pair of jeans rather than his waiter's uniform, with a backpack slung over one shoulder. He flashed

morphed into a bright smile of my

say that again," Gavin agreed with a low chuckle, shifting his weight almost nervously? "I just transferred here this semester,

glanced to my left, which was where Tina normally sat; but she was sick today. With

slid into the vacated seat, depositing his backpack on the floor with a dull thud. I chewed my lip

wanted to thank you again for what you did

Chapter 28

of his hand. "It was nothing, really. That uniform

creeping up the back of my neck at his frank words, fiddling with the end of my

rueful grin rugged at one corner of Gavin's mouth as he gave a small shrug. “All I ask in return is that you respond to my

saucers. "Sorry, what?" I

didn't get my note,

vain to recall some sort of

"No, I

got lost," Gavin interrupted smoothly, already pulling out his phone. I could have sworn his smile kicked up a notch. "I wrote down number for you. Left

into a deep crimson, and I pulled my phone out with trembling fingers. "Oh, um. I guess it did

my

I felt an excited swoop in my stomach as I rattled mine off to him, and a

text came in.

"Now

my gut at the text, and offered Gavin a nervous smile as I entered his contact into my phone,

Edwin's POV

lecture hall a few minutes early, bracing

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