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—"

cut me off, his tone leaving no room for argument. "I can't have one of my students working themselves to the bone with

I had let myself believe that his concern extended past the standard student- teacher relationship.

mumbled, diverting my gaze to my

he could 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. I'll

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

my usual seat in Edwin's lecture hall and pulled out my notebook and pencils, I felt a light tap on my

none other than Gavin, wearing a faded band tee and a pair of jeans rather than his waiter's uniform, with a

him immediately, my surprise morphed into a bright smile of my own. "Thad no idea you were a student here too. What

weight almost nervously? "I

Tina normally sat; but she was sick today. With a shake of

backpack on the floor with a dull thud.

just wanted to thank you again for what

Chapter 28

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

his frank words, fiddling with the end

Gavin's mouth as he gave a small shrug. “All I ask in return

"Sorry, what?"

"You didn't get my note, did you?" he asked

shook my head, trying in vain to recall

"No, I

pulling out his phone. I could have sworn his smile kicked up a

phone out with trembling fingers. "Oh, um. I

my

we shared our numbers. I felt an excited swoop in my stomach as I rattled mine off to him, and

text came in.

Number: "Now

I entered his contact into my phone, but just then, the classroom door banged open-startling both of us as Edwin

Edwin's POV

the lecture hall a

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