One Night With My Alpha Professor by Eve Above Story

Chapter 24 Audrey

My phone buzzed in my pocket just as I was finishing up the last of my homework for the evening. Frowning, 1 dug it out, expecting a text from Avis or Tim about our group project.

Instead, it was a new text from a familiar number that had me grinning like an idiot before I could stop myself.

"What are you up to tonight?"

It was from Gavin, that handsome water-turned-

classmate who had somehow managed to worm his way into my life over the last werk. Ever since we had exchanged numbers in Edwin's lecture, we had been texting back and forth regularly- first about class, then about design concepts, and eventually just chatting

Despite myself, I found myself looking forward to his stupid jokes and gentle teasing way more than I probably should have. He was cute, and sweet And maybe..

Biting my lip, I quickly tapped out a reply.

"Nothing. Just finished my homework. Why?"

A response came through almost immediately. "Wanna go see a play!"

Me: "A play? Like at the theater?"

Gavin "Yes, a play. They're doing a showing of Romeo and Juliet tonight"

Me: "I could be persuaded..."

I barely had to wait thirty seconds before he responded once again. "Sweet Pick you up at 7?"

My heart fluttered a line in my chest as I re-read the message. Was this was this considered a date We had hung out a few times over the week, grabbing coffee between classes or meeting up in the library for studying. But this felt different somehow More... Intentional

1 let out a shaky breath as I agreed to meet him, running my free hand through my hair Jumping up from my desk, I hurried out of my dorm

Avis's,

room

after I knocked, her curly blonde hair frazzled-she had clearly been napping. "Audrey?" she asked, rubbing her eyes

help," I said, marching into the room without even waiting for an invitation. "I

across the tiled lobby of the dorms,

dabbing makeup onto my face, and belping me pick out the perfect

Avis had insisted on the top being slightly low-cut, stating that I didn't want to go overboard but that I also

on cur, my phone buzzed to signal Gavin's arrival. I took a deep, steadying breath and shoved my phone

gray sweater. He broke into a warm grin the moment he spotted me,

and circling around to the

passenger door open.

flushed a deep shade of red. "Thank

was a brief, awkward silence-neither of us moving right away. Then, reaching behind his back, Gavin produced a single red rose that he extended

to incorporate more floral elements into my designs lately. I could probably dry and pres Gavin chuckled at my gushing, shipping his hands into his pockets. "Well, after you've de-flowered the poor thing, we should

to make

nervously, feeling a bit embarrassed over quickly devolving into design talk, and tucked the rose

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4:37 PM

Chapter 21

too soon, we were pulling up outside the theater and heading inside. The scent of velvet curtains and mahogany filled my senses, the soft murmur of the audience and the quiet music fading into a dull, pleas "So what made you want to go see a play all of a sudden?" I asked as we found our seats and settled in.

buff.

theater, Plus, I think it's important for any artist to enrich themselves

can

my fingers as the lights began to dim and the first preamble music started up. "Ooh, I can't wait to see what kind of designs they use

shushing us with a scowl, prompting my face to flus "Oops," I whispered to Gavin, covering my mouth with one hand. "I guess we got a little

that easy grin. "Yeah," he murmured back, suddenly shifting his weight closer so our shoulders were

drop an octave or two? I could have sworn my skin was tingling everywhere his arm

mine.