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

hall to Avis's,

room

after I knocked, her curly blonde hair frazzled-she had clearly been

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

later, I was pacing back and forth across the tiled lobby of the dorms, my heels

part of an hour curling my hair into soft waves, dabbing makeup onto my face, and belping me pick out the perfect outfit for my 'not-a-date'

had picked out something coul yet cure-my usual heeled boots, a pair of flared jeans, and a slim-fitting top with a jacket over top. Avis had insisted on the top being slightly low-cut, stating that I didn't want to go overboard but that I also needed to look nice

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

sweater. He broke into a warm grin

circling around to

passenger

a deep shade

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

been trying to incorporate more floral elements into my designs lately. I could probably dry

to

quickly devolving into design talk, and tucked

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Chapter 21

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. "I never would have taken you for a

buff.

I think it's important for any artist to enrich themselves as

can

the paper program between 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

enough, an usher was shushing us with a scowl, prompting my face

still twisted into that easy grin. "Yeah," he murmured back, suddenly shifting his weight closer so our

it my imagination, or did his voice seem to drop an octave or two?

mine.