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

down the hall to Avis's,

room

door open a few moments after I knocked, her curly blonde hair frazzled-she had clearly

into the room without even waiting for an invitation. "I

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

into soft waves, dabbing makeup onto my face, and belping me pick out the

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 enough just in case this was a date

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

and a soft gray sweater. He broke into

circling around to

greeted easily, swinging the passenger door open. "L. I

flushed a deep shade of

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

Gavin.." I couldn't help but smile as I took the flower, feeling stupidly bashful. "Thank you. You know, I've been trying 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

want to

feeling a bit embarrassed over quickly devolving into design talk, and

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the audience and the quiet music fading into a dull, pleas "So what made you want to

buff.

theater, Plus, I think

can

preamble music started up. "Ooh, I can't wait

I whispered to each other over the show's design concepts, fabric choices, color palettes, you name it. Soon enough, an usher was shushing us with a scowl, prompting my face to flus "Oops," I whispered to Gavin, covering my mouth with one hand. "I guess

sparkled, his mouth still twisted into that easy grin. "Yeah," he murmured back, suddenly shifting his

seem to drop an octave or two? I could have sworn my skin

mine.