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

the hall to Avis's, my pulse Jackhammering

room

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

even waiting for an invitation. "I think...

and forth across the tiled lobby of the dorms, my heels clicking

dabbing makeup onto my

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

signal Gavin's arrival. I took a deep, steadying breath and

in dark jeans, boots, and a soft gray sweater. He broke into a warm grin the moment he spotted me, shutting the door of his

Honda and circling around to the

easily, swinging the passenger door open.

a deep shade of

back, Gavin produced a single red rose that he

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

to

into design talk, and tucked the rose into the strap of

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Chapter 21

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

buff.

one shoulder. "I've always liked theater, Plus, I think it's important for any artist to enrich themselves as much

can

I conceded, pressing 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

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

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

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

mine.