One Night With My Alpha Professor by Eve Above Story

Chapter 33

Edwin & Audrey

Edwin's POV

The murmurs had grown into a crescendo, causing me to clear my throat annoyedly.

"Alright, everybody," I said, rapping my knuckles on the podium. "I know it's Friday, but you still have to do your work."

The class fell silent again, students shifting uncomfortably in their seats and shooting me reproachful looks. I didn't care much about them, if I was being honest; it was Friday afternoon, and I was counting down the minutes until class was over myself. In fact, I had just given them a worksheet to do since I didn't even feel like teaching today.

But it was Audrey who really caught my attention. She was supposed to be assisting me today, and she was obviously staring at her phone beneath her desk at the back of the room. Every so often, she would smile or giggle softly to herself, her thumbs moving fast across the screen.

Who was she talking to? And why in the middle of my class?

When the clock finally struck three and class was over, I caught her on the way out.

"Audrey," I said, waving her over to my desk. "Come here."

Her face turned a slight shade of pink, but she complied. Stopping in front of me, she asked, "Yes, Professor Brooks?"

I had to resist the urge to cringe at that name; just another reminder that what we had done together on New Year's Eve was completely, totally inappropriate-no matter how satisfying it was to be with her.

"You were texting all through class," I said, nodding toward the phone clutched in her hand. "Care to elaborate why you were so distracted when you were supposed to be on duty as my teaching assistant?"

The poor girl's face turned beet red. She quickly shoved her phone into her jacket pocket with a trembling hand. "I'm so sorry," she breathed out in a rush. "It's just..."

I frowned and folded my arms across my chest. "What is it? What could be more important than your duties?"

Audrey floundered for a moment before replying. "There's a party this weekend."

"A party?"

I wouldn't normally let such things get in the way of my studies; it's just that, well... Everyone is going to be there, and my team needs one more person. I'm hoping to make

mind, I couldn't be mad at her. Her reasoning was sound, but that wasn't the only thing;

felt like to be so exhausted and burnt out from studying that I just

she continued. "It won't happen

and we'll get the grading done together. If you do that, I won't give you a penalty

to turn my head so I didn't stare at

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nodded. "Just be there at

Audrey's POV

faculty already having left for the weekend. 1, too, wanted to leave for the weekend-but for the sake of having the chance to attend the party and find a new teammate, I would happily grade papers with Edwin until all hours of

open to find Edwin sitting hunched

"Sit."

desk, peering at what he

soft sigh, I

we silently sifted through piles upon piles of work that needed to be graded-essays, exams, homework. My eyes soon grew bleary, my foot

and crossed to the door without a word, opening

Keep the change. And here's

the slight smirk tugging at the corners of his

the pizza down, then began rifling through one of his desk drawers. "Sure. I could eat." My eyes widened infinitesimally, however, as he then pulled a bottle of whiskey and a small crystal glass out of his desk. He uncapped the bottle of whiskey and poured a bit into the glass, swirling it momentarily before taking a sip. So the icy Professor Brooks kept liquor

rim of his glass, he

in my

"I didn't say anything."

"You didn't have to."

but smirk. "Well, I'd be lying if I said it wasn't a

I watched, transfixed, as he fished another glass

and handed it to me. "Will