One Night With My Alpha Professor by Eve Above Story

Chapter 275

Audrey

Tina quickly wiped her face, trying to hide her tears, but it was too late. I had already seen everything.

“I’m not crying,” she whispered, but her voice cracked halfway through and betrayed everything. “Okay, maybe… Yes. I am. A little. Just… just don’t look at me right now, okay?”

But I didn’t turn away. How could I turn away from my friend when she was crying? I sat down beside her, wrapping one arm around her trembling shoulders. “Tina, what’s going on? Is everything alright? Too much champagne?”

She hesitated, swallowing hard. “I–I thought I could handle it,” she choked out. “Being… just being me, you know? But I can’t even do that right.”

I tilted my head, watching her as she looked away, staring out into the darkness beyond the courtyard. “What happened?” She laughed, but there was no humor in the sound. Only something tight and sad. “Avis’s friend, Sarah–she, um, she was really nice. So, so nice. But she… she made it clear that she wanted more than I could give her.”

I didn’t say anything yet, just quietly waited for her to keep going.

“She was looking for… for something physical. She even wanted to take me home tonight. And when I told her that wasn’t something I was comfortable with, she was nice about it. Genuinely nice. But… but she’s not interested in seeing me anymore, and it just… it just hurts,” Tina said, her voice breaking on the last word.

“You’re talking about… sex?” I asked.

She nodded and took a shaky breath. “Yeah.”

“Well that doesn’t mean that anything is wrong with you,” I said gently. “If anything, you should be proud of yourself for setting that boundary.”

She shrugged. “But Audrey, I think… I think maybe there is something wrong with me. I think I might be asexual. And I know it shouldn’t feel like a bad thing, but sometimes… I don’t know. I feel like something is missing, or like I’m… I don’t know, broken somehow.”

My heart twisted, and I held her a little tighter. “Tina, there’s absolutely nothing broken about you. A lot of people feel that way-”

know, and I try to tell myself that,” she interrupted. “But when you’ve got someone looking at you and expecting something you just… you just don’t want… it’s hard not to

when it comes to sex, I

you always

I think I’ve been pretty good at hiding it, but I really just don’t feel that… drive that everyone else seems to. And it’s hard

“But at the same time, I feel like a fraud. I mean, how can I call myself a lesbian when… when I don’t even want to sleep with

face. She wasn’t looking at me now, but staring at the ground, almost like she couldn’t even

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breath, choosing my words carefully. “Tina… being a lesbian isn’t about having sex. It’s about who you love, who you want to share your life with. And that doesn’t have to include anything you’re not comfortable with. It’s not about… doing anything to ‘prove‘ who you’re

desperation that made my heart break all over again. “But what if that means I’m alone forever?” Her voice wobbled. “What if I never find someone who’ll be okay

me… just

hand. “You will, Tina. I know you will. There are plenty of people out there who are in your exact situation. You’re

of her hand. “I just feel so… lost. Like I don’t belong in any space. I don’t even belong in my own home with my own parents. It’s like, no matter where I

her hand, running my thumb over

fit

was quiet, although I could feel her huff out a little laugh

whispered after a few moments of silence. “Thank you for saying that. I’m glad have you all… You

hey.” I placed my hand under her chin and lifted it, forcing her to look at me. “You will find someone someday, if that’s what you want. Someone who truly

lips, and she sighed. “I hope so. But until then…

go of her chin. “I think that’s a good idea.” I paused, smiling a little. “And in the meantime, you can help others find themselves,

She

and looked away. “We’ll see about

Where’s my favorite confident girl? Where’s the girl who once jumped

a dare?” the bar and belted the entire chorus to Bohemian Rhapsody,

a surge of relief rush through me. “Alright, alright,” she said, wiping her tears. “You’re right. As always.