Abi knocked on the door of Dr. Byrnes' office. Byrnes was Abi's History professor, and he was also her most attractive one. He was tall and strong, with a beard that he kept shaved close to his face, giving his sculpted jaw line even more definition. And he was young, not more than 8 years over Abi's nineteen. She had always been attracted to him, and hoped to God that he didn't know. She'd be mortified.
Abi was nervous. She was at his office after class because he'd asked her to be. She was sure that it was because he had caught her staring at the bulge in his pants earlier that day. He had been standing in front of the class, right in front of her desk, and then he had sat down, crossing his ankles in front of him, pushing his package up in his lap, and she had not been able to look away. He's going to chew me out, she thought. I'm done. He's going to fail me.
As she tried to think of an excuse to explain away her blatant ogling, a deep voice came through the door.
"Come on in."
She took hold of the door handle and slowly pushed it open. Dr. Byrnes was seated across the room at his desk.
"Hello, Abi."
"Um... Hi, Dr. Byrnes."
He looked up at her, his face stern. "Well, sit down." He gestured to a couch off to the side of the room, grouped with two worn armchairs. Abi walked over to the couch and sat down, a sinking feeling growing in the pit of her stomach. She grimaced at his curt attitude.
Her professor walked over and sat opposite her in an armchair. "Abi, I think you know why I asked you here."
It's over. I'm done.
"I really enjoy having you in my class, Abi."
What? her stomach jumped. Maybe he didn't actually see me!
"You seem very intelligent. You have a lot of potential."
"Um... Thanks? I try hard."
"I can tell. But it's more than that, Abi. You seem very intent on impressing me." Dr. Byrnes looked at her with penetrating green eyes. It was somewhat unnerving.
"Uh..." Abi answered lamely, "I try to keep on my professors' good sides."
Dr. Byrnes looked skeptical. "You seem to have taken a particular liking to me."
"What do you mean? I mean, I like your class and all..." Abi's heart was racing. He knows.
"Abi, I saw you staring at me today," her professor said frankly.
"Whaβ? I... uh... I don't know what you're, um... talking about." I'm dead.
Dr. Byrnes raised his eyebrows and smirked. "You're a terrible liar, Abi."
Abi burst into tears. "I'm sorry, Dr. Byrnes! I... I... It will never happen again, I promise!" Dr. Byrnes got up from his chair quickly and sat beside her.
"Shh, Abi. Calm down." He put his arm around her and she leaned in awkwardly. "Shh." He tipped her chin up and looked at her, his eyes smoldering. "I never said I didn't like it."
He took her face between his hands and brought his lips to hers. The spark was electrifying, sending shivers all the way between Abi's legs, but she pulled away.