Copyright 2021. All characters are fictional. All characters are over 18. Any resemblance to persons living or dead are coincidental.
I have taught college, but when teaching, I never had my way with a student, even though one did make it clear that she was willing to do
anything
for an A.
Had I been less restrained, however, things might have gone differently. The characters are loosely based on the circumstances, but are not intended to represent real persons.
Thursday, Week 8 of the Spring Semester
There was a knock at my office door while I was grading mid-term exams from the past two days. The door was open out onto a covered walkway to catch the breeze, and so I could see the trees, hear the birds, and there was the smell of early blooming flowers in the air. Now, blocking my view was one of my students. Olena was a pretty but not breath-taking young woman, shoulder length curly dark hair and matching eyes, but fair skin, and today she was dressed in a translucent dark gauze blouse, yoga pants, and high heels. The blouse was black with a pattern, but with the light behind her, I could see right through it. She wore a sheer bra, and her areole were barely visible through the lace trimmed material. My first thought was she was on her way to a date. Her eyes were a little puffy though, as if she had been crying, but her make up was carefully applied and perfect. If she was on her way to a date, lucky fellow or lady. I went to great lengths to protect my reputation on campus, and part of that was staying out of students' personal lives, so I had no idea about her relationships outside class. She was a freshman taking a 300 level history class, and while I had discouraged her from signing up, she was determined to take it in the spring semester. She was doing abysmally. The course was writing intensive. I worked hard to develop the students as writers through the semester, but when she turned anything in, it seemed half-hearted at best. On the other hand, she had good attendance, always sat in the front row, and seemed to pay complete attention during class.
"Professor Ulenspiegel, I really need help with this class. I have to get an A to keep my scholarship!" she blurted out.
"Olena, have a seat, it is assistant professor, and you know it is Tyl." I said as she pulled the door closed behind her. "You are not getting an A. Even if you turn in a perfect score on the final and the term paper, we are in the C or C+ range. I can assign a little extra credit, and we might pull this up to a B. 3.0 is the requirement for most scholarships, isn't it?" I was a little uncomfortable alone with a female student and the door closed, but let it pass for the moment.
Olena turned a bright red. "Sir, uh.. Tyl, I am... I'm not... my other grades..." I could see tears forming.
"I can drop you, and write an exception so this isn't held against your-"
"Please don't! I mean, I need to keep a 15 credit load, and this was going to fill one of my writing intensive requirements. You know how complicated the university's graduation requirements are and I have to keep my scholarship."
I sighed heavily. "Okay, let's talk about your work so far. This is week eight of sixteen. Your mid-term paper was terrible. You didn't turn in an outline at all, and it showed in your paper. I hope you reviewed my comments carefully before you start on your term paper. Your mid-term exam, well, you sort of got the concepts, I think, but your writing needs a lot of work. This isn't high school creative writing; you are writing to take a position and show me that the reading made sense to you."
She was sniffing now, and a tear went down her cheek. "But Prof- Tyl, I tried!"
I placed a hand on her arm, "Olena, this is why I assign the outline, so we can work on the writing process as well as the history we cover."
Her face lit up, "But I love the history, I love listening to your lectures! And I just have to pass!" She looked me straight in the eye and said, "I'll do anything for an A."
I withdrew my hand from her arm, and sat back. I could smell her hair, and her nipples were now erect and showing through her blouse. I considered my options for a moment:
"but I won't"
,
"glad to hear you are going to be spending the weekends in the library until finals",
or
"great, let's give you some extra writing assignments"
. Then it struck me; this was my last semester teaching before I moved and took a think tank job on the far side of the country. She was of legal age.
"Okay, let's schedule some tutoring. Are you free Sunday evenings?"
Now it was her turn to hesitate. "Y-yes. I go to church on Sunday mornings, but anytime after 3 or so is good."
"Okay. I am available from 7 p.m. on Sunday through the rest of the semester. Meet me here then. Do not be late."
"Thanks, uh thank you, sir- uh Tyl." she stammered.
"Olena, You said you would do anything for an A, and you know I do not hand out grades for attendance. You will earn this A, but we can try to make it as enjoyable as possible." Her eyes lit up, and she blushed a little, and her nipples were still shamelessly erect. "Bring your books, notes, and whatever you write on. I will see you Sunday, but let me get back to grading these." Her face fell a little, and she looked a bit suspicious, but she nodded and left.
The Sunday before Week Nine of the Semester