Lessons To Learn (chapter 47)
Chapter 47
As Kate drove on to college the next day, she quickly rang up her mom.
"Hey mom, did you two get home alright?"
"We did. In fact your father's still asleep"
"Didn't you have to resume work today?"
"Tomorrow actually, so he's making the most of his last day on vacation"
Kate laughed
"Well, how are things with Rick"
A blush rose to her cheeks as she recalled all of the amazing moments they'd shared the earlier night, and about how she woke up cuddled in his arms and very reluctantly she left him with a note saying she had to go home to get ready for college.
"Things are good."
"You guys talked about it?" her mom asked.
"Yea, cleared it all out… we're on the same page"
"And where is that?"
She took a moment and replied
"We both want more"
"That's great, I'm happy for you two"
"Thanks mom, he's asked me to move in with him"
"And?"
"And I want to, but not yet"
"Why not?"
Kate didn't know how to explain. How was she supposed to tell her mom that Rick was actually her student and she wanted to wait until he graduated after 2 months and maybe then they could think of moving in together… it was a huge step and it involved people noticing her absence at her building and her presence at his. People would get to know, and she didn't want that to affect either of their lives just because they made hasty decisions. If they were in this for the long run, then waiting for another 2 months shouldn't be difficult, should it?
"I'll explain soon mom, I've reached college, and I'll talk to you soon?"
"Sure Katie, give my regards to Rick. Have a nice day"
"You too"
Kate parked her car and got out, walking straight towards the college building. Just before she could leave the staff room for her first lecture, she received a text…
"Can I take you to dinner tonight?"
"Rick I don't think we should take the risk, if anyone sees us..."
"Please, we'll go somewhere on the outskirts of the city, I know a few places, no one we know will spot us…"
How could she say no, he was being so determined to take her out… "Alright, meet me after class, we'll talk"
"Among other more exciting things we could do"
"Whatever happened to those rules we made about how you shouldn't be making me blush while I'm in college"
"Oh we're rule breakers, I thought you knew that by now"
Kate laughed and replied "I'm off to class, see you in 5th period"
"Can't wait" came his reply, and just as she walked out the door of the staffroom, she bumped into someone passing by and all of her things feel to the floor. The guy was tall and buff and she knew him from Rick's class
"I'm so sorry, let me help you with that" he said as they both bent down to pick her stuff up.
"Ethan right? That's okay, happens" she said as she collected her books and files and then walked on hurriedly to class
It wasn't until after she'd walked on, that Ethan found her phone. He quickly picked it up and tried to call out to her
"Professor Beckett… your phon…"
But she was gone. And Ethan stared at the chat window open on her phone, on which a new message had just come in.
While on her way to class in 5th period, Kate realized her phone wasn't on her person, and she began to wonder whether she had put it back in her bag this morning before leaving the staffroom, but she couldn't for the life of her remember. She let it go for now.
She entered class, and after greeting them, her eyes searched for Rick, and there he was, his charming self smiling at her. She felt light-headed looking at him. So she distracted herself with the roll call, and then began with a new lesson for the day.
Towards the end of the lecture, she had given the entire class an excercise to do in their books, and while they were at it, she walked through the aisle ways glancing at their work. When she passed by Rick's desk, he wrote in pencil on his sheet "did you get my text?"
And she simply nodded no to him and moved on… when she passed him again he wrote "I texted you, was wondering whether you want to go back to my place or yours after dinner tonight"
Kate smiled at herself and moved ahead to the next desk and then the next, checking that they were all writing, she could answer him later.
Rick smiled to himself and continued writing.
Ethan however, siting at the corner of the class, had seen the exchange and also the smiles they were throwing at each other.
After class, Rick took his own time putting his things back into his satchel, and Kate pretended to be searching for a few papers on her desk, until the classroom as empty save for the two of them
He walked up to her and pulled her into his arms and kissed her passionately
"I don't like it when you don't reply to my texts, especially when they're related to us making love" he kissed her some more, passion overflowing from his hands and lips, making her toes curl effortlessly. She hummed and then spoke so very close to his lips
"Your place"
"Good, now how hard was that?"
Her hand reached down between them to palm him over his jeans and she said "not hard enough"
His pelvis involuntarily jerked forward to her touch, he chuckled "dirty talk is so not you"
She laughed "touché, that's your department"
"After I woo you at dinner, I'm going to take you home and make you never want to leave"
He kissed her some more and began backing her towards the wall behind them
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