He looked so innocent reading his book, almost peaceful. I stopped in the frame, admiring his face. His brows were pulled together in a concentrated manner. His jaw was defined, leading up to his musculine body. I couldn't take my eyes from him unti...
I was a total emotional wreck for the next few days. I was still recovering from what happened at the meeting that I had with Professor Cullen. How his hand had hold my chin, how his eyes had looked at me and how his lips had felt as he kissed my cheek and forehead. Still the thought gives me goose bumps all over my body. It was so nice to spend this time with him and talk about poetry. Even tough I was quite nervous, he gave me no reason to be. He encouraged me in my thoughts. I really felt like he was deeply interested in me as a person. That was so rare to find these days..
But as wonderful these moments have been with him, I knew that the direction in which my thoughts tended to wander weren't right. I knew that he was my professor but when I looked or thought of him, I couldn't help but see him in a different light. I was attracted to him. That was for sure. But no matter how nice the time with him was, this fantasy just had no future.
I hadn't seen Professor Cullen since our meeting and I definetely not had the courage to call him to ask for our next one. I didn't even know what he thought of me. I mean, yes, he was always nice to me and gave me small compliments, but maybe he behaved like that with everyone? He definitely was a man of manners, so how could I know how he differentiated..
As I walked along a small street I decided to simply wait for the next lecture and let him make the next move. Why did I overthink so much when I just ended up waiting anyway?
I sighed. But then suddenly my thoughts were being interrupted by a small group of young men coming towards me. There were three, decent looking but still muscular. I swallowed and hoped that they would just ignore me. But because I knew how lucky I was, they stopped when they reached me.
"Heey beautiful, what are you doing out here all on your own? Want some company?", one of them said, giving me a wink.
I quickened my pace and answered: "No thank you. I am meeting up with my boyfriend". I hoped that this would do the trick but they still kept walking next to me. I spotted a small coffee shop across the street and made my way over it. They woouldn't follow me in there, I mean there were other people..
But nope, they didn't stop. Instead they came even closer to me and another one whispered with a smirk in my ear: "Are you sure that this boyfriend even exists?"
I slowly started to panic and looked around for help. Please let there be someone that I know! I was now in the café and they still hadn't taken any step away from me. Instead they crowded me and smiled so that it seemed as if I would simply hang out with them.
I was a moment away from just screaming when I saw a familiar face. Professor Cullen! He was standing in line waiting to place an order. I was so relieved to see him that, without thinking twice, I broke away from the boys and almost ran towards him.
"Babe, there you are! I was already waiting for you!", I said to him and put my hands around his neck to give him a hug.
His whole body tensed up until he slowly put his arms around me.
"Please help me, these boys back there were following me through the streets and just won't go away", I whispered in his ear frightened.
He glanced over my shoulder to look at them. Then he backed away a little bit to look at me. He then nodded and turned my head to the side to give me a kiss on the cheek before he let me go. However, his hand found his way around my waist and pulled me close to him.
"What is your fucking problem?! Stalking women and not taking no for an answer!", he then hissed to the three men in a harsh tone.
But they still stayed relaxed and asked:" Who's that jerk, honey?"
I opened my mouth to speak but Professor Cullen already answered them:
"I'm her boyfriend and if you won't leave now than you'll regret it because I play no games. Don't try me."
He took a step forward and once again I noticed how muscular his body was. His jaw was clenched and, oh my god, did he look hot.
Finally the boys seemed to realise that, even though they were three, they would have no more chance. "Whow okay, easy man. We didn't know that the chick was taken. Sorry..", they stuttered and left quickly.
As they were out of sight I took a deep breath out. I was still standing close behind him and I was holding his arm. He then turned around and looked at me. His eyes turned from angry to a soft look:
"Are you alright?"
I swallowed at the close proximity but nodded: "Yes, I'm fine. Thank you. I'm sorry this must be so awkward but you were the only one that I knew and-"
"I'm glad that I were here to help. I can't believe what kind of people are out there sometimes", he interrupted me and his body tensed again. As a result, I stood on my tiptoes and hugged him again. This time his arms were around me much faster and he held me tight. I knew that I should habe been still in shock but all I could think of was how good it felt to have Professor Cullen close to me. The feeling of being pressed against his lean chest and his scent made me forget everything. It was like the feeling of the first sunshine after a week of rain touching your skin that makes you sigh in relief. It was a feeling I didn't know I needed so badly until I felt it. His hand traced small circles on my back and I suppressed a moan.
"Thank you", I mumbled into his ear.
"Your welcome", he mumbled as a reaction into mine. "Should I drive you home?"
"Oh, no, you don't have to. I just live a few blocks away, no big deal", I answered, not wanting to be a burden. Even though I imagined that he had liked it too, I still feared that I had overstepped a line. He was still so hard to read.
"Are you sure?", he asked and let go of me to look into my eyes.
"Yes, really, it's no problem. I've already taken enough time from you. So, see you in the next lecture?", I quickly replied.
He seemed as if he wanted to say something, but closed his mouth again and nodded slowly:
"Alright then, see you on Monday Miss White. Please take care."
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