Office Hours |h.s|

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Maude

Law school is hard. And when you add in a secret relationship, it gets even harder.

Harry and I haven't seen each other for longer than a few seconds since that day in the bar. We text and talk over the phone whenever he gets the chance though, but he's even busier than I'll probably ever be. Working as a lawyer, a professor, and balancing his relationships. I'm hopeful things will start looking up for us though.

He's been extra attentive to me though, which is nice. I know it's because he still feels bad that I had to go through that on Saturday night, but it's also just nice hearing from him. Apparently he's planning on failing Logan for the rest of the semester, Professor Horan and Professor Alcott are too, though Harry wants me to call them Niall and Shea since they're his friends. It's just weird since they definitely do not know about me.

They've been sweet though, especially Shea. Apparently Harry told them that what happened really upset me, which it did, but I was surprised that he even said we spoke in the car. Nobody questioned him for wanting to drive me home, since it just looked like a concerned professor trying to help out a drunk, humiliated student.

And surprisingly, everyone kind of hates Logan for what he did. Most people it's obviously because he was a dick and they feel bad that he lashed out like that, but guys are definitely pissed that he said that they all think I'm easy and look for me at the bar to sleep with. I'm just hoping that what happened doesn't get back to the people at home, because my dad will kill me.

Walking out of Shea's class, I start heading to the coffee shop so I could wait for Harry's class to start. It's become a pretty routine thing for my Thursdays, and I like getting to hang out and do some reading before my next class.

Tomorrow my family is coming to visit, which I'm not looking forward to. It means no talking with Harry, no partying this weekend, and having to hear my dad go on and on about his time in Harvard. At least Spencer's coming, but so is Lance and that's going to make things even worse. It honestly feels like Harry and I finally made a decision, but the universe is keeping us apart.

As I'm waiting in line to order my coffee, since it's a pretty busy time at the shop, my phone buzzes in my pocket. I quickly fish it out, and smile when I see the H on the notification banner.

I'm at my office right now, meet me before class asap.

A giant smile crosses my lips at the idea of spending the next hour with Harry, and I promptly get out of line and start making a beeline to his office. I type out a quick response, letting him know I'm on my way now before putting my phone away.

It's definitely risky going to spend time in his office alone, especially since we're in this relationship, but we could definitely play it off as innocent now too. If I were to be meeting with him at night alone, yeah that looks very suspicious, but meeting in his office when he's supposed to be at the firm, it just looks like he was making time to meet with a student. Thankfully he always keeps the shades down on his windows and the door is so fucking heavy it's basically soundproof.

My heart pounds as I walk into the building where his office is and down the hall, super aware of all the professors and students that are around. Finally I get to his door, knocking.

"Come in!" He calls, and I open the door, peeking my head in with a smile.

Harry grins when he sees me, urging me inside as he stands up to meet me. I close the door behind me, humming gently as he takes my jaw sweetly between his fingers and kisses me. When he pulls away, he reaches over to lock the door. "How was your day?" he asks, letting me get comfortable in his office. We sit across from each other at his desk, which is obviously still a mess but it does look like he's trying to keep it tidy.