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Another day at the university had come to an end as Alex was scribbling his final notes down. He let out a content sigh as he put away his pencil. They had finally started to get some new material and information to work with and enjoyed puzzling with the new problems they were introduced to.
"Do you have any plans for the weekend?" Zack asked him.
"I'll probably finish the assignment and head into town for once. I haven't had the time to properly check it out."
"Still working with Emily? How's Miss ice cube treating you?"
"She's alright to work with," Alex responded. That was quite the understatement, but Emily had made it clear he shouldn't tell anyone about what happened, so he chose to keep it pretty vague. "Not as bad as you made her out to be in any case. Have you started at all?"
"I'll get it done next week," Zack said with a sheepish grin. "My weekend is pretty full as is. You should join me when you've got time, bro. I've been trying out some self defence stuff and you might like it."
"I did Judo before I got here, so I'll give that a shot."
"Really? Then you'll love this place. I'll send you the location."
The two of them spent some time discussing the location and working out a suitable date for Alex to join Zack at the gym. By the time they were done the lecture hall had completely emptied.
"See you later, bro. I've gotta bounce," Zack said as he left the room.
Alex wasn't too far behind and closed the door to the room as he left. He turned around and noticed Emily had been waiting outside the room in the now deserted hallway. The blue-eyed vixen wore a white dress-shirt that appeared to hug her body tightly and was tucked into a black skirt that fell just short of her knees and showed off her great legs.
"Oh, hi Em," he said in surprise. They had communicated mostly through texts and calls before, so her direct approach startled him a little.
"Hey! I was wondering if you'd like to come over tonight so we can finish the assignment," she responded. "Making a report is a lot less boring in person I find."
"Sure thing, when should I be there?"
"Err, if you could swing by around seven, that'd be perfect."
"I'll take my laptop with me then. Anything else I might need?"
"My address, obviously," Emily said with a giggle. Her pale cheeks had already reddened a little as she smiled at him. She gave him a handwritten note. "Here it is. Don't be late!"
Alex didn't recognise the address, but he barely knew any in the city, so that was to be expected. He looked up from to note to ask her for directions, but his lab partner had already disappeared.
The sky was still brightly lit by the evening sun when Alex stopped in front of a tall apartment complex. He craned his neck back to see the top of the building. It was colourful and covered in plants, which were swaying in the breeze. It seemed a lot more fitting for a student their age, not that he disliked his house, but it was a little odd for an eighteen-year-old.
He had his backpack slung over one shoulder and it tapped his lower back once in a while as he entered the building. A few others were moving around in the central area whilst some others were spending their evening chatting with their friends on the chairs and couches that dotted the room. The music that was playing through a few speakers along the walls certainly added to the atmosphere. He might have stopped and watched a little longer under other circumstances, but he couldn't keep Emily waiting and quickly stepped into the elevator.
It took the lift some time to get to the right floor, which in turn gave Alex plenty of time to worry. This would be the first time Emily had invited him over and he wanted to make a good impression. He wasn't sure where they stood currently and didn't want to ruin whatever it was they had.
The sound of the doors sliding open stopped his train of thought and he walked down the hallway until he reached the right apartment. He checked the number trice before he knocked on the door. He couldn't hear any sound coming from the apartment and was about to turn around and call it a day when the door swung open.
He noticed Emily was still wearing the same outfit as before, but her hair was a little wilder and she had put on some dark red lipstick, whose colour was amplified by her fair skin.
"Hi Alex, come in," she said as she stepped aside to make room for him.
He stepped inside and took a look at her apartment. He noticed her laptop was sitting on a table that stood in the living room/kitchen A couch lined the wall on the other side of the room, which faced the television. He could see two doors, one presumably leading to the bathroom and another to her bedroom.
"You sure have a nice place," he remarked as he put his bag down on the table and pulled his laptop out and set it down next to hers.
