Jake had been eyeing her all semester long -- the girl who always sat at the front of the class, eager to answer the professor's questions about literary allusions, metaphors and all of that other stuff that flew right over his head. If there was one good thing that came out of this boring, mind-numbing class, Jake thought, it was that he got to stare at her as she hunched over her notes, playing with her hair and biting her nails in concentration. How anyone could find this stuff interesting was completely beyond him!
There was something about Melody that had fascinated him since the first time he saw her back in January of his junior year of college. On the first day of class, Jake watched as she moved modestly through the crowd to find a seat, certain not to attract anyone's attention. On the contrary, Melody's timid nature definitely attracted Jake's gaze. He couldn't believe someone so beautiful could want to hide from the world.
In the beginning, Jake noticed that every day Melody would have her sleek auburn hair pulled back, clipped away from her face except for a few strands that always seemed to escape and fall across her face, framing her deep blue eyes. Jake always thought that her red hair paired perfectly with her pale, milky skin and the dark orange freckles that ran across her nose. Melody's figure was curvy, but petite, and he loved to study the silhouette of her waist as she leaned forward in her chair.
Before this class, Jake had never noticed Melody, and he had been at this university for three years already! He assumed she was a freshman, sophomore at the eldest. It simply amazed him how a girl so beautiful could be so shy.
Then one day everything changed. Jake got to class early, as usual, so that he could watch Melody walk in and take her seat. After walking in the door, Melody paused to talk with the professor, giving Jake an opportunity to take in her presence once again. Jake dragged his eyes down her body, reaching Melody's center. And to his surprise, Jake noticed that Melody's usually formless sweater now fit snuggly on her body, pulled tight across her skin revealing a small, rounded belly and breasts that actually filled out her shirt. If Jake didn't know better, he would say that Melody was pregnant. But with a girl like Melody, he just couldn't believe it!
Yet Jake couldn't get the idea out of his mind. This girl -- so seemingly innocent -- is pregnant? Of course, it wasn't impossible, but her demeanor always seemed so naïve, so pure.
He tried to push the thought out of his head, but as the semester wore on, Jake could actually see her belly grow and swell, pressing against her clothes more and more each day. There was no denying it. This pure, young woman actually was pregnant! From that day on, Jake's attraction became obsession as Melody's pregnant form made his body tense every time she stepped into the classroom. He loved to watch her waist line swell, day by day.
Melody never thought anyone would notice this early on, but as her belly grew she saw Jake staring at her every day as she walked into class. She could feel herself blush as she tried to quickly take her seat. While she never talked to that many people in her class, she was sure that she'd have to explain her pregnancy eventually, and it seemed as if it would have to be sooner rather than later. She still had 3 months to go before the baby was born, and her 6-month-pregnant belly stood out much more on her slim body than she had expected it to. Melody had hoped to make it to the end of the semester without anyone noticing her belly, but with two months to go, the chances that it would go un-ignored were looking pretty bad.
Close to the last few weeks of school, Jake watched Melody as she packed her things and started to leave the classroom one Friday morning. Quickly grabbing his things and rushing out the door, he caught up with her, grabbing her shoulder from behind to stop her from heading into the library before he could talk to her. The minute she stopped, Jake couldn't believe what he had done; his mind went blank -- he though he had worked up the courage to finally talk to her, but maybe he was wrong!
Finally, after staring blankly at Melody for a few drawn-out seconds, he found his voice: "Uhh...Melody. I need your help." Her eyes looked confused, before he continued. "I mean," Jake stumbled, "I'm barely passing Professor Meyer's class and I know you're good with books and everything. I was hoping you'd help me out a bit before the final next week?"
"Sure, I think I can do that. Just let me know when..." She trailed off as she walked away, uncomfortable talking to the guy who had been staring at her all semester.
Jake ran to catch up with her again. "How about now? You don't have plans on a Friday night, do you?"
"Well, no. But don't you?"
"None that don't include me passing this semester and hopefully graduating!"
"I guess if it's that important. Sure, I'll meet you in the library after dinner?" Jake paused, "The library? Ohh, I could never concentrate in some place so stuffy. Meet me in my dorm room in Brighton Hall?"
"I guess that'd be fine. I'll be sure to bring my notes." Melody tried to get away, opening the doors of the library, but giving Jake one last glance before she disappeared into the building. "I'll see you tonight!"
Jake was pacing in his dorm room. All afternoon he had been nervous. Should he try something with Melody? What about whoever got her pregnant? Was she still with the father? When he heard her knock at the door, all of those questions left his mind. They didn't matter anymore.
Reaching quickly for the door knob, Jake anxiously opened the door. He smiled and moved aside so that Melody could step into the room. "Hi, I'm glad you could make it, Melody! You have no idea how much help I need."
"Well, I hope that I can help. I'm not that great of a teacher, but I guess there's no better time to learn."
"You're right. There's a first time for everything, I guess," Jake said as he watched Melody blush. "I don't really have a desk area to study on. Want to have a seat on the bed?" He motioned for Melody to sit and watched as she slid onto the bed, her back against the wall, legs crossed at the ankles and her ever-growing belly resting softly on her thighs.
"You sure this is alright?" Jake asked, gesturing to his sitting next to her. "I don't want anyone walking in and getting the wrong idea."
"Well, don't worry, I don't have a 'knight in shining armor' waiting outside the door to defend my honor," Melody chuckled at her own literary joke as Jake gave her an odd look.
"So your boyfriend must be from home, not from the university?" Jake pried.
