He heard a knock at the door. Getting up from his selection of teaching materials and books set at the table, he walked to the other side of the modest flat to open it. It was her. She exhaled sharply as he opened the door for her, and smiled nervously at the man, greeting him with a 'good afternoon'.
Friendly, he smiled back, welcomed her inside and asked if she needed any refreshment. She declined, asking only if there was somewhere she could hang her coat. He took it off her and set it over the chair he had set for her at the table. He asked her to sit, looking her up and down as she moved to the other end of the flat. She looked different, he thought. She had makeup on. Not much, but enough to draw attention to the eyes and lips. Her eyes were wider, lashes fuller, with lips more vibrant and plumper than he recalled. Though it caught his eye, he put it to the back of his mind and focused on the aim of the afternoon. She was falling behind on work, and her progress had truly slowed. She needed some special attention and encouragement to get her back up to speed.
Sat down now, her eyes darted around the flat. While altogether lovely and sufficiently modern, she noticed how, cosy, it felt. How the place itself seemed to want nothing but to push them closer together. At the back of the room, she spied a closed door. She asked if that was the bathroom, with him responding 'yes, though it's an en-suite, so I'm afraid you'll have to go through the bedroom. Don't worry, I made sure to pick everything off the floor'. They both smiled at his awkward attempt at an icebreaker, and they started the teaching session in proper.
He put her at ease by informing her that while going to a teacher's home was always awkward, and one to one even more so, that this was still a regular lesson, only meant to catch her up. He let her know she can stay as long or as she likes, adding that he didn't have anything on for the rest of the day, so there was no rush in grasping the material. She did relax after that, though couldn't help catching herself staring at him as the lesson went on. He looked good, better than usual now she was closer to him. He could have been in a dressing gown and slippers, but he made the effort to ensure he matched his 'teacher' outfit even on the weekend. Warm, deep coloured jumpers and his ever present cardigan. Like any other teacher really, but she liked the look. It made her feel comforted. It felt to her the kind of clothes a man wore who felt he had no need to be anyone but himself. An understated confidence that she found quite reassuring. Not the type to shout and bicker and make her feel bad for not getting it all right away. He even seemed to smell good, now that she was close enough to notice. The table was a small one, and they huddled together, taking one side of the square table each to sit and work through the material. At the writing task, he lost himself for a moment, his mind shifting focus from the work and onto her. Her head was low to the table as she wrote, and he became fascinated in the profile of her face and the line of her neck. Her hair was up in a curly ponytail and he noticed she had earrings in. She never had earrings in.
She caught him looking, flashing her wide hazel eyes at him. His eyes darted back down to her writing task, and she was sure she could almost see him blush. She didn't show it then, but she was smiling inside. He was noticing her. She kept to her writing task, stomach slowly filling with excitement at the gaze he gave her. She began to feel warm at her neckline and used it as an excuse to remove her jumper, revealing a light-coloured shirt underneath, tucked into the short tartan skirt she had on. She undid the top button and rolled the sleeves up over the elbow. Her modest cleavage was on show for him to see, and from an irresistible desire to gaze further, he realised her breasts were supple and round enough that she need not wear a bra. She could see him looking. Knew that she was, finally, really being desired. She was happily drowning in the visual attention given to her. Her heart was racing, and she did still feel so anxious, but that was quickly turning into excitement and a wanting to be even bolder in her actions.
He reigned himself in and exhaled quickly, deciding now was time for a break. He was impressed by the progress they made and her renewed determination for the subject. She asked again where the bathroom was, smiled, and placed a soft hand on his upper arm as she got up. Her mind was screaming for him to notice her more, and contemplated for a moment to sit on his lap and wrap herself around him there and then, but the anxiety won out, and she walked through the bedroom to the toilet. Yes, he was looking, but men look. He was her teacher, he wouldn't think to take advantage of that. It was another reason why she liked him.