"There's no way I'm attending Siegel's lecture today!" Emma huffed angrily.
"Why not? Her course is the best," I said, sipping my iced coffee.
"The best?! I hate Philosophy of Mind, and you do too, but the thing is, you have the hots for Siegel!" She said, pointing her manicured nail at me.
I rolled my eyes at her accusation but didn't try to deny it. It was widely known among my friends that I had a huge crush on Valerie Siegel, our university teacher. She was of German heritage, tall, with blonde hair cut in a perfect bob hairstyle. Her deep blue eyes reminded me of the sky before a storm. I sighed dreamily just from thinking about her.
"See!" Emma said, ripping me away from my daydreaming.
"Emma, if you start missing all the lectures you hate, you're never going to attend another class in your life." I answered.
"Fuck, you're right," Emma sighed, slumping in her seat. "But I'm not going today!"
"Okay, whatever," I said, shrugging at her. "But I am, and her class starts in about 30 minutes, so I better get going."
"Go get her, Eve!" She joked, and I flipped her off before leaving the cafe we were at.
As I walked through campus, I kept thinking about the thing with Ms. Siegel--or rather, about the nonexistence of it. Even though I was head over heels for her, I knew nothing would happen. It couldn't happen because even if people did get involved with their university teachers, it was unprofessional, and Valerie Siegel was the embodiment of professionalism.
And even if she wasn't, there's absolutely no way someone like her would ever be interested in me, little old me with my chestnut hair always in a messy bun and a face filled with freckles that kids in my school used to say was like mange. Not only that, but also the fact that God didn't bless me with big boobs and a nice butt. Unfortunately, I am almost flat, something that always bothered me greatly.
At first, thinking about the fact that I was never going to be able to get into Siegel's pants--or pencil skirt, to be more exact--made me sad and in the mood to mope. But now, I had already made peace with the fact that nothing was ever going to happen between me and Ms. Siegel, and I was fine with her just being a crush and amazing eye candy for me.
That was all I could think about in the short walk between the cafe and the building where the lecture was going to take place. And when I was just about to enter the building, I heard her--Ms. Siegel's stern voice.
"Miss Smith," I turned and was ecstatic to find Ms. Siegel there, holding an enormous pile of papers and books. "Lend me a hand, will you?"
"Of course, Ms. Siegel!" I said, rushing to take half the pile off her hands as she sighed with relief. "What's all this?"
"Mr. Chen got sick and asked me to instruct his freshmen about a project he wants them to do, and I owed him a favor," she answered angrily. Clearly, she found the task to be annoying.
"A project about what?" I asked as we headed inside.
"Classical Philosophy, ugh," she answered, rolling her eyes.
"You don't like it?" I said, giggling at her reaction.
"I despise Classical Philosophy. Is it important? Very! But I hate it," she said angrily.
"Well, I love it actually."
Ms. Siegel stopped dead in her tracks and stared at me with a single brow raised. I felt like I was being analyzed and got nervous, shifting my weight from one leg to the other.
"Really?" She asked, and I just nodded. "Well, and are you good at it?"
"I think so," I said, feeling embarrassed being put on the spot.
"How were your grades in Mr. Chen's course?"
"I was top of the class," I whispered, averting my gaze. Being too good at something made me as nervous as being too bad at it.
"No way," Ms. Siegel sounded shocked. "Don't lie to me, girl. I'm going to check it."
"I swear! You can check," I answered, slightly offended. But then something amazing happened--Siegel smiled. Not a happy smile, but the smile of someone who just had the greatest idea.
"Interesting," Siegel said, looking very satisfied with herself, and continued walking, with me rushing after her. "I want to talk to you after class, Miss Smith, understood?"
It definitely wasn't a question, so I just nodded yes to her as we got closer to the classroom door.
"Excellent!" Siegel said to me before we burst into the room to start the lecture.
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I wasn't able to focus during the lecture. I tried my best, but I couldn't help wondering what Siegel wanted to discuss with me after class. My mind was making a fool out of me--the rational part knew it was something related to Mr. Chen's project, but the other part, the horny one that hadn't had sex in three months, kept playing lewd scenarios in my head.
I pressed my thighs together as I watched Ms. Siegel writing on the whiteboard, her beautiful ass hugged perfectly by her pencil skirt. I couldn't help but imagine my fingers sinking into the firm softness of her globes, sighing at the thought.
The class seemed to drag on forever, but finally, she dismissed everyone but me. I felt my heart thundering against my chest as I got up from my seat and headed towards her.
"So," I said, fidgeting with my fingers. "You said you needed to talk to me."