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Experience is the Teacher:

It had been a few weeks since the Halloween party at the Simga Nu fraternity house, and Lulu had still yet to return to professor Marquez' class. Lulu knew that it was only a matter of time before she ran into him; Port Charles may be filled with people, but it was still small enough that you ran into people…especially when you didn't want to.

As she walked through the halls of PCU towards his office it almost seemed as if it were her final walk. Knocking lightly on the door she waited to see if he was even there. "Come in." She heard faintly on the other side of the door. Opening it slowly she slipped inside closing the door behind her. "Ms. Spencer. You're the last person I expected to see in my office at 6:45 on a Friday evening." Professor Marquez said from his position seated behind his desk.

"Hey, Pete, how are you?" Lulu asked moving further into the office. Finally taking a seat in one of the chairs stationed next to his desk.

"Let's skip the pleasantries Ms. Spencer. You and I both know that you don't care how I am. So lets jump to your new excuse as to why you haven't been in my class for the last 2 weeks." Pete said forcing the conversation to progress. "I didn't say anything too earth shattering to you the night of the Halloween party so, what is it now?"

"For someone, who is so interested in educating America's youth you really don't seem to like them very much." Lulu gritted back at him. Pete wasn't going to make this easy for her. In his eyes she was just a little kid, who couldn't control her own life.

"I have no problem with the youth of America. Although I do have a problem with people trying to get away with things, in my classes. If you don't want to do the work, don't sign up for the class."

"I didn't come here to fight with you."

"Oh really? Then why did you come here? To explain, because unless you died, I really don't want to hear it." He said back leaning in over her chair. Lulu sat staring at him for a moment, their faces only about a foot apart. Sensing the strained feeling in the room Pete pulled back allowing some space between the two.

"Fine, have a nice day Mr. Marquez." Lulu said pushing past him and moving towards the door.

"Lulu." Pete said before she opened the door. She took a minute, before turning back around to face him. Lifting her face and gaze slowly to meet his, the tears pooled in her eyes. "What's wrong?" The tone in his voice changing from annoyance to concern. Since the moment he had met Lesley Lu Spencer he had known one thing about her. She was a spitfire who didn't take anything, from anyone. And here she stood, almost in tears, ready to walk out without even arguing.

"I-" she started, the words seemed to escape her mouth the moment she tried to say them. As a single tear rolled down her cheek, Peter pulled her into a tight embrace without hesitation. There was something about seeing this young girl broken that pulled at his heart strings and made him want to rescue her. Made him want to hurt whoever had caused his favorite student to cry. Leading her back over towards the two chairs in front of his desk, he helped her into one, before pulling the other next to hers to drape his arm around her, letting her know he was their for her.

After a few more minutes and a few more tears shed, Lulu wiped her cheeks and returned her gaze to Pete's. "I know that you probably hate me, and I'm probably the last person that you want to talk to but I'm here if you want." Pete said pulling back to give his young student some room.

"I should go. I'm supposed to meet my family for dinner." Lulu said playing with the watchband on her thin wrist. "I guess I'll see you."

As Lulu started to get up Pete grabbed her hand pulling her back to face him. "Why don't you let me give you a ride?" Pete suggested, grabbing his keys from the top of his desk. "It's late, and I don't want you walking home by yourself, and this way you'll almost be on time."

"Yeah, and I can give you my papers for the last two books." Lulu said smiling. "So Pete, what kind of car do you drive?"

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