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Reposting cause for some people it wasn't showing up.
Richard Rodgers was tapping his fingers on the dark brown desk and let out another frustrated sigh. He didn't have time for this he swore that his publisher was going to kill him if he was late once again for another meeting.
Rick turned away, he'll just have to come another time he could come tomorrow before his afternoon class when a voice called out to him. "Is there anything I could help you with, Professor?"
Her voice was like the sound of an angel and so was her face, from her carmel wavy hair which was pulled up into a bun and a braid on the side, Her mustard turtleneck with a dark denim jeans commented her beautiful complexion.
"Uh..um I was just here to pick up the textbooks, I put it on hold."
"Sure, what name is it under?"
"Professor Rodgers."
"Are you the Professor that does the poetry course?" Kate asked once she recognised his name. "Yes...Are you in one of my classes?" Rick asked confused after all this is the first time he had seen her and if he had met her before he would have remembered her face.
"No, I was going to take it up but I already had a big course load."
"Well, I run a workshop on a Sunday ten o" clock you more than welcome to come along, free coffee and bear claws."
"I would love too, but I can't, I have to work."
"I'll let you in on something?" Rick whispered with a grin. "Mrs Ross, not only has a hearing problem but a seeing problem so I don't think she would know if you didn't show up."
Kate turned around and picked up a stack of textbooks, then came them to Rick. "Have a nice day, Professor," Kate replied with a grin.
"Call me Rick," He said picking up the textbooks and then headed towards the door. "I like to be known as the cool teacher," He said opening the door.
And with his comment, she shook her head and rolled her eyes, But she also had a smile on her face.
/
On Sunday for the first time since she was sixteen when she went through her leather, dark makeup rebel stage. She was skipping work it's not like she was getting paid or anything and it wasn't really a job it was more a volunteer job.
Kate showed up to the workshop at 9:50AM she was about to walk in when she realised that Pr..Rick was still setting up the chairs and tables in a circle and couldn't help but notice how big and...drool worthy his muscles were.
She gave a little silent knock on the side of the door. "Hey." He smiled at her melting her heart right away. "You came."
"I'm too early?" Kate said shyly, playing with the loose thread on her khaki sweater. "No, everyone should be here soon, come in."
"Do you need any help setting up?" Kate asked awkwardly walking in. "I think I'm set, but please help yourself to some coffee and bear claws."
"I just had breakfast but thanks anyway?"
"Okay well just take a seat, anywhere you like," Rick said sitting in a chair.
"Thanks," Kate said sitting down two seats away from him.
The room was silent and awkward for a while, every couple of seconds one of them would find themselves looking at the other but looking away quickly when the other would look.
Kate looked up at the time which read ten past fifteen. "Maybe everyone is studying?" Kate suggested.
"Yeah, Maybe they thought Sunday was the last one," Rick said standing up and started to pack away the chairs. "I'll help you," Kate said standing up also.
"Thank you."
"No problem," Kate said picking up a chair and taking it other to the stack of chairs.
/
After helping Rick pack up the chairs and tables, she returned to the library, lucky for her Mrs Ross didn't notice she was gone.
Kate sat in her small and cosy corner of the library, unboxing the new books that had arrived and sorting them into neat piles. "Well I think, you have the best spot in the library." A familiar voice said that instantly made her have butterflies in her stomach and her heart racing.
But she had to ignore and try not to act out on her feelings, all though he wasn't much older than her she was a student and he was a teacher..It would be so wrong.
"Yeah I guess, I do." Kate shrugged. "I was looking for you?"
"Well, you found me," Kate said awkwardly. "You've got a lot of boxes there, want some help?"
"Sure," Kate said pushing a box and a box opener, Ricks direction. "So what I'm basically, doing is sorting the books into alphabetical order by the authours name in piles."
"Got it," Rick said opening the box and starting to unpack a couple of books. "So how much do you get for this?" Rick asked.
"Nothing, it's actual a volunteer job more than a job."
"Are you new to the campus, cause I know most of the students here but I haven't seen you before?"
"No, and I'm either here or at my dorm, I'm not really into drinking games and random hook my roommate." Kate said rolling her eyes.
"Well, the party life isn't for everyone," Rick said shrugging his shoulders. "Aren't you the professor that got drunk playing beer pong?"
"Pff.. no," Rick said his face turning quickly to a shade of red and shaking his head.
"So anyway," Rick said changing the subject. "You haven't told me your name yet, I told you mine so it's only fair."
"It's Kate."
"So are you a local to the big apple, Kate?"
"Yes, what about you?"
"Most of my life, I used to move towns with my mothers theatre company."
"You don't sound like you enjoyed it." Kate joked. "It was alright but it was just hard being the new kid and keeping friends."
"Yeah, that would be pretty hard, I mean I didn't move around but I never really had too many friends."
/
"Thanks for your help," Kate said putting the last on the shelf. "Your welcome, is there anything else you need help with?"
"No, All I have to do is close up."
"Close-up?" Rick asked confused. "Rick, It's six o'clock," Kate said pointing to the clock behind him.
"Oh.," Rick said awkwardly. "Well when you're working hard, I guess time flies,"
"Sure does," Kate said heading towards the front desk. "So do you, volunteer on weekends or just strictly weekends," Rick said following her.
"Just of a weekend, whenever I have spare time," Kate said opening the front door to the library and getting the key out of her back pocket.
"Between classes and marking papers I wish I had spare time."
"You spent most of the day with me, I think you have spare time," Kate smirked.
"No, not really, I just wanted to put off the paperwork and plus I wanted to spend time with..you, which I was wondering after all that work if you wanted to go and get a burger?" Rick asked shyly.
"Oh..Um," Kate said awkwardly tucking a loose curl behind her ear. "Isn't that kinda inappropriate with me being a student and you being a professor."
"Two people eating a burger and drinking milkshakes, I see nothing inappropriate about that," Rick said shrugging his shoulders.
"Okay than..Um, I need to stop by my dorm to get my wallet but...so I'll meet you there."
"It's alright, I'll pay for it."
"Lead the way." She grinned at him.