It is absolutely insane how things work themselves out. Just last week my thoughts of my former babysitter continued to assault my brain, making it hard for me to think of anything else. And then, suddenly, she appears out of freaking nowhere and ends up being my professor. I don't know whether to cry tears of joy at seeing her again, or tears of frustration because she doesn't seem to remember me. Currently, I'm opting for the second option. She's so beautiful, even more beautiful than she was nine years ago-if that's even possible. She was beautiful then, but now, she's a different type of beautiful. A mature type of beautiful.

Maybe that's why she no longer remembers me. I've matured too, and in more ways than one. I'm no longer that scrawny 11 year old girl with lifeless blonde hair and baggy clothes that hang off of my petite frame, making me appear twice as small as I actually was. My voice has deepened since then and is no longer high-pitched and screechy, my body has filled out deliciously, and I'm, like, totally hot now. Maybe her not remembering me is a good thing. Maybe I can start over with her in a way? I mean, I am now of the legal age to be with her, so maybe if I play my cards right, I just may have a chance.

Oh, who am I kidding? That'll never happen. We may seem closer in age now, but she's still my elder, and she's still more experienced and more versed in the world than I am. Gosh, she's just so beautiful and smart and everything I wish that I was.

How can I get her to notice me? How can I get her to remember me?

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"Alright class, I would like for you to take out your textbooks so we can begin discussing chapter 1." Professor Mills says to the class, taking a seat on her desktop, while her book is opened up and resting atop her lap. I open up my backpack to pull out my book, and once I have it out, I place it on my desktop. I look up to do my secret leering at Regina, but am surprised when I catch Regina staring back at me, a smirk gracing her lips. My cheeks turn pink as I shrink under her gaze. Before I can look away, she winks at me and clears her throat loudly, sliding off of her desk to stand on her feet.

"Okay everyone, let's begin." I watch in awe as Regina strides across the room, her book in hand, and her gaze penetrating into each and every student as she discusses the chapter. I smirk in amusement as the men in the class suck up to Regina, doing their best to answer each and every question she's asked... Of course, they completely ignore the fact that all of the questions she's asked have been rhetorical. I continue to watch her as she reclaims the desktop as her seat, her legs crossing over one another. My mouth waters at the sight of her tanned legs…so toned and delicious. My eyes, then, travel upwards, settling on her moving, plump and ruby red lips. I continue staring at her lips, imagining what they would feel like against my own. It isn't until I hear my name being called, that I snap my attention away from her mouth and meet her eyes.

"Miss Nolan, what are your thoughts on this?" Regina asks pointedly. I blink my eyes a few times, reeling my head for an answer...but then I remember I have no idea what she even asked in the first place.

"I um...I agree?" I question more than state. Ruby and Belle snort at my confused answer, and Regina raises an amused brow.

"So you agree with the practice of euthanasia?" She asks with a smirk. My cheeks flush crimson at that, and the entire class snickers at my expense. "Next time pay attention, Miss Nolan." I nod and she continues on with the lesson. After about twenty more minutes of the lecture, we are dismissed. As I gather up my things, I make my way to the exit, only to be stopped by that familiar raspy voice. "Miss Nolan, a word?" Regina asks. I gulp inaudibly and ignore Belle and Ruby's teasing smirks as I turn around to face the professor.

"Yes?" I ask nervously.

"I would appreciate it if you kept your leering to a minimum. Not that I'm not flattered, because I am, but I would appreciate it if you paid more attention to my lesson, and not my legs." I'm pretty sure my cheeks have turned permanently red with all of the blushing I've done in the last hour. I nod silently and watch as an amused smile blooms on her face. "Well, that was all I needed to say. I will see you again on Friday, Miss Nolan Swan-just Swan." My mouth goes dry at the wink she sends me next. She's winked at me twice today; TWICE! Maybe I have a chance after all. "Have a good day." She says to me in dismissal. I offer her a tiny smile and nod silently, turning on my heels to meet an amused Ruby and Belle at the door.

"Correct me if I'm wrong, but did she just wink at you?" Ruby asks incredulously, a hint of a smirk on her lips.

"Did she? I hadn't noticed…" I mumble as I increase the speed in my steps, trying to surpass my nosy friends.

"Oh my gosh, she did! Whoa. Looks like Emma's got a shot with the hot professor." Ruby exclaims teasingly.

"Shut up, Ruby." I hiss out as we make our way out of the building.

"Hey, you should feel like a total bad ass. You've got the sexiest teacher I have ever seen winking at you. I'm totally jealous." Ruby says with her smirk still in place.

"Ditto." Belle says with a matching smirk. I roll my eyes and shake my head at them in dismissal.

"We are so done talking about this."

"For now. We definitely will be bringing this up again, Ems. Just you wait!" Ruby exclaims as I walk past her and Belle and hop onto the waiting campus shuttle. Belle and Ruby quickly follow after me and hop onto the shuttle, immediately starting up a conversation unrelated to Regina. I exhale in relief and rest my head against the back of the shuttle seat, listening as Ruby and Belle talk about some reality television show they watched last night. I let their voices muffle away as my mind becomes filled with images of Regina.

She fucking winked at me. Twice.

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Studying. That's what I spend all of my free time doing, well, except when my mind strays to a certain brown-eyed brunette. When I start to think about Regina, then that's all my mind is capable of thinking about. She's captivating in every way, and nine years apart hasn't caused me to lose interest in her, in fact, it's only done the opposite. I want to get to know her again, maybe even get to know her better than I did when I was between the ages of 8 and 11. Sure, we were close, but I was still seven years younger than her and I'm pretty sure she only told me a few selected details about herself. Not that I blame her, she was a teenager at the time, and I was just a little elementary kid who probably wouldn't fully comprehend everything she had to say.

I sigh to myself and shake my head back and forth repeatedly, hoping to clear my thoughts of the beautiful brunette. I came here to the library to study, and that's damn well what I'm going to do while I'm here. I can't lose focus and spend all of my time thinking about Regina. I just can't. Even though she totally winked at me twice today. Fucking twice! It was by far the sexiest thing I've ever seen in my life…and that's coming from someone who has seen Ruby fully naked. I shake my head to clear the direction of my thoughts again, and decide to focus all of my attention on my forensic science textbook. I buckle down and begin answering the questions for my homework assignment. I make it to number 10 before all of my previous thoughts come rushing back. I sigh in defeat and close my textbook, leaning back in the chair with arms above my head in a stretch.

"Well, if it isn't Miss Nolan Swan-just Swan." I hear a familiar raspy voice say. My body snaps upright in my seat, and I come face-to-face with none other than Regina Mills. I gulp as I take in the sight of her short, black pencil skirt and white button down shirt (that has the first three buttons undone). She's trying to kill me, I swear. I gulp nervously and offer her a tiny smile.

"Hey, Professor Mills. What brings you here?" I ask her shyly. She smiles at me and holds up a handful of books. "Oh…right; this is the library…duh." I say lamely, causing her to chuckle. My cheeks burn crimson as she stares down at me in amusement.

"You're a funny one, Miss Nolan. Well, anyway, I just came over here to say hello. I'm going to go check out these books and be on my way. See you around, Miss Nolan." Regina says with a smile…followed by a fucking wink. This is the third wink I've gotten today! She has to remember me, right? You don't just wink at someone you've only known for two days! I decide to bite the bullet and just ask.

"Professor Mills?" I say unsurely just as she's about to walk away. She halts her movements and turns around to face me, her brow arched in question.

"Have we met before?" I ask her, even though I'm very aware of the answer; I just hope she tells me yes. She tilts her head to the side in confusion and shakes her head in the negative.

"No, I don't think we have." She says with a shrug. I sigh sadly and nod.

"Oh…well, goodnight, Professor Mills. I hope you reach home safely." I tell her quietly as I gather up my things and prepare to leave. She watches me silently for a moment and offers me another smile.

"You too, dear. Drive safely." And with that, she turns on her heels and heads to the checkout counter. I watch her go, my eyes falling to her perfectly round ass and toned legs. I allow my eyes to linger for a moment before I head into the opposite direction towards the library exit.

My new life goal: Get Regina to remember me.