Co-Written by RatedrKjErIcHo.
"I see we had the same idea for dinner." He smiled.
"Starr wanted some Italian." She replied.
"How is she doing?"
"She's holding up. I think it will take a little bit." She watched what she said as to not tell anyone that Starr was pregnant.
"I'm sorry we haven't really had a chance to do any work. With Chris leaving, the English Department is a bit of a mess."
"I understand." She smiled before moving closer to him. "I also know it has a lot to do with what happened Halloween night."
"Hope." He said before she interrupted him.
"No, I understand." She said as she grabbed the bag of food.
He was getting ready to say something when the Dean of the college walked in. "Professor Barrett."
"Dean Laurinatis." Wade replied. "Hope I will see you tomorrow. I have a lot of papers that need to be graded and we can talk about your exam."
"Thank you, Professor Barrett. Dean Laurinatis." Hope said before walking out. She smiled a little at the thought of seeing Wade the next day. And at least a part of her wanted to push the doubts she'd been having to the side and kiss him just to see where it would lead. She shook her head. She was sounding more and more like Starr every day. She walked into apartment and smiled when she saw Starr sitting on the couch studying for her last exam.
"Dinner." She said as she put it on the table.
"Thank god, I'm starving." Starr said as she came over. "What took so long?"
"Wade came into the restaurant. He was meeting Dean Laurinatis."
"Did he say anything to you?" She asked as she got her entrée.
"He said for me to come tomorrow to grade papers. He said he was sorry that we haven't work but the department was a mess. We didn't get to talk before the Dean showed up."
"Are you going to talk to him tomorrow?"
"Yes." She said getting her own. "So, are you excited to go home?"
"Yeah. It will be nice to get away and figure out how to tell my dad."
"I bet." Hope smiled. "He will support you."
"I hope so." Starr smiled at her friend. "Are you looking forward to going home?"
"I am. I love the ranch."
"How about Evan?"
"How about Evan what?"
"Do you love him?"
"Of course. I have always loved Evan and I always will. He was my first love."
"And your every time we go home hook up. Honestly, just tell that man you love him and get it over with." Starr said.
"What about you?"
"What about me?"
"Are you excited to go home?"
"Yeah, I guess. I need to leave here that's for sure."
"It'll work out. Who knows, maybe going home will be good for us both."
"Maybe it will." Starr smiled slightly as they started to eat.
The next evening after classes Hope headed to Wade's office. Starr said she was going home and finish up some work and then call her dad about coming home. Hope took a deep breath before she knocked on the door.
"Come in." Wade loudly.
"Good evening, Professor Barrett." Hope said walking in. "You said you have some papers to grade and we could talk about my exam." She said in case someone else was in the room. She walked further in and saw no one.
"Yes, please sit." Hope nodded and took a seat on the sofa in the office. Wade got up from his desk and walked over to her. He moved a chair and sat in front of her. "We need to talk about what happen on Halloween."
"Alright." She said looking at him. "What about it?"
"Hope, I like you, I do and I'm very attracted to you but I don't see us having anything."
"Is that what you want?"
"Hope I'm your professor and after what happened with Starr and Chris, I don't think us together is a good idea."
"I know that. I do." She said.
"Good. I think it's best we have a professional relationship only."
"Alright." She smiled.
"Great. Here are the tests I need graded." He handed her a stack of papers.
She began grading the test with the red pen. She looked at Wade as she did. He was obviously reading some term papers. Her feelings for him were still there and she figured they would be but maybe he was right.
"I think we can call it a night." Wade said after they had been in the office for a few hours. It was close to eight now.
"Alright." She said getting up. She knew what she was about to do she shouldn't. She walked over to the desk and walked to where he was sitting. She handed him the tests and then leaned down and kissed him.
Wade knew he should stop this from going any further but there was something about her that made him not want to stop. The kiss soon turned passionate and he felt her hands on his shirt and she quickly had it unbuttoned. He helped her take it off and then he helped her with hers. He kissed her again and moved them to the sofa in the room. The rest of their clothes were gone and they were soon making love in the office.
Hope laid there in his arms afterwards, catching her breath and smiled a little. She wasn't quite done with him yet. Wade looked at her as she got up from the sofa and pulled him into a sitting position. He had no idea what had come over him. All he knew was that there was something about her that he couldn't resist. Something that almost...His mind went completely numb when he felt her mouth around him.
"Hope..." he rasped out but that didn't stop her. He leaned his head back and closed his eyes, his fingers tangling in her hair softly. It wasn't long before he felt himself getting close to the edge. Once he had, he pulled her up to him. He came to his senses about things. "Hope, this shouldn't have happened."
He got up and started to get dressed. Hope was getting dressed too. He looked up as she walked over to him. She leaned in and whispered to him. "We shouldn't do this here. Let's go somewhere else."
"Hope, we can't."
"No one will know. I leave first and go to your place. You follow. No one will know we are meeting up." She kissed him and felt him kiss her back. "I will see you soon." She got her stuff and walked out before he could say anything.
He stood there for a few minutes. He had to stop this no matter how much he wanted her. He decided to meet her at his place and talk to her. He had to let her know that this wouldn't happen again. He was glad that break was coming and she would be going home to Houston.
Chris was settling into his new apartment. He placed the last book on the shelf and a picture from a photo booth fell out. He and Starr had taken them at a carnival when they'd first started dating. He looked at the picture, staring at her smiling face as she sat in his lap with his lips pressed against her cheek. He missed her already. She hadn't called or texted him in days and that made him wonder. How she was, what she was doing, if she was thinking about him. She'd been on his mind constantly. He closed his eyes and thought about the last time they'd made love. The time her father had caught them
Starr rested her head against his chest smiling. Chris laid there, a smile on his own face. He'd never loved anyone the way he loved her. He couldn't imagine his life without her. That thought scared him. But in the best way possible. He wanted her. To build a life with her. Have children with her.
"God that was amazing." She said as she kissed his chest softly.
"It always is." He said.
He sighed because that day he had no idea that was their last time together. He hated that he had to leave but it was for the best. He picked up his phone and dialed Wade's number. He had to know how she was. He waited for Wade to answer.
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