Revenge Chapter 5
It is early the next morning Megan and Larry are at her apartment sleeping peacefully in one another's arms. Larry awakens first and smiles happily as he lightly brushes a strand of hair away from her face then kisses her gently. Megan's eyes flutter open and she smiles up at him.
"Good morning sleeping beauty."
Megan giggles.
"Every morning with you is good."
They kiss softly.
"Did you sleep well?"
Larry strokes her face gently and nods.
"I dare say the unfavorable excitement did afford me enough of a level of exhaustion that I slept sounder then I have in sometime."
Megan gets a troubled look on her face that Larry immediately picks up on.
"Forgive me for bringing up such an awful situation it should be left in the past."
Megan smiles sadly.
"It's not that. I mean, yes it was awful…"
"But?"
"Well, when we finally had the chance to talk I just…Larry, you are a wonderful man and any woman who would be stupid enough to walk away from you for another man not only isn't good enough for you but doesn't deserve to be treated with respect. Larry, do you realize you actually apologized to me? And this was before you knew for sure that I hadn't had an affair. Do you realize you were willing to take me back had I cheated?"
Larry looks at her a tad amused.
"Would you have preferred I come in screaming and called you every name in the book before hearing what you had to say? Because I do believe had I reacted in such a manner you would not be lying next to me at this present time."
Megan blushes and chuckles.
"No, no of course that's not what I would've wanted, and yes I am glad you gave me a chance to explain. That's not what's bothering me. What's bothering me is this message I'm getting from you that you don't think you deserve better then a woman who would cheat on you. What's bothering me is that you are an incredible man and I don't think you know it."
Larry gazes off as he considers her words.
"Well, my sweet I suppose that my self esteem has never been one of my stronger attributes. In truth aside from you, Charles, and Amita I've never had any one give me a reason to think I was worth much."
Megan looks at Larry a combination of sorrow and anger on her face.
"I'm sorry Larry, you deserve so much better. I wish, I wish you could see what I see when I look at you."
Larry smiles intrigued.
"And what is it exactly that you see my dear?"
Megan smiles thoughtfully as she strokes his face gently.
"I see one of the kindest, gentlest, most generous, and charming men I've ever had the privilege of knowing. I see a man of peace and love, a man that exemplifies all that's good in human nature. I see innocence, I see trust, I see loyalty, and I see a mind that holds boundless knowledge and that is only dwarfed by your heart. That's what I see, and I wish I could get you to see it too."
Larry is blushing and ducking his head into his hands now as Megan gently pulls them away.
"I love you Larry, and I want you to believe you deserve that love."
Larry smiles at her tears in his eyes.
"I cannot imagine what feat I performed to be blessed with an angel like you, but I am inordinately grateful I did."
They lean in and kiss softly. The kiss grows in passion as they breathlessly whisper their love to one another and begin making love.
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At CalSci Charlie and Amita are in his office doing some work.
"So what time are the fire works going to start?"
Charlie looks at his watch.
"Well, according to my Dad, Millie wants to get this over with as soon as possible. She's apparently pretty upset about what Ray Ray did too. So, given that Ray Ray's first class is at 11 and he usually gets here an hour or so before that, I'd say anytime now."
Charlie grins happily.
"Are you sure she can get away with this?"
Charlie shrugs.
"She seems to believe she can. I mean, she is his boss and he did use CalSci equipment to pull off his little stunt so yeah. Besides, she's not out right firing him. She's just relieving him of his duties for the rest of this semester as well as summer school with out pay pending a review board hearing on the situation. So, if he does end up getting fired it will be a group decision."
"You think he will?"
Charlie considers this.
"It's hard to say. I mean, on the one hand he did misuse CalSci equipment, his actions were unethical and border line illegal. On the other hand he's been here a long time and he's a great professor not to mention extremely popular with the student body. I really just don't know. But for Larry's sake I hope he does.
Amita nods her head.
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Ray Ray stands in front of Millie stunned speechless. He had woken up so happy with himself so sure he was one step closer to getting a date with Megan. But now happy is the last thing he feels.
"Excuse me?!"
Millie folds her arms and looks at him sternly.
"You heard me, professor. This is a prestigious University. Not only based on knowledge but honor, truth, integrity, and loyalty. Qualities that after yesterday I have serious reason to doubt you posses! Furthermore, given the potential legal repercussions of your actions your continued presence would cast a black cloud over our school. There for it is in the best interest of all at CalSci for you to be relieved of your duties affective immediately. You have half an hour to get anything you want out of your office and get off of this campus. I will have security fallowing you to make sure you do indeed leave within the allotted time."
"LIKE HELL YOU WILL, I AM A TENURED PROFFESR!"
Millie narrows her eyes.
"A professor that conducted himself in a most deplorable fashion. This topic is closed. You are not to set foot on this campus again until your review."
Ray Ray looks like he's about to protest again but Millie beats him to it.
"Mr. Galuski, you have already managed to waist five of your thirty minutes, so unless you would prefer me to simply have security escort you off campus with out you getting any of your belongings I suggest you get moving. And before you protest may I remind you that insubordination will not look good in the eyes of the review board. Now, you have 24 minutes left so I suggest you get moving."
Ray Ray not sure what else to do gets up and angrily walks towards his office. As he approaches he spots Don and Colby at his door.
"Now what."
Don approaches with Colby close behind.
"Ray Galuski"
"Yeah, what?"
Don flashes his badge.
"You are hear by under arrest"
"What?!"
Colby quickly cuffs Ray as he tries to pull away.
"For what?!"
Don continues.
"You are under arrest for harassment, invasion of privacy, and on suspicion of stalking a federal agent. You have the right to remain silent, anything you do or say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney one will be appointed to you. Do you understand the rights I've just stated?"
"It was just a prank!"
Colby snarls at him as they lead him passed numerous students and faculty all whispering and pointing at the tenured professor in cuffs. Ray Ray sighs angrily.
"Yeah, I understand them. I can't believe this."
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Back at Megan's Millie has just called to inform them of Ray Ray's dismissal and subsequent arrest. Megan smiles looking relieved.
"Well, hopefully now he'll be leaving me alone."
Larry nods in agreement.
"That would certainly be an optimal resolution to this. And I am certainly grateful that in all likely hood I won't be having to cross his path again anytime soon. How long do you suppose he'll get?"
Megan looks rather grimly at him.
"Well, unfortunately, while what he did was unethical not to mention incredibly invasive and hurtful, none of it was actually illegal. I mean, I probably will be able to get a restraining order slapped on him and he will probably end up being fired from CalSci but beyond that nothing much will probably happen. Don and Colby pulled a lot of strings to even be able to actually arrest him. Really a notice informing him of my legal motion to get a restraining order against him and a subpoena ordering him to appear in court so that a decision on the restraining order can be handed down would normally be all that would happen. But Don and Colby are hoping this will scare and embarrass him bad enough that he'll stay away.
Larry nods.
"Well, I'm extremely happy to see them being so protective of my lady. I am well aware you can defend yourself but I'd much prefer you didn't have to."
Megan smiles.
"Same here."
They kiss happily.
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Authors note. Okay, there are three options here and I'd like to know which one you guys like best.
It's done end of story.
Continue on and let the story take a much darker and more angsty turn.
Have this part of the story done but do a sequel that is dark and angsty.
So what would you like to see?