The next morning, when Luke woke up, he was pleasantly surprised to find the farm deserted. He really didn't feel like explaining why he was skipping classes today.

Taking a quick shower, he put on some jeans and a shirt before going downstairs and looking for a note. He found one on the table saying everyone had either gone to work, school or had other things they needed to do. He silently thanked the lord he had the place to himself for at least a few hours and grabbed something to eat.

Sitting down at the table with a left behind bagel and a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice from earlier that morning, Luke let his mind drift back to the day before.

The first thing that he had thought when he heard a guy whistle at him was, no thank you I'm taken, a thought alone that surprised him after such a short time.

But when he turned around and saw who it was that had whistled at him, a look of disgust had come over his face before he had turned around and started walking away.

"I wouldn't do that Luke."

"Yeah, well, I wouldn't do a lot of the things you have done too so I guess that makes us even."

"I'd still stop walking if I were you. You wouldn't want me to tell anyone where you just came from and what you've been doing. Or more specifically with who?"

Luke stopped walking again and turned to face his once best friend, Kevin Davis.

"What the hell are you talking about Kevin?" he asked, trying to hide the uneasiness on his face.

"I think you know exactly what I'm talking about or you would have never stopped walking in the first place. I think you should really listen to what I have to say. You might regret it if you don't."

At that point, Luke had given up trying to look brave and had quickly asked Kevin what it is he thought he had seen.

"The dean might be interested in knowing what his newest employee is up to with his students."

"Stop it, okay Kevin. Noah doesn't do anything to his students and you know it. Just tell me what the hell you want so we can get this over with."

"Stop seeing him." Kevin had simply stated.

"You know I'm not going to do that Kevin. You can't stop me from moving on and being happy because of something that happened in high school. Grow up!"

"I'd take your own advice if I were you Luke. Do you really want Noah to lose his job and his credibility as a teacher just so you can prove that you found a guy who was interested in you?"

Hitting the table, Luke felt all his frustration and anger from the day before come back. He would have given anything to just be able to walk away and ignore everything that Kevin had said to him.

But he had been right about one thing: Luke refused to be the one to cost Noah his job, even if the man in question had said it would be worth it in the long run.

So Luke had taken the easiest way out and hid away from Noah. Hearing the hurt in Noah's voice last night had nearly broken his heart in two, but it would all be worth it if it meant that nobody found out the truth.

He could still picture the photo's and video that Kevin had shown him as blackmail material. If it were under different circumstances, Luke would have loved pictures of him and Noah like that but not this way. Not when it could cost Noah his job.

Getting up from the table, Luke washed his plate and glass before grabbing his cell phone and going back to his own room. He had already send Mel a text the night before saying he wasn't coming to class today and if he could copy her notes later on. So until he heard from her, he had nothing to do for school.

Seeing as he didn't feel like doing anything else either, he plopped down on the bed again and grabbed his laptop. If there was nothing he wanted or could do, he would simply browse the net and check his emails to take his mind of off things.

That last thing quickly proved to be a wrong decision because the first thing he saw when he opened up his email account was an email from Noah.

Deciding against opening it, Luke simply shut his laptop again and put it down on the floor before laying down on his bed. God his life sucked right now.

To Be Continued..