The first day of senior year dawned bright and sunny. Emily was in her element on the Met steps with her minions conducting the initial interviews for possible Projects. When the Bass twins arrived right as the first bell rang, Ed sent her a subtle wink and she managed to suppress a grin and roll her eyes.
Their secret affair had been going on for a couple of weeks and so far they had managed to avoid any detection or drama. The only people who were aware of their little arrangement were Theo and Anne, both of whom could be trust to never reveal the information.
Keeping their cover at school was pretty easy for the two of them since they were already used to restraining their sexual chemistry in public. Plus, it didn't hurt that Ed knew all the best, most secluded spots on campus for when their lust became too overwhelming.
On the third day of school Emily spent half of the lunch period initiating new freshmen projects into her group of friends. She left the explanation of some of the detailed rules and regulations to her more experienced minions with the excuse that she had a meeting with a teacher about college applications.
She walked into the school with a confident gait and her head held high. She had only gone a few feet down the hallway when a hand shot out and pulled her into a nearby janitor's closet.
"What the hell?" She cried as a familiar pair of lips attacked her neck, "Bass stop. This place is disgusting." She protested even as she threaded her fingers through his hair.
Ed chuckled against her skin, "Don't worry, Princess, I won't let your Dior get dirty. I just couldn't wait any longer. Watching you boss all those pathetic freshmen around was one of the sexiest things I have ever seen."
"Oh really?" She cocked an eyebrow as she pulled his face up to hers, "If you like it so much, I can boss you around anytime you like."
"Mmm, I love a woman that can take charge." He growled before he crashed his mouth to hers.
Things heated up quickly between the pair since they knew they only had a limited amount of time before the lunch period was over and the hallway would once again be crawling with students and teachers. In a matter of minutes Emily was panty-less with her skirt hiked high around her waist and her legs wrapped over top of Ed's hips.
She had just managed to pull down the zipper on his pants when the door abruptly opened. Emily quickly buried her face in Ed's chest while he turned his head to confront who ever had interrupted them. The elderly janitor stared at them awkwardly for a moment before he cleared his throat and looked away, "The two of you need to get yourself situated and follow me to the Headmistress's office right now."
Ed carefully lowered Emily to her feet as she pulled her skirt back into its rightful place. As they followed the man down the hall Emily had her eyes trained down on the floor in front of her while Ed strolled along lazily with his usual smirk in place. He had gotten into trouble for worse things than this during his time at St. Jude's and he hadn't been kicked out yet. Plus, he knew that once his parents arrived with their checkbook this whole incident would be forgiven with little punishment for him or Emily.
But Emily was more concerned. Not with the reaction from the headmistress; she knew that between her parents and the Basses, there was not a chance that this would go on her record. She was more worried about what her parents would do to her after they found out. She knew her parents, especially her mother, and she knew that they would not take this situation lightly. There was sure to be some severe punishment for her at home even if there was none from the school.
As they sat in the outer office waiting for their parents to arrive Ed looked over and reached to squeeze her hand reassuringly, "Hey, don't worry, Vanderbilt. We're not going to get in trouble for this. My parents won't let that happen. Trust me."
Emily pulled her hand out of his grasp while refusing to look at him, "Just don't touch me, Bass. That has caused enough problems today already."
He rolled his eyes and leaned back in his seat, "Whatever. If you want to sit here and stress over nothing, then that is your prerogative."
Emily simply turned away from him and crossed her arms over her chest as they waited in silence for their parents to arrive.
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Outside in the courtyard, Blair Bass was waiting patiently as her husband pulled up in his limo straight from the office. He approached her and gave her a quick kiss on the lips. "So, what sort of mischief have our children caused today?" He asked as he placed a hand on the small of her back and followed her into the school.
"Our children?" She asked with a laugh, "Don't you mean your children? And it is only one child today. Apparently Edward has managed to get into trouble all by himself."
Chuck raised a brow at his wife, "What kind of trouble?"
"I don't know," Blair said with a shrug, "The headmistress didn't say when she called, but we will find out soon enough, I'm sure."
"Well maybe I will have to take the rest of the afternoon off to go home and help deal with this issue." Chuck said into her ear as he came up close behind her and his hand drifted down to her ass.
"Chuck!" She reprimanded as she turned and hit his shoulder, "Control yourself." She hissed while they continued to walk down the hall of the school.
Chuck smirked, "I'll try but it's difficult to do when I remember running into you in these very halls with your short little plaid skirts and ever-present headbands."
As they reached the office, Blair grabbed his hand to keep it from wandering. She gave him a seductive grin as she trailed on finger down his chest, "If you behave now, I just might be willing to relive that fantasy with you tonight. You know that I still have one of my old uniforms in my closet at home."
Chuck's eyes had darkened with lust, "Let's get this over with." He growled as he pulled her into the office.
After they entered, Blair's eyes widen in shock and Chuck smirked knowingly when they saw their son sitting in a chair next to Emily Vanderbilt, who was trying to sit as far away from him as possible.
Chuck of course knew all about Ed's relationship with the Vanderbilt girl, but he had kept the information to himself. He remembered his own secret affair back when he was in high school and he didn't want to start any drama or cause problems for his son.
"Edward, what did you do to her?" Blair asked with her hands on her hips.
Ed opened his mouth to respond but before he could the headmistress came out and called him and his parents into her office.
After they were all seated, Chuck straightened his suit jacket and cleared his throat, "So what exactly has our son done this time?"
"Well Mr. Bass," The headmistress began in a business-like tone, "Edward was caught having sexual relations with Miss. Vanderbilt in the janitor's closet during the lunch period."
Blair's eyes widened and she looked over at her son, "You didn't." She gasped as she looked back and forth between him and the headmistress.
Ed continued to stare straight ahead, appearing to be bored by the whole disciplinary proceedings and Chuck was trying his hardest to suppress a proud grin. It was foolish of Ed to get caught, but Chuck knew how hard it was to resist a beautiful woman who was right in front of you for the long eight hour school day. Plus, if he remembered correctly, the janitor's closet was one of the best hook-up spots on campus.
"What kind of punishment is he facing for this?" Blair asked with an exasperated sigh.
"Usually for this type of an offense he would be subject to a lengthy suspension and some volunteer hours when he returned. But given Edward's extensive disciplinary history we have to consider expulsion."
Chuck's eyes narrowed as he pulled out his check book and leaned forward, "So how much is it going to cost to get him out of this?" He asked in his most official tone as he uncapped his pen.
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When the Basses exited their meeting with the headmistress, they passed Emily and her parents, who had just arrived and looked to be much angrier than Chuck and Blair had been when they first arrived. Ed gave Emily a confident wink, trying to reassure her that there would be no significant consequences for their actions, but she continued to refuse to look at him and missed his gesture.