Thank you everyone for the positive reviews, i've had this story in mind for a while, there will be up and downs on this one so i hope everyone enjoys the ride. Also i had to use Robbins, who doesn't have a crush on her to this day?.

Leah POV

It's monday morning, i start classes today and I couldn't be more excited, my first class of the day will be business, which i'm glad because once i'm done with it i can focus on what i really came here to learn, the last 2 hours today will be art and I can't wait for it.

So far my morning has been great, i'm heading to the cafe infront of the university i've heard that's the best place to get lunch at. Clearly it must be everyones favorite place because it's full, the line is moving fast so i'm not to worried about being late for my next class, also i have about 2 hours before i have to go back. I place my order and take a seat at the nearest table.

"Do you mind if i sit here? i'm waiting for my food but i messed up my leg, see" a red headed girl is talking to me and showing me the cast on her right leg.

"Yeah sure, i'm waiting for my food too" i say smiling, she's cute but not my type of girl, but we could always be friends right?.

"I'm Alexandria but everyone calls me Alex, art major" she says smiling.

"Really? i'm an art major too, nice to meet you Alex, I'm Leah" i say smiling back at her

"we might have classes together, who do you have for art and what time?" she says and i pull my schedule on my phone "1 to 3, and Robbins"

"You're lucky, i got Simmons, this is my second year, i heard Robbins is great, she's everyone's favorite professor, Simmons on the other hand is the total opposite, i've heard rumors that he has a crush on her but i'm not sure it's true, they are friends i've seen them eating together but to my understanding Robbins is engaged so i really don't think there is anything going on" she continues explaining but i'm not giving it too much thought, i'm not here to learn about professors drama, i'm here to become the best art student this place has ever seen. They called Alex's order before mine so she takes it and leaves, she's nice we could definitely be friends.

Heading back, i'm so excited i feel like im skipping instead of walking, this place is the best when it comes to art that's why i choose to move my life here. When i get to the classroom everyone is here but the teacher, this room is by far my favorite, all of the walls have art on them, paintings, drawings, i wonder if these are from regular students or if the professor picks the best ones.

"Wow, i love this room" i say out loud

"Me too, do you think she picks random pieces for the walls?" a blonde girl that sitting to my right asks.

"I was just wondering if she picks the best ones or just random ones, i'm Leah by the way" i say offering my hand and she takes it.

"Ashley, but everyone calls me Ash" she says shaking my hand.

Ashely is nice, we were early to the class so we have been talking about our lives and why we choose art. The conversation is so interesting that I don't notice when the professor comes into the room.

"Hi Everyone, Welcome to the best Art class in the whole entire campus, I'm and i will be your favorite professor...We are going to do introductions first and then..."

I recognized her voice the moment she started talking, It's Arizona!, my freaking professor is Arizona Robbins, when i got my schedule i went over the names of my professors and hers just said Robbins, A. She starts making everyone introduce themselves one by one, saying their names and why they choose art as their major. I can't believe she hasn't seen me, i mean i did sit a little lower on my seat when i realized it was her. It's my turn, luckily she's not looking up, she's powering her computer and i take this as my chance.

"I'm Leah Johnson, art was my first choice because it's the one thing i am passionate about" i say really fast hoping she somehow doesn't remember the sound of my voice, but she looked up as soon as i started talking. She's looking at me, staring right into my eyes, this can't be good. Once everyone finishes we start the class going over the basics of art and everything we will be seeing through the course.

She really is a good professor, plus her positive attitude is infectious, There is only 10 minutes left when she speaks directly to me "Ms. Johnson could you stay after class? there is some questions i have about your paperwork"

i nod and she smiles, a regular smile not like the ones she gave me at home, i can tell because this smile didn't reach her beautiful eyes. She's so damn attractive. This is going to be harder than I thought, she's wearing a pencil skirt that hugs her hips perfectly with a matching blazer and a white button up shirt under it, she also wears glasses when she's looking at her computer, black rimed glasses that make her look incredibly hot, i get why that other professor has a crush on her, i mean if i worked with her i would too.

The room is empty when i approach her desk, it's just me and her "I didn't know" i say trying to explain.

"I know you didn't know, how would you?, i never told you my last name or what i do for a living" she says, to my surprise she's smiling, but a second later she gets serious "Leah, i really do appreciate what you did for me the other night, but this is my job, i understand i kissed you, i hope that hasn't sent the wrong message, i didn't know you were one of my students, i assume you understand nothing can happen between us" she says with a serious tone.

"Don't worry professor, i know that kiss didn't mean anything, you were drunk" i say barely, because i have a nod in my throat "Have a good day" i say before heading for the door. I'm offended that she thinks i would use that against her or i would risk her job in any way.

"Leah, I didn't mean to sound har..." she starts explaining but i cut her off, walking back to her desk.

"You kissed me, and i liked it, i spent the weekend hoping i could see you again, and when i finally see you, you tell me to not get the wrong message, well I didn't need it , the moment i heard your voice any hopes of having something with you disappeared, you really think i'm that stupid to risk your job like that, clearly you don't know me" im about to turn around when i remember "here, this is yours" i say pulling out her earring out of my wallet and leaving it on her desk, there is a tear about to fall so i turn around and leave before she can say anything.

After i got home i started doing homework and organized my stuff for tomorrow, i thought about stopping to see my counselor to see if she can move me from Arizona's class to the one Alex mentioned at the cafe, but i realized if i do that there will be questions, i can't go and tell them she kissed me and i want to be with her so bad because well that would probably get her fired, i can't say i didn't like her first class because she is a good professor and that wouldn't be fair. For now i have decided to stay in the class and see how things go, i really am here to learn as much as i can about art and maybe find better selling oportunities when it comes to my pieces.

If Arizona is as great as everyone says then i need her to be my professor, i'll just have to completely forget about what happened and act like today was the first time we met. I can do that, i mean i met her 2 days ago, is pretty much the same thing if i don't think about the kiss.

Arizona POV

This can't be happening to me, i've been teaching for 5 years and nothing like this ever happened. When i got home i went over Leah's paperwork and she is one hell of a student, her application included 5 recomendation letter from her old professors and they all talk about her being the perfect pupil, perfect attendance, perfect grades, the last piece she made was awarded the "Piece of the year" which is one of the hardest awards to get. She really is dedicated, when we talked earlier she told me she knew the kiss didn't mean anything because i was drunk and I didn't try to tell her it did because well, that would just make things harder. But it did, so much that when i first woke up at her home i thought we had slept together, that wasn't a coincidence. I didn't remember the whole night but i remembered the kiss, i remember kissing her because i liked her, I didn't kiss her just because i was upset about Cassie but now that i know she thinks that then maybe leaving it at that is the best thing to do in this situation.

I know she was upset when she left my classroom, i could see it in her eyes when she set my earring on the desk, i hate that i am the reason why she's upset and i thought about going to the bar she works at but I can't, that place is close to the university and I can't risk other students seeing me with her. I thought about requesting a move for her so they can switch her to Simmons class but that wouldn't be fair and it would raise questions about why i would want such a student out of my class.

I'm getting ready for bed when my phone rings, i know it's cassie she's been calling me all weekend but I haven't picked any of her calls. Cassie doesn't take no for an answer ever so i know she's not stopping any time soon but I don't care, i know myself and even if i try to see past what happen, I won't ever be able to trust her again and that's not the kind of relationship I want.

I stopped wearing my engagement ring Friday, Simmons noticed during lunch and asked me about it so i told him i was getting it resized, only because I'm embarrased to say that she cheated on me. But eventually he will ask again, everyone says he has a crush on me but nothing has ever happen between us, i truly see him as a friend, he knows i was engaged to a woman but has never asked much about it or about her. He's a really nice person and we both like similar things, but i've never been interested in man in that way, not even in my teenage years, i need a friend but calling him to come over is not an option.

Tomorrow will be a better day, Leah seem offended when i said i expected her to know nothing can happen between us and that left me feeling shitty, it's not her fault that i kissed her plus she was just working when i approached her, she never tried anything even when i stayed in her home, i was trying to be professional but i have the feeling that i sounded like an asshole, she was so attentive with me and she didn't deserve that, i want to apolgize but again I don't want her to get the wrong idea or think that i like her as much as she likes me, i'm not trying to sound egocentric but i know she did, i could see it in her eyes even when she pulled away from the kiss i could see in her eyes that she liked it, and i did too but that part i can keep to myself.

THE NEXT DAY

i've been so busy all morning that I didn't get time to eat lunch but that happens a lot so i'm used to it, luckily i have protein bars in my office for days like these. My last class of the day is starting in 10 minutes so i head to my classroom to get everything ready, when i get there is empty, about 5 minutes later my students start coming in, i hear a laugh outside of my door and i know it's her, and damn it she even has a pretty laugh.

She walks in with Ashley and doesn't even look my way not even when her friend turns around " i have a question" she says aporaching me and Leah keeps walking to her seat.

"I might have an answer, Shoot" i say which makes Ashley smile

"Do you pick the best pieces to decorate your room or are they random?"

"I try to pick atleast 3 from every class I teach, i usually pick my favorite ones, not necesarily the best ones, those i try to send to expositions with their creators, Why?" i ask and she turns around to look at Leah.

"we were just wondering, i told Leah i will love to have one of mines up there"

"Well Ashley if you try hard enough you can make it to the wall, Leah too" i say looking her way and smiling but she's still avoiding eye contact.

I'm halfway through my class when someone comes to my door "Robbins?" he asks and i look up to find he's holding a flower arrangement, i know who sent it, red roses where always Cassie's choice, we had small arguments about how sunflowers are the prettiest flower in my opinion and how red roses are the prettiest for her, the delivery guy sets them on my desk and gives me a signing sheet, i sign and sight.

"Wow those are some pretty flowers, and expensive too " i hear Ashley say "Are they from your fiancé" she asks and i can see Leah poking her leg under the desk.

"I hope you're as interested in my class as you are about who sends me flowers Ashley" i say jokingly ignoring the question about my ex and continuing with the class.

"What? i want to know" i hear her telling Leah

"That's none of your business Ash" she says with a tone of voice that makes it clear she's annoyed by her friend, and it makes me smile, luckily they can't see it because i'm writing something on the board.

Leah is the only one that knows about Cassie cheating and i'm glad to see that she didn't tell Ashley anything, i mean they just met too, or maybe they are friends from before, not that is any of my business but while my students are copying the notes on the board i take the time to look for Ashely's application in my computer, she comes from California too, not from the same school Leah came from but they are from the same place maybe they do know each other, what if they dated?, i start thinking but Leah said she moved to New York alone, maybe she just didn't want to tell me someone came with her.

It's time to go so everyone starts leaving the room, to my surprise Ashley leaves first without Leah, and when she approaches my desk, we are alone.

"They are pretty flowers" she says "and expensive too, i've order many for my mom when dad wants to send her some" she says explaining.

"She picked her favorite flower not mine" i say looking at the arrangement "even with that is all about what she prefers"

"Have you two talked?" she asks and i can see she's truly interested

"We don't have to talk about it Leah, I really am sorry..." i try explaining but again she cuts me off.

"I'm not trying to get in your pants, i was just trying to be a friend and make sure you were fine but forget it" she says turning around.

"could you stop doing that" i say annoyed.

"What am I doing?" she says turning around

"assuming you know what i'm thinking or saying, i never said you were trying to get in my pants, i'm just saying you don't have to worry about me, I'm fine" i say faking a smile.

"Are you really?" she asks and it melts my heart that she's this caring "because last time i check you were far from fine" she says giving me a sad smile.

"I will be fine, she's just not getting the memo about giving me space"

"Yeah clearly she's not" she says looking at the arrangement "have a good day " she says with a genuine smile.

"You too" i say back "Before you leave, thank you for the earring i was going crazy looking for it, they were a gift"

"from her?" she asks trying to hide the fact that she's jealous.

"No, if they were from her I wouldn't had cared, from my brother, he's in the Army" i say explaining.

"Well he has good taste, they match perfectly with the sparkle of your eyes" she says before turning around and leaving. Leaving my head in a mess, she thinks my eyes have a sparkle?, i've never had anyone tell me that, she really does notice everything.