“Yeah, I bet the boys love hearing that.”
She winked at me. “College boys are so easy.”
“Don’t you mean stupid?”
“You’re cruel,” she said, shaking her head at me.
“I like to think I’m honest.”
“Honesty… Such an overrated quality,” Lindsey said, with a wave of her hand. I couldn’t help but laugh.
“I don’t mean to chase you out of here, Lindsey,” I said, as politely as I could. “But I still have thirty-seven more papers to grade before tomorrow.”
With an understanding smile, Lindsey rose from her seat. But instead of walking towards the door, she moved around the desk towards me until she was standing between my legs.
“I was thinking…maybe we could get together sometime after work?” she said. “Just you and me?”
I raised my eyebrows. “Ah…”
She leaned in until I could see the tops of her breasts. They were near perfect, and yet still I remained detached and unaffected. “What do you say?” she asked seductively. “Just two consenting adults having a little non-committal fun?”
I smiled. “That’s a very tempting offer…”
“But?”
“I need to focus on getting my bearings here,” I said, as gently as possible. “I think I just need to focus on my teaching for the moment.”
Lindsey smiled and straightened up. “I understand,” she nodded. “But if you ever change your mind…”
“I will definitely let you know,” I nodded.
“Good boy,” she said. She gave me a small wink and left my office, leaving me to contemplate the mysteries of my own psyche.
Why did I turn her down? It is the kind of offer every guy dreams of. It isn’t every day you meet a woman who has the same mindset you do. My mind jumped back to the dark-haired girl, and I wondered if she was the reason I was reluctant to get involved with Lindsey. I dismissed the thought immediately as being ridiculous.
She wasn’t even my type, and I was honest enough to admit that I liked my women tall, hot, and outgoing. I turned back to the stack of papers and pulled the topmost paper towards me. I read the introduction of the paper three times before finally realizing that I had lost all concentration for the rest of the evening.
I remembered something one of my college friends had told me in our freshman year. “It’s the quiet ones you need to go after – underneath all that quiet, there’s a wild animal waiting to be unleashed.”
I thought of the dark-haired girl and wondered if that was true in her case. I couldn’t help but wish it were. I started to fantasize about her, letting my baser desires take control. I started to wonder what she looked like underneath those baggy clothes of hers. I wondered what her body would feel like underneath me. I wondered if she screamed when she came.
My fantasy was so vivid that I felt myself harden. I got up and walked around to the window next to my desk. I opened it up and let cold air stream in, hoping that would calm me down and get the girl out of my head.
Chapter Five
Natalie
“Eleven dollars for a bagel?” Mom asked, looking at the menu with unease. “That’s a bit steep, don’t you think?”
I smiled. We were at a trendy little coffee shop just outside of campus. They were known for taking simple everyday food and transforming it into five-star dishes.
“Don’t look at the prices, Mom,” I told her. “And anyway, it’s on me. I get a discount here, anyway.”
“You do?”
“I worked here for two semesters, remember?”
“Oh, is this the place?”