Chapter Fourteen | Nick

Waking up with Talia's my arms feels like a dream.

I peer down at her. She's asleep in my arms with her head buried in the nape of my neck and one arm thrown across my chest. Her hair fans down and around her shoulders and only half her body is covered by the sheets.

She's beautiful and she's mine.

Pressing myself back against the mattress, I tighten my arms around Talia, not quite ready to let her go and face the real world. Instead, I revel in how quickly things changed from the moment I spotted her in the club Saturday night.

I think my favorite part of this weekend besides the mind blowing sex, is the day Talia and I spent on my yacht and not having to worry about if someone from school would see us. We were just us. But just like the sun rose in the morning, so did reality along with it.

Spring break is over, which means Talia and I are going to have to hide our relationship until one of us decides it's over or until Talia graduates. At the idea of school, I groaned, knowing I needed to get ready to leave and so did Talia.

I lean down and press a soft kiss to her forehead and soon Talia is stirring and rewarding me with that sexy sleepy look on her face.

"Good morning, beautiful." I smile at her before pressing another kiss to her shoulder blade. "I can get used to waking up like this." I tell her, moving my hand lower to cup her bare bottom.

"Me too." She agreed before leaning in and I met her half way, our lips touching a slow, sweet kiss. "Are you sure we can't just stay in bed all day?"

I chuckle. "I'm sure. You can't just use me as your personal sex toy."

"Damn." Talia grumbles.

"Now let's go get you cleaned up."

I reluctantly loosen my hold and Talia sits up. Once I'm out of bed, I lift Talia into my arms and carry her into the bathroom and into the shower. The moment I get her sexy body under the showerhead and watch as water and soap travels down her body, my dick takes over and I have her pressed against the wall with one leg over my shoulder and I taste and tease her until she falls apart on my tongue.

•••

"I'm telling you now, don't you dare ask me any questions in class because I'm just going to be thinking about the amazing orgasm you just gave me." Talia tells me which makes me laugh.

"Noted." We're now both fully dressed and stand in the kitchen with a few minutes to spare before I have to leave and Talia's Uber arrives.

I tried to argue with her about dropping her off a block away from school but she insisted that it was too risky. So even though I don't like it, I don't argue with her but instead I make the two of us breakfast.

"I don't remember the last time someone made me breakfast before school." Talia says, thinking out loud.

A tic works in my jaw as I thought about all the mornings she must have felt unsafe to the point where she felt like she couldn't even cook for herself in fear that Otis would appear. She'd told me how he'd always seem to corner her in the mornings right before she left for school.

I don't want her to think about that. Not now. Not ever.

"Well get used to babe," I tell her. "I can't cook but I can whip up the best toast you've ever had."

"Thank you. And while this is definitely the best toast I've ever had, maybe I'll handle breakfast for us from now on." There's a pause before she adds, "You think we can pull this off?" Talia wonders.

"We have to. I'm not going to let you jeopardize graduating because of me. Once you walk across the stage we won't have to hide this anymore." I state.

"Okay. It shouldn't be too hard." Talia says, agreeing with me.

•••

Turns out it's very fucking hard. All morning I found myself wondering what she was doing and who she was with like some horny teenager and not a grown man. It gets even better because between all the time we spent in bed, I completely forgot about putting a lesson plan together and I had absolutely nothing planned for today which left me with no other option than to throw on a movie.

Freedom Writers.

It's finally time for Talia's class to start and I fight the urge to stare at the door as she comes in. Instead, I look down at my desk pretending to be busy with some papers.

"Come in, have a seat and yes, we are watching a movie today." I say to the class as they all file in. I can hear chairs being pulled out and backpack slamming on top of desks along with students chatting excitedly.

I finally look up, my eyes zeroing on her desk where I see her sitting with one elbow propped up on her desk while she dangles a pen between her fingers.

"And don't think you're just going to pull out your phone and text the entirety of the movie," I warn them. "You will be asked to answer the following question, how do you think the movie would be perceived in this day and age and why?"

The class groans but I ignore them all as I press play on the laptop and watch as the movie appears on the screen.

Talia leans back in her seat, tapping her pen on her blank sheet of paper. The desk next to her is empty and before I can tell myself to be more smart, I leave my position at my desk and walk over to her.

"Do you mind if I sit here Ms. Davis?" I ask. Her eyes widen slightly but she nods her head. "Thank you." I whisper before sliding into the seat.

If anyone thinks it's strange that I'm sitting at a desk in the back of the classroom watching a movie with them, they don't say anything.

I place both my hands on top of the desk and lean against my chair as Hilary Swank appears on the screen.

From the corner of my eye I see Talia typing away on her cellphone and moments later my phone lights up with a text.

Talia: What are you doing? We're supposed to be acting normal, remember.

Nick: What are you talking about? I'm only sitting here because I can see the movie better from this spot.

Talia: So it has nothing to do with me?

Nick: No. Now put your jacket over your lap.

Talia turns her head and arches a brow at me but does what I asked. She shrugs out of her jacket before laying it across her lap and knee and if anyone looked in our direction it would just look like Talia did it to give her legs some warmth. I lean down, pretending to need to tie my shoes. A few students dropped their gaze to follow my moments like I expected them too.

"Eyes on the movie." I snap. Once those kids' attention is back on the screen, I quickly bring my hand up Talia's legs and slip it under her jacket and rest my hand on her thigh. I can hear her suck in a breath and I smirk in response.

My phone buzzes with a text.

Tali: What are you doing?

Nick: Nothing. Spread your thighs.

"Ms. Davis, put your phone away before I have to confiscate it." I warn her before digging my fingers into her thigh gently. Talia puts her phone away before spreading her thighs slightly open.

I brush my thumb against the crotch of her panties to find her soak and she jumps slightly. "You okay Ms. Davis?" I fight the urge to smirk.

Talia clears her throat. "I'm fine. Just a shiver that's all."

"Focus your attention back on the movie." I tell her before I brush against her clit, this time moving my thumb in a circular motion. Talia bites her lip  and grip then pen in her hand tighter.

Using two fingers, I pull her panties to the side and slip both my fingers inside, pleased when I'm greeted with slick wetness. I move my fingers in and out, finding a rhythm that has Talia grinding against me as much as she can without it being obvious as to what we're doing. I keep my focus on the screen in front of me as I continue to fuck Talia with my fingers. I can feel her pussy clench my fingers and I know she's about to come.

Talia surprises me by slapping a hand on top of mine and she shakes her head, telling me to stop. And I know it's not because it's too much but because she would make a mess and there would be no way to explain it without getting either of us in trouble or embarrassing Talia.

I reluctantly pull my fingers out of her and hear Talia sigh, but I can't tell if it's a mixture of frustration or relief.

I manage to keep my hands to myself for the rest of the class period. The bell rings and everyone scrambles out of their seat to leave.

"I expect that paper on my desk tomorrow morning." I yell out to them before they could all run out of the classroom.

Talia packs up slowly but so does another student- Addison Meyers. Seeing that she's not going to get a chance to talk to me, Talia ducks her head and heads for the door.

I try not to look so annoyed when Addison comes to stand by my desk.

"Can I help you Ms. Meyers?"

Addison is what I considered averagely pretty. Her chestnut brown hair was always in loose waves down her back and she had a slender dancer body. The boys around here drooled after her but I wasn't interested. Even if she wasn't my student.

"Just wanted to ask how your Spring Break was." She bats her eyelashes at me.

"I'm not sure that's any of your business." I snap at her.

"I missed you this week. You know you're my favorite teacher." She places her hand on my desk.

"That's sad considering I'm an asshole." I replied, rewinding the movie so that it would start from the beginning for the next class.

"You know I actually think it's pretty sexy how intense you are." She lays her manicured hand on top of mine.

I wonder if she'd be so smug if she knew my fingers were just inside Talia's pussy a few minutes ago.

"Ms. Meyers, you have one second to remove your hand or else I'll be going to the Dean to report you for harassment." I told her. She gasps but thankfully removes her hand from mine. "You're gonna be late to your next class and I won't be writing you a pass so I suggest you leave."

"You're playing hard to get Mr. Cross." She summarized. "I like it. But I should warn you, I always get what I want and I want you." Addison tells me and before I can figure out just what the hell to say to her, she turns around and heads for the door just as my other class starts to fill in.

The rest of the day is uneventful and I couldn't get to my car fast enough once I dismissed my last class of the day.

I was itching to get out of this suit and bury myself inside Talia. The moment I'm safely tucked inside my car, I pull out my cell and call her.

She picks up after the second ring. "Hey."

"Where are you?"

"In the back of an Uber on my way home." She explains.

My jaw clenches. "Why?" It was going to make burying myself inside of her a little bit more difficult if she wasn't home waiting for me.

"Because I live there?" She didn't sound so sure and I have to fight the urge to laugh.

She's adorable.

"I'll see you in fifteen minutes." I tell her before clipping the call. I realize that I'm acting like some sex starved man, but it's not even that. I just really wanted to be around Talia. We didn't get to enjoy our bubble long before having to jump back into the real world.

When I pull into the driveway of the beach house I see another car pulling away, which I figured must've been Talia's Uber. I jog up the steps and knock despite having my own key. I wanted to give Talia a sense of ownership and privacy.

Seconds later the door opens and Talia fills the doorway. "Hi."

"Hey." I say before crashing my lips against hers. Talia stumbles backwards slightly and I place my hand on her hips to keep her steady.

"Someone missed me." Talia says when I finally pull back.

"You have no fucking idea." I loosen my hold on her and step us inside the house before shutting the door behind her. "How was your first day back?"

"Good. Only one teacher gave me homework." She gives me a pointed look, making me laugh.

"The dude sounds like an asshole."

"He's the worst." Talia jokingly agrees as she walks further into the house, going for the kitchen. "But I have to admit his class was the best part of my day."

"Oh yeah, and why's that?" I smirk.

"You know why." She looks away from me, blushing. I do know. My dick jumps remembering how slick and wet she was on my fingers and how her pussy clenched my fingers. "How was your day?"

"Good. Except I was totally unprepared for the day. I guess someone completely distracted me this weekend from getting any work done for the week."

I only pretend to be upset. Truth is, she's a welcome distraction.

"Damn. That person should really let you focus on your work." Talia giggles.

"You can distract me all you want baby." I tell her before pecking her lips.  "Something interesting did happen though that I did want to talk to you about." I tell her, remembering the way Addison flirted with me after class.

"What happened?" Talia demands and I tell her everything. "That bitch!"

"I told her that if she touched me again that I would report her for sexual harassment."

"Good." Talia fumes. "I can't believe she hit on you. She's lucky I wasn't there."

"And what would you have done?"

"Beat her ass obviously." Talia answers as if it was in fact the most obvious response.

I pull her into my arms and wrap my arms around her waist. "I like jealousy on you." I tell her. "It's sexy."

"Speaking of other girls who clearly have a thing for you... what's the deal with you and Ms. Carver?"

Shit.

"There's nothing between us anymore. I ended it once I realized she wanted more than what I was willing to give." I explain.

"And you're sure you're not interested in her? She's beautiful, older, has a career..."

"She's not you." I tell her. It didn't matter if I met thirty insanely gorgeous, talented, and career oriented women in their twenties. None of them could ever compare to Talia.

"Prove it." Talia says to me.

And I do. Over and over again.