Noah’s POV:It wasn’t Stacey.It was Sophie.And just like that, my entire mood shifted.“What the hell are you doing here?” I growled, not even trying to hide the venom in my voice.She leaned against the doorway like she owned the place, her glossy lips curling into a smile that made my stomach turn. “You look like you were expecting someone else,” she said sweetly. I stood frozen, my fists clenched, jaw tight. I couldn’t believe the audacity. After everything, she still had the nerve to show up here.Her entire body oozed smugness, like she had just walked off a runway and into my worst nightmare.“Hey stranger,” she cooed, tilting her head to the side. “You gonna invite me in, or should I just assume this scowl means ‘I missed you’?”My heart dropped straight into my stomach.Without a word, I stepped aside.She sauntered in like she owned the place, the heels of her boots tapping softly on the hardwood floor, her perfume invading my lungs. She turned to me with a sly smile as I
Noah’s POV:This wasn’t how I envisioned this to be, but here I was, lying on the couch, trying to dial the same number for the past three days, and there was no answer, absolutely no way to reach her.Was it so bad that I wanted her close? Did I want her in my arms like any other man would want his woman?A laugh escaped me, sounding so bitter I couldn’t even believe it was mine. Here I was, sitting on the couch, trying to watch TV because I couldn’t go to practice because I decided to save a woman who doesn’t seem to like the idea that we’re different ages.She thought I didn’t know.It had always been written all over her face. She still thinks about her ex-husband, and she still doubts our love could hold strong when faced in public, but still I never pulled back. I still craved her like a drug addict unable to quit a drug. I still wanted her. Hell, I never wanted just sex to begin with. But here I was, dating a woman I’ve loved since the first day of college, but…You doubt she
Stacey’s POV:My heart launched to my throat as I watched the woman look at me with such judgment, like she could actually make me disappear. But I swallowed, holding on to Noah's hand."Yes, I'm Noah's professor, and I didn’t know what happened, but I found him leaping and decided to bring him home," I smiled, and I could feel Noah’s eyes on me.I could hear my voice, my lie drumming in my ears.This was for the best.This was for the best.I chanted in my head while my mind went into a complete frenzy. His mum was still glaring at our joint hands, which I refused to let go of. When I looked at Noah, my heart immediately went still.Hurt filled his eyes, hell, it was more like tears, which made my heartbeat race a thousand miles per hour. I gave him a slight smile, but he turned to his father like he understood what I was trying to portray.But a part of me ached. I had denied him in front of the people he loved the most after telling him this was official, that we were finally offic
Stacey's POV:"I want to make this official." The pleading look in his eyes made my heart soften. I wanted that too, more than anything, but…Quit thinking about what people think and just do it!I took a deep breath. "Alright. It's official then." He threw his arm over me and went on a rampage, kissing every open spot on my face. A laugh escaped my lips. He stopped and looked at me, his voice turning a bit serious now. "I want you there when my parents begin to bombard me with questions as to where I've been." His eyes remained fixed on me, unweaving.He was really serious about this.I shook my head. "Noah, you can't be serious. I'm your professor. Regardless of the fact that we are now official, we can't just go parading around. At least not yet. It might put everything at risk."I pulled my hand away from him, and I saw the pain cross his features. Still I head firm. I couldn’t meet his parents now. It was too early. It wasn't like I didn't want to show off our love, but there
Stacey's POV:Everything felt right.My fingers dug into his hair as I drowned in the kiss, my mind became a fog I couldn't understand, and I wished I could stay in that moment, never letting it go, with tears rolling down my eyes.Then the door flew open, causing me to jump back so fast I almost fell backwards."Hey! Careful!" Noah grabbed my hand and held me in place.His face was completely flushed with shock and fear from me falling, and that's when I noticed the nurse standing by the door.I swallowed. These were now two incidents in one day; first Sophia's friend, and now the nurse in a hospital who was giving me strange looks like she had just caught me committing the most grievous sin. I shrunk inside myself. My heart raced in all directions as she stood frozen at the door, her eyes darting from me to Noah.God! She looks like she's about to say something that will cause an unnecessary uproar."May I help you?" My voice dragged out as I tried to act normal, a nervous smile pl
Stacey's POV:My heart raced a thousand miles per minute as I took one step after the other, stepping into the hospital. All eyes turned towards me.Okay, I needed to calm down.But I couldn’t. I would’ve been caught, and that too by Sophia’s friends, of all people. I couldn’t let this news get to Sophia at any cost.I took a deep breath and continued walking into the hospital with a fake smile glued on my face. Suddenly my phone rang out loud, and panicking, I brought it out, almost fumbling it.Damn it! Panic does not work well with me.Deep breath, deep breath. The tiny voice in my head repeated like a broken record.I looked down to see Liam’s name on the screen. Not answering him should obviously give him the message that I don’t want to talk to him!He just can't be patient! I ended the call, and barely three steps forward, my phone rang again. This time it was Michael.I froze in place. If my heart wasn’t already flying out of my body, then now it was. My brain seemed to have