Falling For Her

by Mia Ford

  Still, I noticed her worn jeans as my eyes passed over her. I saw the way that her burgundy shirt dipped in the front, offering me a hint of what I’d tasted the other night. Damn it, but Elena was beautiful. I finished the lecture and reminded them to study for the test at the end of the week, smiling as I watched everyone leave. I pulled out my phone and sent a text to Elena asking her to meet me in my office with a small smile, needing to taste those lips again.

  She frowned as she finished getting everything put away and pulled out her phone, blushing as she read the words on the screen. Her eyes lifted and met my gaze across the nearly empty room, and she took a quick glance around. “Now?” She mouthed as I nodded once, not waiting to draw attention to us. Elena looked at the clock, seeming to calculate in her head before she smiled and left the room. I assumed that she was going to meet me, but I had to stop in the office anyway.

  I left the room to the janitors to clean up since students always had and always would bring food to class. They were messy, and while it annoyed me to no end most of the time, there was a need to hurry out of my classroom. I was curious to see if Elena showed up, hungry for her lips and feeling her body against mine again as I rushed across the campus to the building where the teacher offices were located, ducking into mine and closing the door as I glanced at my messy desk with a frown. I’d been focused on getting the tests ready, and I took the stack and shoved it onto the bookcase, aware that Elena shouldn’t see it. I knew that whatever was between us had nothing to do with the fact that she was in my class, even if it had only been the one time. I didn’t plan to offer her any kind of edge, and I knew that she wouldn’t ask for any favors in the first place.

  It wasn’t often that students offered certain services for an adjustment to their grade, but it happened a couple of times. I’d never agreed to that, though it seemed like an odd line to draw since I’d slept with Elena. I was just finishing when I heard a tap at the door, and I ran a hand through my hair. “Come on in.” I forced my voice to sound casual as I turned to see a nervous looking Elena walk inside. She closed the door and was in front of me instantly, reaching out to lock the door that was just a few feet away. She gasped as I cupped her face and leaned in to kiss her, unable to control myself as our mouths locked together.

  We kissed as she dropped her bag to the floor, wrapping her arms around my neck. I tilted my head to deepen it as our tongues danced together, hardening against her stomach. I pulled away momentarily and gazed into her eyes. “Hi.”

  “Hey,” she replied as she searched my face. “I didn’t know what to expect today.”

  “I suppose I felt the same way until I saw you looking at me. I couldn’t wait to taste you,” I told her as I leaned in for another kiss, hearing her moan against me. I pulled her back to the desk clumsily, pushing her on it as she wrapped her legs around me. I could tell in her choked gasp that I took her by surprise and if I were honest, I took myself by surprise. I pulled away, giving her a moment to breathe as I looked into her dazed face.

  “Wow,” Elena murmured as she shook her head and blinked. “I didn’t know if it would feel that way the next time we kissed.”

  “It’s better,” I assured her as we kissed again before talking a little, still wrapped up in one another. There was a sharp tap at the door, making us both jump as someone tried the door.

  “Mr. Forsberg?” A small voice slipped into the room, making me remember that Sarah was stopping by to check the tests for me for accuracy. I stepped away from Elena and straightened my clothes as she stood, pulling out her notebook from her forgotten bag on the floor as she sat down. I looked at Elena’s lips and wiped at my own, noting her smeared gloss as I caught her gaze.

  “Just a sec, Sarah,” I called out as Elena cleaned herself up and I went to unlock the door. “It was locked?” I feigned surprise as I smiled at her, hoping to hell that she wouldn’t see right through me.

  “I guess so.” She shrugged as she walked in and glanced at Elena, who was searching through her notebook slowly and hiding her face. “Do you have them ready?”

  “Yes, I do.” I took the stack and straightened it before handing it to Sarah as she nodded. She took another look at Elena and then glanced at me questioningly. She helped students a lot in here, and I grinned.

  “I’ve got this. It’s just a question. Thanks for looking those over, Sarah.” I watched as she nodded, turning to leave before she closed the door. “Fuck.” My voice came out as a hiss, even though it didn’t look like anything had been going on, at least to me.

  “Did she know who I was? Sarah helped me before, remember?” Elena stared at me as I licked my lips.

  “Was it just through email or in person?” I asked her as she frowned. “Shit. I doubt it. I have students in here a lot.” I watched a shadow cross her face and reached out to touch her cheek. I saw the insecurity in her eyes and tried to find a way to tell her that I didn’t do this with other students, despite having talked about that before. “Not like that, Elena.” I sighed as I realized the door was open and dropped my hand. “Can I see you again?” I asked her as she seemed to consider the question. “Pizza at my place? Seven?”

  “Sure,” she agreed after a moment, looking at the closed door. She kissed me softly before leaving, and I dropped into my seat, running my hands over my face slowly. I smelled sweet like Elena, and I inhaled her scent as I played back what just happened.

  CHAPTER 7: Elena

  I walked out to my car under the light of the dim street lamp outside of my apartment. I glanced around, always careful before getting inside and locking the door. I started the car, wondering if I was insane. I was going back to Liam’s house a few days after sleeping with him, pushing my luck. I couldn’t say no and my face heated up as I remembered his powerful kiss when I arrived at his office. A darker part of me wanted him to take me right without delay and give me the feeling that I’d been craving since I left his condo.

  Was that why I was going back?

  I left the parking lot and stopped automatically by the cookie place for my favorite chocolate chip cookies, blinking as I walked inside. “Elena. Hi!” Lisa called out as she finished putting a few treats into the display. “The usual?”

  I didn’t even mean to come here, and I forced a smile on my face. “Yes, but make it a dozen.” I wanted Liam to like them as much as I did, even though I shouldn’t spend so much on them. If he didn’t like them, I could just snack on them for the next few days.

  “Hmm. Do you have a lot of studying coming up?” Lisa teased me, a smile on her red lips.

  “I am going to a study group, and we might all need some sugar,” I explained as she laughed and bagged the thick, chewy cookies into a pink bag. I paid with a twenty and took the change, shoving it into my pocket as I took the bag. I went back to the car, continuing the drive to his place as I entered the gate code and headed to the back of the complex. I looked around before getting out, pulling my loose hat around my face as I stepped out of the car.

  Liam opened his door quickly with a smile as he ushered me in, his hand taking my arm gently. I walked forward, holding the bag as he closed the door and kissed me eagerly. His body pressed against the bag, making it crinkle as he pulled away with an arched eyebrow. “What’s that?”

  “I am addicted to Lucy’s Sweetery,” I told him, searching his face for recognition. “I brought dessert.”

  Liam reached for the bag and led me to the kitchen, where a pizza sat on the stove. It was cheesy and hot, making my stomach growl. “Perfect. I Just finished dinner. Want some wine?”

  It was overwhelming how comfortable I was here even while being so nervous.

  “That looks so good. I expected a box pizza,” I said as Liam chuckled.

  “I can cook when I am inspired to,” Liam teased as he stepped towards me and stared into my eyes. “No interruptions.” He took my face in his hands and kissed me, at first sweetly, but we both deepened it quickly as I reached for him. We didn’t hold back this
time, and he gripped my hips as he pushed me against the counter and devoured me. My tongue met his eagerly, surprising me just like earlier when I lost control in his office for a few moments. The counter was too high to sit on, but I pulled him closer and moaned against him. He pulled away reluctantly and sighed slowly. “Want to eat? I am going to take you on my table if we keep this up.” He laughed weakly, and I smiled as I stepped back.

  Liam strode across the kitchen and grabbed something to cut the pizza into slices, grabbing two plates. He loaded them up, and I got his beer and took the glass that he offered me for the wine. I pulled out the bottle from the last time and filled it before we sat at his little bistro table by the kitchen window and ate.

  We talked about the last few days as we ate the food, sipping our drinks as she shared long looks. I felt like a teenager on my first date as I smiled so much that my face hurt. After dinner, he dumped the plates into the sink and led me into the living room, pulling me on the couch as I gripped my wine. I looked around, taking in the fire, and show on television before looking at Liam. “Thanks for the pizza.”

  “It was nothing,” Liam leaned in to kiss me again as the glass was pulled from my hand and his tongue slipped between my lips. I gave into the embrace, pulling against him as I let our mouths move together, feeling the heat wash over my body. I didn’t know how much time passed before he was pushing me back, kissing me and moving between my thighs as I moaned. My black leggings felt thin as I rocked up against his jeans, finding the hard ridge of his denim a welcome relief for the growing desire in my body.

  Liam groaned as he met me thrust for thrust, pulling back to watch me as I started to whimper. I reached for him as I felt his hands on my waist, asking if he could take off my pants. I nodded, and the air hit my skin as his hands ran over me, baring me to him as I shivered. I felt him push up my t-shirt and his lips moved to kiss my stomach as I cried out, knowing what he was going to do next.

  His mouth was against my warm center, tongue licking and lips sucking as I gripped his hair. “Oh, God.” Liam knew what he was doing, and I settled back as I went along for the ride that he was promising to give me. I tried to hold out as long as I could before I screamed and jerked against him. God, the way his mouth locked onto me to get every drop was so hot, and I closed my eyes as my release continued to pulse through me.

  He rested his head on my stomach for a moment, breathing in gently as I looked down at him. “You taste so sweet,” Liam told me as I blushed. “It’s like honey tasting you come like that.”

  “Really? I always thought that it would be gross,” I told him as he laughed against my skin.

  “Not you.”

  We stayed there, lazily talking and watching the movie on the TV as the fire crackled. After a little while, Liam went to get himself another beer and refill my wine, coming back with the cookies in the bag. “These smell good. Want to eat them naked on my bed?” His smile was lascivious, and I giggled as I sat up to sip the wine.

  “Sure,” I agreed as I stood and made my way into the dark hallway. We went to his room where he lit a fire and dropped the bag on the bed before stripping his shirt off, making me forget how to breathe for a second. I realized that I was naked and bit my lip as I tugged my shirt down, trying to cover myself futilely. I smiled as he took the glass from my hand and set it down on the table beside the bed along with his beer.

  “Stop that,” he told me as he leaned in and kissed me, my taste still on his lips. I was fascinated with it, finding it a bit sweet and salty as he groaned. “Fuck, you tasting yourself is…” Liam shook his head and kissed me again as I reached around his neck.

  We ended up in bed, his chest pressing against my shirt while his jeans covered my still needy pussy. I knew that Liam was ready for more, but he kept the kisses long and deep as he relaxed against my body.

  “Do you think that she knew today?” I asked as he looked blankly at me. “Sarah.”

  “No, probably not. She’s used to students, and she was just there to get the tests to review them,” Liam explained as I blushed. “I will make one thing clear, Elena. This thing with us has nothing to do with that, nothing at all. I like you, and you’ll do fine in the class without any extra help.”

  “I agree,” I said as he kissed my stomach again. “I would never ask that of you.”

  “Good. That is the one fucking reason that people would frown on this and it has nothing to do with it.” He reminded me just where I was and who I was with as I closed my eyes. “Elena, I didn’t mean…”

  “It’s fine, Liam. I am a big girl, and I know how bad this would look,” I told him as I looked at him. “I just can’t stay away from you.”

  “I can’t stay away from you, either.” He grinned and reached for the cookies, breaking a piece off and feeding it to me before popping a piece into his mouth. “These are so good.”

  “My favorite. I have a bunch, and they’re big, so keep some here with you,” I offered as Liam kissed me.

  We had finished a couple of the cookies before he kissed me again, rolling me over him once we were naked. “Will you ride me?” Liam asked me as my eyes widened. I’d never done that. He reached for a condom, and I sat back as I watched him roll it on himself before he licked his lips and stare at me.

  “I can try,” I promised him as I lifted my hips and looked down to position myself. Liam was holding himself, and I lowered my body onto him as I moaned. I could feel him inside of me, feel him everywhere as he filled me. Liam groaned, and I looked at him, seeing the pleasure on his face. I felt the girl in me disappearing with each movement, giving into the sensual woman that I never knew I was. We started to rock together once he sensed that I was used to him and the sound of our bodies made me cry out as he buried his cock in me. I came, soaking him with my release as I gripped him and felt him pull back and move up hard as he shot inside of the latex. His hands gripped my hips hard, making me sure there would be bruises but I didn’t care. I wanted him again as I sucked in my breath and draped my sweaty body over him. Liam stroked my back gently, still inside of me as I relaxed against him, unsure of what I would do without him at this point.

  The idea scared me. We were teacher and student, and this was so, so wrong, but it felt right. He rolled me over gently before standing to go to the attached bathroom while I let my eyes close. I was tired, sated and I didn’t want to leave this bed or his side. I felt Liam come back to the bed and pull me against him, kissing my hair. “You felt incredible, Elena.” I murmured something in return and felt his lips on my shoulder. “I am going to hold you while you sleep tonight. What time is your class tomorrow?”

  “Eight,” I told him as I felt myself drifting off.

  “I’ll set the alarm for before that so you can get out of here before too many people are out and about, okay?” His question reminded me of what we were doing all over again, and ice washed through my veins. He did something on the table beside the bed as I froze.

  “Do you want me to leave?” I asked as he pulled me against his naked body, seeming to want to comfort me.

  “No, Elena. Not at all, but this is what it is.” I remained quiet as he held me, my hands pressed against his chest as I pretended to sleep. I felt his breath even out after a while and assumed that he was sleeping before I let a tear slide down my cheek. I was so foolish for being here and letting my feelings for him continue and grow. I was going to get hurt at the end, and I tried to tell myself that he wasn’t worth the pain.

  I fell asleep a couple of hours later, exhausted from the inner turmoil in my head. The room was comfortable, and I felt like I was sinking into the mattress, but his touch and scent kept me awake for a while.

  CHAPTER 8: Liam

  I heard the alarm chime when the room was still dark, reaching over to silence it before the arm body pressed closer to me. I stopped, thinking for a moment before I remembered last night. Sleeping over was not something that happened in my world, not at my place or anybody else’s. I liked the feelin
g of Elena beside me as emotion tore through me, knowing what we were and how much that would prevent me from being able to fall for her.

  Was I already?

  She was beautiful, sweet and innocent in ways that I hadn’t seen in a woman for a long time. Elena was irresistible. I knew that I couldn’t resist her with every day that I saw her and running into her at the coffee shop seemed like fate to me. It was fate, or it was the end of me, and I sagged against my pillow again. I knew that she had to leave when it was still dark out, as much as I hated the idea. Elena could not be seen here, and since I kept to myself and didn’t know many of my neighbors, I had to stick to the rules that I was slowly making in my head. Anything to keep her around a little longer. When the alarm went off again, I rolled over and shook her awake gently as she murmured in her sleep. “Baby,” I whispered as I felt her tense beside me. I hated waking her up, wanting to stay in bed and feel myself inside of her again before making breakfast and drinking coffee as I took in her sleepy morning eyes. I knew that she looked beautiful just from seeing her here in my arms but today wasn’t the day for us to do any of what I wanted. “Elena, you have a class today.” She moved and got up to use the bathroom before dressing and getting ready to leave. I walked her out to her car since it was still so dark, kissing her gently before I saw her start the engine with a reminder to text me when she arrived home. I knew her address so I could check her path home in case I didn’t hear from her, and I watched her leave with a frown. I hated sending her away, and that was so unnatural for me. I normally didn’t think twice about it with a woman.

  I went back inside to wait for her text, sitting in bed and feeling the emptiness of it. We did find a few moments to be together, but it was too hasty to be actually enjoyed. I sighed and thought about making some coffee as my phone chimed, checking it to make sure that Elena was home safely. I felt the relief wash through me and stood to start brewing the coffee since I was certain that I wouldn’t be going back to sleep this morning. I didn’t have a class to teach, but there were some lesson plans to work on. I fixed some eggs and toast to eat while I watched the sun come up through my back window. I worked on some upcoming lesson plans, spoke to my sister on the phone as we planned our weekly dinner for that night and fell asleep in front of the television watching a movie.