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I know that voice! I whip around so fast to try to see her, but she doesn’t speak up again. There are too many students, and I can’t find her hazel eyes among them. My heart is leaping out of my chest trying to go to her like she is a magnet.
I know she is probably just as in shock as I am and is probably trying to hide like she always used to. I grab the sheet with the student’s names on it and start to go down it to mark who is there. I hide my emotions until I get to that name.
“Allison Dolan.” She raises her hand, and my eyes are locked on hers. She hasn’t changed a bit since the last time I remember. I finally close my mouth from the shock of this finally happening. As much as I want to say pierce to see if it’s actually her, I know I don’t have to. My heart knows that is her.
“Welcome to the class, Mrs. Dolan.”
I don’t like the way that sounds coming out of my mouth. The selfish part of me hopes that she isn’t married to the man I saw all those years ago. He seemed to make her happy from when I checked up on her from time to time on Facebook. The greedy bastard in me just wants her for myself.
“It’s Ms. Not Mrs., but Ally is fine.” My heart warms and I can’t help but thank the universe that this is happening right now.God she is so beautiful, I should have told her that before!
“Okay, Welcome to my class…Ally.”
It takes everything inside of me to look away from her and continue to teach the class. When I ask the students what my favorite book says about me, I fully expected her to answer that question. I look straight at her, and I can read everything in her eyes. Those same eyes I’ve come accustomed to after all these years. I know what she is thinking, and I can’t help but feel the blood rush to the spot it should not be right now. I lick my lips at the thought of her bent over my desk, open for me, giving herself to me.
All the memories come back to me in a flood. I knew how she felt about me back then, but there was nothing I could do about it, and it killed me. It wasn’t until the end of the year when it was becoming harder for me to contain my growing feelings for her too. She was the most passionate and caring person I had ever met and seeing her put herself down all the time killed me. I wanted to tell her how incredibly beautiful she was inside and out, but I knew it was wrong. I was with Rachel, and I needed to see that out.
Plus, I am ten years older than her. She deserved to experience the fun of being young. I didn’t want to take that away from her. When I saw that she was doing that when I came back to New York it filled me with happiness, but I also longed for her to just say my name one last time.
Somehow, I manage to get through the class without gawking at her the whole time. I wasn’t going to say anything since I’d see her again Wednesday, but I needed confirmation.
“Ally, can I see you for a moment please?” I finish putting the papers in my bag and turn to the room being empty and her in front of me.
She does the cutest little wave at me, and I can tell she is nervous.
“What can I do for you Dex?” There it is my name on her tongue again. It drives me crazy hearing her say it, it makes me wonder what she would sound like moaning it.Get your shit together…
“Sorry, I meant professor Laclaire.” I’m still in awe that it’s her but I’m also giddy that I have another chance with this beautiful woman.
“So that is you.” I smile at her and that gets me her beautiful smile in return. My day couldn’t have turned out any better!
“I didn’t realize you worked here.”
If only she knew that the reason I was here was her.
“Been here for a few years now, it’s so good to see you here.” She laughs and my blood returns to that forbidden spot that needs to calm down right now.
“Took me only seven years.”Has it really been that long?It feels like only a few with how everything just picked right back up where we left off.
“Time doesn’t matter as long as you’re doing what you love.”
I hope she believes me because I know that beneath that gorgeous auburn hair that her mind is telling her otherwise. She always second-guessed herself and I tried my darndest to make sure she knew I was proud of every little thing she had done.
“Yeah, well I should probably get going home.” She points to the door, and I start to panic. I need more time with her, I can’t let her slip through my fingers again.
“I liked your paper by the way! I was hoping it was you that wrote it, it reminded me so much of you for it to not be you.”
That gets her to turn around and look at me.
“Thank you Mr. Lac…”
I cut her off before she can finish that sentence. I like my name coming out of her mouth, but the only time I want to hear my last name is when it’s at the end of hers.
“Dex is fine, Ally.”
She reaches out her hand for what I’m guessing is a handshake and I take it. I would be stupid to not take any opportunity to touch her. She is still shaking my hand when she talks again.
“Thank you, Dex.”
I smile up at her and she finally realizes that she is still shaking my hand. It’s good to know that I still have this effect on her. Before she can release our connection, I look down at our hands and see her tattoo. A mockingbird on her right wrist and at that moment I want to cave and tell her exactly how I feel for her. I lick my lips and try to reel in my emotions before I lose the battle within my chest.
“Well, I really should get going. Unless there’s anything else you need.”
I know that there is nothing else I can say to keep her here all night with me, so I nod my head and let her go to the door. She pauses with her hand on the knob and I’m hopeful she turns around and comes back to me, but she doesn’t. She walks out of my classroom, and I know exactly what I need to do next.
I go straight to Carl’s office and talk to him on our policy with student and professor relationships. I should have known about it since I’ve been waiting for her to come, but part of me didn’t think it would actually happen. Then he tells me that as long as we are of legal age that there is nothing the school can legally do.
“Is there a relationship you would like to put on the record?” I shake my head and tell him I was just wondering, and he nods and goes back to whatever task he was doing before I walked in.
I should tell him about her, but I want her all to myself. The other half of my heart has been out there, and it has finally come home to me. I want her to take the whole damn thing, I want hers too. she is my soulmate and I have no doubt about that. She is the reason I believe in the word love; I just hope that someday I get to tell her that. I’m not wasting anytime with making sure that she truly is mine, My Allison. My beautiful girl!
