Chapter 19
Chapter Nineteen
“ E nd of year dance, it’s compulsory you all attend,” Heather Rollins drawled as she handed out leaflets in the hallway.
Beside me, Kate stiffened. My eyes fell to her stomach as she forced a smile.
“Great. Just what I need. Maternity dresses.”
Sarah sighed beside me and reached out to hug her.
“It’s fine. You can barely tell. You can get away with any sexy dress—”
“I don’t feel sexy, Sarah. I feel like a mountain of dog shit,” Kate admitted, her eyes filling with tears. “Now I’m crying because I’ve finally admitted it!”
Kate wasn’t remotely like a pile of dog shit and couldn’t be if she tried. But the pregnancy news had hit her hard. Her parents had gone ballistic, especially when she told them she didn’t know who the father was. Naturally, I highly suspected Arden, and predictably he had been nowhere to be seen since word got out.
“But you’re growing a human in there, and that’s amazing,” I soothed, joining in with the group hug .
“I’m going to be fat and stupid. Because there’s no way, I’ll pass my exams when all I want to do is sleep and be sick.”
I grimaced in sympathy when Harley turned up, beaming at us.
His face slightly fell when he saw Kate’s tear-stained face, and he pulled her in for a hug.
“Come on, Kate. It’s not the end of the world.”
“Oh yeah? So why can’t I stop crying?” Kate wailed whilst Harley sent me a desperate look.
“Get the girl some chocolate,” I commanded, and Sarah nodded, linking arms with Kate as they headed towards the canteen.
“Yes! Let’s go and get a huge Dairy Milk...” Sarah’s voice trailed off as Harley turned back to look at me, his eyes filling with concern.
“So, Kate’s keeping the baby.” Harley whistled, gazing after her admirably.
“Yep. But she doesn’t know for sure who the father is. I think it’s Arden—”
“They fucked once . Kate had been with Andrew more times than that, don’t forget that college dude.”
“Shh. Not our business.”
Harley shuffled in front of me, and I narrowed my eyes. He seemed nervous, and I didn’t want him doing anything stupid like—
“So, you know the end of year—”
This.
“I’m not going,” I said quickly, fixing an apologetic smile on my face. “But why don’t you ask Kate-”
“Because she would know it was a sympathy date, and she’d decline. Why aren’t you going?” Harley frowned, his eyes boring into mine with mild interest.
I could hardly explain why .
“Um...”
“Because you feel pressured? You know I’ve been nothing but a friend to you since you split with Arden. It’s been a long time now, so I thought, well, we could start back at the beginning.”
I groaned inwardly. “I just—”
“Please?” Harley begged, his eyes pleading with me when I caught sight of Evan walking down the corridor, his eyes narrowing as he took in the scene before him.
My heart flipped about a thousand times, my stomach tingling with longing.
“Jain? Will you?”
I turned back to Harley, his hopeful expression reliant on my answer.
“I can’t. The thing is, there’s someone else,” I admitted, my mouth going dry when Harley’s eyebrows shot up.
“Someone else?” He echoed, and I nodded.
“Yeah, it’s complicated.”
“It’s not, though, is it Jain? It’s anyone but me.”
Harley pushed past me, and I stared after him sadly. I couldn’t lead him on—it wouldn’t be fair.
“Someone else, hmm? Should I be worried?”
The voice in my ear made me jump, my senses running wild at the sudden proximity I found myself with this delicious creature. I turned as he gazed at me over his glasses.
“No, you shouldn’t,” I whispered, my fingers dancing with his as he studied me intently.
“What did he want?”
“To know if I wanted to be his date to the end-of-year dance,” I said breathlessly as he stared at me.
“You’re going?”
“Not with him, no,” I said, glancing around us when he nodded .
“I’ve got to be there. Bullshit, basically. No offence, but I’d rather watch paint dry. Have you seen the theme?”
I shook my head, trying to concentrate on his words but failing. His lips pulled into a smirk before he scoffed.
“Masquerade Ball.”
“Oh, that’s not too bad...” I laughed when suddenly he pulled me close to him, whispering in my ear.
“I can’t watch you turn up with another man.”
“I’m going with Kate and Sarah. No man in sight.”
“I’ll be there,” Evan said, his eyes lifting to mine as I ached to kiss him. “Be my secret date.”
He raised his eyebrows as he stepped away, turning back in the direction he had come from.
“Maybe I will.”
“Is that a yes?” He called back over his shoulder, and I grinned.
“Can I tell you after school?”
“Of course, Ms Martin. Tutorial as usual.”
* * *
I’d barely been through Evan’s door seconds when he had me pressed against the wall.
“I’ve missed you,” I gasped against him, tugging at his zipper.
“Wait, I need to say something,” Evan said, trying to stop kissing me but failing.
“Can’t it wait?” I shrugged my jacket off, pulling at my shoes when he stopped me.
“No.”
I kicked my shoes off when he walked to the lounge. He sat down, pulling me onto his lap as we kissed again.
“Can you sit over there? I can’t concentrate with you on my lap.”
I giggled before sliding over, turning back towards him .
“Go on.”
“I need to apologise,” he began, his fingers lacing with mine. “You were right, and I was wrong. Even more proof that you are perfect for me, huh?”
I stared at him, unsure where he was going with this.
“We can keep it a secret. Until you leave school, then we tell whoever we want. But I want a relationship with you. I don’t want anyone else. I meant what I said, Jain, I love you.”
This time I didn’t hesitate, jumping into his arms as I kissed him deeply.
“I feel the same.”
“Yeah? So, say it,” he smirked against my jawline as he trailed kisses down my neck.
“I love you too, Evan.”
He groaned against me, pushing me roughly down onto the sofa.
“You’ve no idea what that sounds like coming out of your pretty little mouth.”
“Are you going to fuck me already?” I gasped as he rolled his eyes.
EVAN
“How many times am I going to have to say it, Jain? We don’t always fuck. We make love.”
She wriggled beneath me, making my cock even harder. It was taking every element of strength I had not to fuck her through the sofa, but this girl—she deserved much more than that. She was beautiful and old beyond her years. She had me addicted.
I’d dated women before, even had casual flings, but somehow, none of them had made me feel like this. I’d read about it, heard about it—Christ—I’d written about it—but real love was rare. The first time I saw her, I was floored. She wasn’t just beautiful—everything about her was enticing. Her voice, her smile, even her name. She had an air of confidence about her that was made even more endearing by her sweetness—yet I’d seen the vultures around her.
Harley Owen, Arden Charter, to name but a few. Like hungry hyenas, they circled her, and I kept my distance.
I tried to.
She was my student.
There were jokes at university about how young I would be to be teaching senior-aged kids—God—I can’t use that word to describe the love of my life. I’d brushed it off, not tempted by hormonal teenage girls.
But then it happened—and I had zero control over it.
As I thrust into Jain, her hands slid to my balls, squeezing them softly. I gazed into her eyes, suddenly aware yet again, we weren’t using condoms. I was behaving erratically, and I felt guilty. Her best friend was pregnant—
“What are you thinking about?” Jain murmured against my mouth as I kissed her.
“Condoms, or lack of it. Let me just pull out and get one.”
“I’m on the injection for my periods, don’t stop,” she groaned, and I scooped her up into my arms, kissing her deeply as we made love. When she shuddered against me, the walls of her pussy tightened, her teeth sinking into the flesh of my shoulder as my cum spurted inside her.
“I love you,” Jain whispered, and euphoria ran through my body.
It was surreal to hear her say it, but I was glad she had told me how she felt. I was miserable without her in my bed. Waking up next to her was rapidly becoming a life goal for me.
I’d fallen hard.
I couldn’t change it. I was hers. If people didn’t like it, I didn’t care one bit. But I did want her to succeed, and I didn’t want to hold her back at all; the last thing I wanted to do was cause her drama before her exams.
So, a secret we would be.
For now.