Chapter eleven #2
Around six o’clock that evening, I said goodbye to my family.
Dimitri drove me to my grandmother’s house to pick up my car.
Saying goodbye to him was harder than I thought it was going to be.
We wouldn’t see each other again for three weeks.
Tears streamed from my eyes as Dimitri assured me that everything would be okay.
“I’m gonna call you every day and we can Facetime each other. Don’t cry babe,” he soothed as he brushed away my tears with his thumbs. “We’ll be together before you know it.”
“I already miss you,” I said.
“I’m gonna miss you too, but you know what they say.”
“Absence makes the heart grow fonder,” we said at the same time.
“My grandmother used to say that to me all the time,” I said as I rested my forehead against his chest.
He placed both hands on each of my cheeks and kissed me. “It’s only for a couple of weeks.”
“I know.” I wrapped my arms around his waist and held on to him.
“You better get going so you aren’t on the road too late. Call me as soon as you get to your dorm room. It doesn’t matter what time it is,” Dimitri said.
“I will.”
He kissed me again and opened the door to my car. After I slid behind the wheel, he shut the door. I turned the key in the ignition and put the window down. He leaned in for one last kiss and backed away from the car. I waved goodbye as I backed out of the driveway.
As I drove away from my grandmother’s house, tears spilled from my eyes.
I didn’t realize how much I was going to miss my family and Dimitri until I actually left.
It was crazy how much I had grown to care about this man in such a short amount of time.
We had only known each other for a week, but I felt like I knew him longer than I had known Jonas.
The ride back to Houston was a long and lonely one. I left New Orleans at seven in the evening and didn’t make it back to my dormitory until 1:15am.
As soon as I dropped my bags on the floor, I called Dimitri to let him know I made it.
“You made it?”
“Yea, I just got to my room.”
“I’m glad you made it safe.”
“Thanks. I miss you already,” I admitted.
“I miss you too.”
“I can’t wait to see you again.”
“Shit, me either. It’s lonely in this big ass bed all by myself.”
“I’m gonna miss your arms around me.”
“Shit, I miss yours around me already.”
“Well, I’m gonna get some sleep. I am exhausted.”
“I bet. That was a long drive, and you been up since this morning,” he commented.
“Yea, I’m sleepy,” I said as I yawned loudly. “I have class at nine and I know you have to be up early for work. I promise to text you in the morning, and we can Facetime when you get off work,” I suggested.
“That’s fine bae. Sleep tight.”
“You too.”
We ended the call and I smiled knowing that it wouldn’t be long before I’d be back in his arms. I changed into my night clothes after deciding to take a shower in the morning before class. I was just too tired to do it now.
The next morning, I woke up and headed to the bathroom to take a shower.
When I was done, I came back to my room and got dressed for class.
Seeing Jonas was not something I looked forward to, especially after the scene he caused at my grandmother’s funeral.
I knew he was upset about seeing me with Dimitri but if he had stayed away like I told him to, it wouldn’t have been a problem.
Before I walked into the classroom, I took a deep breath. With my head held high, I headed to my desk. As usual, Jonas was standing at the board writing. He didn’t turn around until he was done then he narrowed his eyes at me. I put my eyes on the paper in front of me and ignored him.
Thank God my class was only forty- five minutes because had it lasted an hour and fifteen minutes like my Tuesday and Thursday classes, I probably wouldn’t be able to stay the whole time. When class was over, I was heading out the door when he called my name.
“Gianna, I need to speak with you,” he said.
Hearing his voice sounded like nails on a chalkboard right now. Against my better judgment, I held back because I didn’t want anyone to get suspicious of my refusing to stay. After the classroom was clear, I said, “Please say what you need to say because I have another class to get to.”
“I need to see you in my office at noon. Don’t be late!”
“No! Just say what you need to say now!”
“What you mean no?” he asked. “You don’t say no to me!”
“Whatever! Just say what you need to say, Professor Alexander,” I said sarcastically.
“Lemme ask you something Gianna. Do you wanna pass this class or not?”
“What kind of question is that?”
“It’s a question that deserves an answer. Do you wanna pass this class or not?” he repeated.
“Of course, I want to pass this class! Why do you think I’ve been working so hard on these assignments?” I asked angrily. How dare he try to threaten me with my grades.
“Then the decision to meet me in my office at noon should be an easy one,” he said with an attitude.
I didn’t even bother to answer him as I turned around and walked away. I knew this man was not trying to fail me behind some bullshit that he caused! Regardless of whether we had been sleeping together or not, I had worked my ass off in his class.
I never expected any kind of special treatment from him because he was my lover. I promised my grandmother that I would come to school and do the work. And that was exactly what I had been doing.
I walked out of Professor Jonas’ classroom feeling extremely nervous.
I couldn’t believe he was taking things this far.
As I sat in my next two classes, I couldn’t even concentrate on what my professors were saying.
All I knew was that final exams were coming up and I needed to get my head in the right space.
How was I supposed to do that with Professor Jonas threatening to fail me? He couldn’t do that. I already had a 3.8 GPA, so there was nothing he could do to fool with it. Fuck him!
I was done playing this game with him and if he forced my hand, I would go to the dean about this shit. If he thought that I was just going to give him what he wanted without fighting back, he had better think again.
If I went down, we both were going down!
At 11:56am, I stood outside of his office shaking with nervousness. I could hear arguing on the other side of the door but couldn’t make out what they were saying. Then the door cracked open, and I almost jumped out of my skin.