Matched With Professor

11. He Is Jealous

Kate’s pov

‘Are you sure you will be ok?’

‘Totally fine! Just go. You’re gonna be late for the class.’

I know she is suffering a hangover headache. I know how depressed she is with all unsolved problems.

‘Call me if you need me. Anytime. ’

‘Sure honey. Thanks for the coffee’ She gives me a big smile.

‘Do you mind… It’s pretty well outside. You need some sunshine!’ I throw open the curtains with no intention of waiting for her answer.

‘That’s too bright! I can’t open my eyes! ’  She cried, throwing a pillow at me.

‘Sorry. Too late. ’ we both are chuckling. ‘well, I’m leaving. Don’t let the s**t beat you, my queen.’

‘Yes, my lord.’ She smirks.

It’s a full scheduled day. Lectures, seminars, group discussions…

 ‘When Firm A buys out Firm B, we only have A as a whole. That’s acquisitions. When the size of A and B are basically equal, no one can buy the other but they can be merged into a bigger one. That’s Mergers. In the M&A course, we are going to discuss why and how to do it and problems during and after mergers or acquisitions.  ’

…

The professor’s voice is perfect for soothing us into dreams. It’s like driving on the high-way without bumps. Passengers fall asleep one by one.

Oh. My dream is drugging me down too.

No. I can’t. That will hurt the professor’s feeling if I, the good and hard-working student cannot focus on his lecture either. I hate to disappoint others.

Someone please gives me some match sticks to uphold my eyelid.

Oh. I miss Nathan’s lectures. He is talented in creating fun, interactive, engaging lectures.  You won’t feel the time in his lecture.

Why the hell I quit?!?! Deep down in my hear. Was it truly because I didn’t want to see him again or I wanted to create a chance to be his girl without moral accuse? 

Completed human emotions!

Wait. Nathan. He texted me last night. Sexting would be more precise. Knowing that he was m**********g when thinking of me ignited a huge fire inside my body.

But on the other hand, Knowing that he was so good at sexting made me jealous too! Who knows how many girls he did that with!

Completed human relationships!

Girls play hard-to-get

Boys play ‘you are the most special girl I met’

Hold on. How did he have my number?? I didn’t give it to him.

Oh. He has the personal info of students from his course

‘You stole my number by taking advantage of your position!’

‘lol. Why it takes a smart girl so long to figure that out? Was it bc last night was too crazy？ My words blew out your mind and your body?’

‘ Why the hell are you in Business School?! You will be better at lectures on how to talk dirty.’ I text with non-stopping smiles.

‘haha. I took that as a compliment. Can I ask you to be an office? ’

‘Are you taking advantage again?’

‘Yes. That’s an order.’

‘Whatever you say’

‘You will come, do you?’

‘Okk.’ It’s hard to reject him. I guess it’s because I miss him too.

He replies with a super happy meme.

Haha. He is a meme guy!

The bell rings, indicating the final lecture of today is finished. The laptop and notes are packed into my bag in seconds. I can’t wait to see him. It’s becoming dark outside but He is the sunshine of my day.

I get into the department building. Nathan’s office is here.

Unexpectedly, I ran into Jack there. Again?! Why is he always in the building? Well. To be honest. It’s understandable as Business School’s own library is on the ground floor. I was always studying here too.

The last time we met here was just after I ran out of Nathan’s office. I was embarrassed by what happened in Nathan’s office. So I let the bad temper out onto Jack. He didn’t text me or call me since that.

‘Hey’

‘Hey’

‘You looked amazing last night’

‘what?’

‘I mean your photo. It was the trending post on Ins. You’re not an INS person, aren’t you?’ Jack explains with his typical bright smile.

‘Ahh. Thanks’

‘Anything alright? Well. It’s fine if you don’t talk. ’

‘Yep. Everything is fine. Will be.’

Then a big awkward pause.

‘Kate. I know I was an asshole. I understand you maybe never want to be friends. But I’m always with you if you need me. ’

‘Look. You were a true asshole at hiding me from the truth. But I know you have been nice to me. You always treat me as your top priority when we were together. So I’m sorry too. I was out of line. I didn’t mean anything personal when I said I made a wrong judgment on you. I was just not in the mood to talk.’

‘Yeah. I was an asshole and a coward too. I’m too afraid to pursue what I want.’

I don’t know what he meant by a coward. But it doesn’t matter. Anyone made mistakes. It’s good to make peace with yourself and others. I prefer to see the good side of people.

‘A hug?’ He asks.

I nod. And he pulls me into a tight hug. The hug lasts longer than I expected. But it doesn’t seem that Jack wants to let me go.

‘Jack? I need to go.’

He squats down a bit in front of me to make our eyes at the same level, cupping my face and saying,

‘Take care of yourself. Or I will.’

At this very moment, I found Nathan is looking at us from the end of the corridor. The way he looks is like about to burn a hole into my body. He is walking toward us and passing me without any greetings. I don’t know what’s in his mind as there are no expressions on his face.

He seems angry.

I want to stop him. I want to explain. I want to hug him from the back. But I can’t, at least not here. He’s still one of my professors

‘Hey. at the office? I’m outside the door’

‘I already left.’

‘You asked me to come but you left without saying anything?’

‘You didn’t come for me anyway.’

‘Jack is just a friend if that’s the problem. ’

‘Oh. Now I know his name.’

‘Are you jealous?’

‘No!! I’m not that kind of stupid college boy who gets jealous easily!’

Oh. You are jealous, my professor.