NOAH'S POV
By the time we returned to the restaurant, I was still burning with embarrassment. Professor Rex had single-handedly humiliated me in the most outrageous way possible. The way he smirked at me, the way his golden-amber eyes held nothing but pure amusement, it pissed me off.
I needed to reclaim my pride.
As we stepped back inside, my eyes landed on a waitress walking past our table. She was pretty; long wavy brown hair, soft hazel eyes, and a charming smile that grew even wider when she met my gaze.
Perfect.
Prof. Rex sat down, completely unfazed as if nothing had happened. But I wasn’t going to let him win this round.
With a confident smirk, I called the waitress over. "Hey there, Gorgeous. What's your name?"
She blinked in surprise before giggling. "Lily."
"Lily," I rep
