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"Thanks again sir," Abby said as she got up from the chair by Jared's office. It was four in the evening, and Abby had caught him by himself in the office, so she came to ask him about the week's assignment question. Even though he had told her to only come by during office hours, Jared had the bad habit of not being able to say no. So, he sat through it, explaining the question he was sure Abby already knew how to do. That's one of the reasons these odd drop-ins annoyed him. Abby was the top of the course he and had no idea why she kept coming in to bother him with questions he already knew she could answer.

"It's no problem," Jared said, tightening his jaw as he watched Abby pack up. The blonde-haired girl was wearing hair long hair up in a ponytail as she bickered on about coming over again. Jared opened his mouth before closing it again as she wondered whether what he wanted to say was too confrontational.

"Abby," he started, deciding that he should just tell her. The girl looked up, raising a confused blonde brow as Jared sighed and held his fingers together over his desk. "Can you please stop coming over when it's not my office hours?" Jared asked, watching as the girl's expression dimmed. She looked like she was caught in headlights. She looked away, mumbling something under her breath as her face and ears became red. As Jared guessed, she knew what she was doing, and she wouldn't stop unless he called her out on it.

"I need the free time to myself to assess school work," Jared mumbled, the last few words running together like he wasn't too sure of what he was saying. Abby barging into his office when it wasn't his office hours had always been annoying, but Jared guessed it became more annoying because she was taking away the free time he could use to talk to Darnell, not just time he used to mark assignments.

"Then I'll come and help you do that instead," she said, sitting back down on the chair beside Jared's desk. The fan blades were creaking as they moved above, and the sound of students coming from the hallway filled Jared's off as they walked by the door.

Jared took a deep breath, combing his hair back with his hands before he started talking again. "You're a really bright student, and everything you ask me to explain to you I know you already know because you submit your assignments a few days early—"

"You still don't get it, do you?" Jared looked over at Abby with a raised brow. He squinted at her, wondering why she looked so worked up — so upset.

"I still don't get what?" Jared asked, watching as Abby bit down on her bottom lip and played with her fingers. She had on those shot acrylic nails that looked pretty but still managed to be functional.

"It's not about my grades, and it's not about being a teacher's pet. I chose this exact class because—" the girl paused, maybe realizing she was saying too much. She sighed, giving Jared a small smile as she raised two fingers high enough so that he could see them. "Two months. Two months before this semester ends. I hope you can figure things out before then," she said, before getting up from her seat. "I'll only come during office hours, but I can still email you, right?" Abby asked, and Jared hesitated a bit before nodding in confirmation.

She turned, walking over to the door before opening it and slipping out of the office. When the door closed with a click Jared leaned back on his chair, letting out a deep sigh before looking up at the ceiling. Whatever the deal with Abby was about, he was just too exhausted to think it through. Well, it doesn't matter. Jared thought, fishing for his phone in his pocket before unlocking the screen. He wondered what Darnell was up to. He was probably done with his lectures for the day.

Jared spent the next half how marking homework and answering emails. A lot of emails were from students asking for extra credit or asking to retake the test they had weeks ago. The emails put him in a bad mood, so when the door to Jared's office creaked open without anyone knocking beforehand, Jared was a little irritated. He sat up on his seat, looking towards the door with a frown on his face. The frustration already built inside him vanished when he noticed it was his friend, Austin, at the door. The fat man gave him a laissez-faire greeting as he walked into the office.

"What are you here for?" Jared asked as his friend walked over to the free chair by his desk to take a seat.

Austin smiled, reaching into his pocket to grab a cigarette and lighter. "I came to check up on you. How's Darnell?" Austin asked, making Jared let out a small 'oh' before running a hand through his hair. It's been over a week since he had started meeting up with Darnell. They couldn't meet last weekend, so they set up plans for tomorrow and next.

"He's fine," Jared said, running a hand through his hair. "Thanks for the help," he added, remembering that he hadn't thanked Austin as he had planned to.

"No problem, that's what friends are for, right?" Austin asked, chuckling as he took a drag on his cigarette. Smoking within the buildings wasn't allowed, but Austin took his cigarette lighters everywhere with him, and no one had the heart to complain because he was a head-professor.

"How's the sex?" Austin asked out of the blue, making Jared descend into a coughing fit as he tried to catch himself. "Come on now, stop acting like a shy school girl," Austin laughed, watching his friend try to comport himself as he sat up on his seat, wide-eyed and red-faced. Jared looked over at Austin. The man was grinning at him, his eyes sparkling as he waited for Jared to spill the beans. Jared felt embarrassment form in the pit of his stomach. He wasn't sure if he would ever get used to casually talking about sex.

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