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“Luce!” Alex shouted into the dorm suite for her roommate and best friend, “Did you happen to notice where the hell I put my book bag before break?” She was about to be late for her first class since before Christmas break and that was probably not going to sit well with her new professor.
Lucy appeared a moment later and watched from the doorway as Alex threw things around in her closet and on her bed. She cleared her throat and held the bag out before rolling her eyes and making her way back towards the living room where she had been going over her syllabus for the class she’d just gotten back from.
“Thanks!” Was all Alex said as she left the dorm and hurried in the direction of the science building.
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She’d made it with two minutes to spare only to see that she’d either have to sit front and center, or about six rows back next to her sister’s girlfriend. She groaned quietly and took the seat next to Cat who shot her a look, “Nice of you to show up, Alexandra.”
“Don’t start with me, Catherine,” She shot back snottily and they both looked up when the lecture hall got quiet. Their professor had just entered from the back of the room and didn’t even look up from her phone as she descended the stairs towards the stage. Wow. She must really need to get that email out quickly.
The woman took a moment to settle herself in. She sat her bag down, logged into the computer and pulled up her power point for the day’s lecture. Alex finally looked up when the woman cleared her throat and her breath caught.
The woman at the front of the room was gorgeous. Beyond gorgeous to be honest. Her bright eyes shown with excitement and Alex appreciated the fact that the woman at least liked what she was teaching. Her hair was beautiful too. Dark brown curls fell down her back and around her shoulders. A lone silver streak ran through the mess of curls and it drew Alex in.
The woman was wearing a white blouse, black blazer, and black dress pants. And Alex had a thing for a woman in business attire. Or at least, she did now.
“Hello all,” The woman began and Alex even fell in love with her voice. Something like a mix of honey and strength. It made her want to squirm when she heard it, “I’ll be teaching you for the next six months,” She started, “You can call me Astra, Professor Ingles, Doctor Ingles, or anything like that. I, however, will not answer to ‘hey you’, ‘yo teacher lady’, or ‘Doc I’,” The room broke into the customary chuckles that always happened when teachers made jokes.
Alex listened closely as the woman introduced the course, went over her syllabus, and discussed what she expected for the course as a whole.
“You’re drooling there, Danvers,” Cat whispered close to her ear and Alex turned her face to glare at Cat.
“Shut up, Grant,” She mumbled before looking back towards the stage. The woman was looking towards them almost as if she had heard their conversation. Alex swore that she made eye contact with her and her stomach flipped when she did so.
Oh shit.