Professor Solo was the devil, everyone knew. Hell, it's even plastered all over rate my professor.

Finn's been trying to avoid taking his class but it was unavoidable. It was a damn general education requirement class and all the other class sections with different professors were filled unsurprisingly. It's only day two of the spring semester and Finn already knows that he's screwed. For one thing, Professor Solo doesn't curve grades and also has never given a student an A either.

Finn is smart but he's never been good with writing. He barely scraped by in high school. It's not his department. Technically Finn doesn't even have a department just yet, he's undeclared for now. He's mainly here to play football and that's something he's really, really good at. Of course he knows that being an athlete isn't guaranteed so until he figures what he wants to do, he's going to finish his general ed first.

It's only day two he already has a D in the class.

How is that even possible?

He thought he did good on the first essay. Who the hell assigns homework on the first day? It's like Professor Solo wants students to drop his class off the bat.

Finn stared blankly at his paper that was covered in nothing but red marks.

"It's only day two," Professor Solo remarked.

Finn sighed. Damn. He's screwed.

He just has to try harder, he assured himself.

Somehow his will and determination doesn't stop him from getting another D the following week. Professor Solo hands him the paper, clearly not trying to hide the grade from wandering eyes. Finn slumped in his seat and he swore he saw Professor Solo smirk. A fucking sadist.

Yeah, Professor Solo is the devil. Finn really wants to drop this class but all the other classes in the countless list of requirements didn't fit his schedule this semester. He's still figuring out how to balance practice and work at the same time. Finn is also competitive and by that nature, he's really determined to pass this class. So like a fool, he decides not to drop.

It's the fourth week now and he's slowly getting there, almost at a C minus. Essays on readings once a week were brutal at first but now Finn's used to them. Professor Solo isn't that bad as long as you follow his rules. One, never be tardy. If you're even a minute late, you're not allowed to be in class. Two, no late work. If you dare to turn in something late, it's an automatic zero. And three, don't use your cellphone in class.

They were reasonable rules.

Professor Solo was strict but reasonable. He doesn't offer extra credit but does offer help during his office hours. No way in hell does Finn want to spend time with him. Twice a week for an hour and a half was enough for Finn. The man never smiles and was ill tempered too.

"You were an idiot for not dropping the class," his roommate Poe said.

Finn nodded. "Yeah, I know man but you know me, I like the challenge."

"Bullshit I had him last year. I warned you not to take his damn class. You and I both know the only reason why you stayed in that class is because of the library girl."

He opened his mouth but sighed. Poe like always, was right. "Can you blame me? She's really pretty. And her name is Rey," Finn added. He's been finding excuses to talk to her since day once of this semester. The only time he does get a chance to talk to her is whenever he's in the library and needs 'help' with finding a book for Professor Solo's class.

"She's not even in that damn class. You fucking stayed because she suggested it and you wanted to impress her by staying."

"Look, she's really pretty and her accent is adorable."

Poe chuckled and shook his head. His friend was in love, stupid in love. "Well I hope you get her so being in Solo's class will be worth it."

Finn held his breath. He hopes so too.

Before Finn goes to the library, he always checked himself to make sure he looked presentable. It's only week four but he's determined to ask her out by the end of this semester. He wanted to ask her out the moment he laid eyes on her but Finn knew well to take things slow. Rey wasn't like any other girls. She was precious and he wanted to treat her right.

"Hi, I'm sorry to bother you but I kinda-

"Need help finding a book?" she laughed.

He couldn't help but to blush. "How did you know?"

Rey laughed again, her long lashes hitting her cheeks. God, she was pretty. Bright green eyes and soft brown hair. "I don't know maybe because this is the library?"

Oh god he was stupid.

"What's the name of the book?" she asked. She pushed up the sleeves of her sweater. It was still cold and so he's always seeing her in sweaters and long sleeves. She's so small that all the sleeve lengths were to long for her and cover her hands. Finn couldn't help but to find this endearing. She was so tiny, he wanted to scoop her up.

Finn slipped her the piece of paper. He purposely wrote it very sloppy today so he could have more time to talk to her. His plan was working because her eyebrows are all knitted up and she's squinting.

She's too much of a sweetheart to tell him that she couldn't read it. She was slowly typing each letter into the computer.

"How's your day going, Rey?" he asks then.

"It's good, how about yours?"

"It's okay well almost okay. I'm barely making it by in Professor Solo's class. God I hate him."

Rey looked up then. She stopped typing all together. "Why do you say that?"

"He's such an ass. He's also a bad teacher. I can barely understand what he's saying half the time during his lectures. They're so dull."

"He's not that bad," she insisted. "He's actually a good teacher. And he's actually really nice if you give him the chance."

Finn scoffed. "He enjoys watching his students fail."

"You're being dramatic. He's not like that. He always has his office hours open for his students." She went back to typing and finally deciphered his writing. "Okay the book is going to be on the third level, in section A 129." She wrote down the numbers for him then.

"Thank you," he grinned. "I also really like your shirt," he commented, desperately trying to continue the conversation. "I like Harry Potter too."

"What's your favorite book from the series?" she beamed.

"Um...the first one because it's... the first in the series." He's never read a Harry Potter book in his life. Or seen any of the movies.

Rey nodded in approval.

He sighed to himself. She actually bought it.

"So what are you?"

"What do you mean?"

Rey laughed. "What house are you?"

Finn's eyebrows furrowed. House? What was she talking about? "I live not too far away. I live about a fifteen minute drive -

"You should probably go get the book and do your homework, Finn," she laughed, dismissing him.

The next day it was really weird.

It felt like an episode from the Twilight Zone, except without the music.

There was a cookie on each desk. Each cookie was wrapped in plastic and colored ribbon. Students entered one by one, confused by the sight. Finn stared at the cookie on his desk. The cookie looked to be chocolate and homemade. Attached to the ribbon was a tag with the list of ingredients and allergy warnings.

Professor Solo was writing on the whiteboard, not paying attention to the puzzled faces. Everyone found this odd. "My wife made some cookies," his voice was indifferent. "She thought it would be a nice treat for you guys to have before the quiz. If you have any allergies, read the tag. We're all adults here so I assume everyone's able to clean after themselves."

Finn blinked. This guy has a wife? Finn stared at the cookie in hesitation. The cookie doesn't look poisoned, it actually looks good. And soft too. Finn's the first one to try the cookie and it's really delicious. One by one, others tried as well and all agreed.

"Can you tell your wife thank you?" Meg asked. "And her handwriting is so cute too."

There's only twenty five people in the class so Finn knows everyone by heart.

Professor Solo faced his class then. He doesn't acknowledge the question but instead ignores it. "Five more minutes until we start the quiz."

Finn examined Professor Solo. His ears are red and Finn can tell that Solo's embarrassed. So this must be new, Solo having a wife because no one on rate my professor ever mentioned about Professor Solo handing out cookies once in a while for good behavior. Finn's not sure if his wife is either a saint or stupid for marrying Professor Solo. She can't be evil because evil people don't make cookies that were this delicious.

"How does she look like?" Andrew asked.

"Is she a teacher too?" Janice asked.

Professor Solo's face went splotchy red. It was strange, seeing the emotionless professor actually show an emotion. It was kinda funny to see it too. He's so shy about it. "I'm not here to discuss anything that's not class related," he said clearing his throat.

"So when did you get a wife?" Finn asked, stuffing the rest of his cookie in his mouth.

"Seriously Finn?" Hector laughed. "You didn't notice that he has a wedding ring?"

Finn jerked in his seat and squinted. "Since when? Has that always been there?"

The class laughed.

"Quiet down, it's time to begin the quiz," Professor Solo's voice tone went back to stern.

After Finn finished his classes, he decides to stop by the library again. He kind of knows Rey's schedule and knows that she's working right now. God he hopes she doesn't think he's a stalker. It's just he wants to get to know her and figure out how to woo her.

She's at the desk like always but there's something different today. There's a basket on her desk.

"Hey - wow funny to run into to you again," he greeted her, trying to be smooth.

"Oh hi," she smiled. "How can I help you?"

"I um, need to find a book." He handed her a slip of paper again. It's a book for Poe's class but she doesn't have to know that. And hey it saves Poe the trouble and trip too.

"Just give me a second," she said as she began typing. "If you're not allergic to chocolate I made some cookies if you want." She pointed at the basket then. "I don't know if your allergic to anything but I wrote down the ingredients on the tags."

Finn looked at the basket. There were cookies all individually wrapped up with colored ribbon and had a tag attached. "Wow," he said as he took one. "Everyone's making cookies today."

Rey gives him a small smile to be polite.

"Say I was wondering -

She lowered her head and focused on the screen. She continued to search through the library catalog. She handed him a slip of paper and went back to work. He's trying to talk to her more but she pretends to be absorbed with her screen. He gets the hint and leaves.

He decides to do homework in the library. He not so coincidentally decides to study on the ground floor and picks a table that had a good view of the help desk. He peaks his head from time to time, stealing glances of Rey. He sorta memorized her schedule. He knows that she's off by seven. He packs up when the time approaches so he can run into her and end up walking with her.

"So um, I was wondering if you ever wanted to study together?" he tries to be casual about it. "I know we don't have any of the same classes but we have homework to do either way. We can study in the library." He adds the last part because he knows she likes libraries since she works at one.

She couldn't help but to be startled. She opened her mouth but didn't know how to properly word her answer. "I, um - I -

Finn's face fell. "Have a boyfriend, I know this part," he said dejectedly.

"I have a husband," she corrected.

Finn howled with laughter but it was bitter and hallow. "If you're not interested just say you have a boyfriend, it makes it more believable."

She knitted her eyebrows. "No, I'm actually married."

"You're not married!" he laughed again. Her claim was so ridiculous to him. "You're too young to be married. You're only eighteen."

"I'm going to be nineteen soon and I'm also very married," she emphasized. She stopped in place once they got outside of the library.

"You can't be serious - you're not married."

"What makes it hard for you to believe? It's the truth. I mentioned it from time to time." She was a private person but mentioned it whenever she sensed he was being too flirtatious and wasn't reading the signs that she was not comfortable with it.

"I thought you were making a joke."

"Why would I joke about that?"

Finn shrugged. "I don't know." He still doesn't believe her.

"You know my husband too."

"Who?" he demanded. He couldn't help but to be annoyed. He doesn't know why she keeps insisting on this. "What's his name?"

"Ben Solo." She pushed up the sleeve of her burgundy sweater to show him her wedding ring.

He flinched at the sight. It was a really pretty ring and it looked expensive too. It definitely wasn't a fake ring. A real diamond and it was set with little diamonds all around. "I don't know a Ben Solo. The only Solo I know is my Critical Thinking teacher."

Rey looked at him as if she wanted to facepalm. "He's my husband."

Finn's mouth dropped. "You can't be serous -you must be messing with me this time."

Her face remained unchanged. "I've been telling you that for a while that he's my husband."

"To my offense I just thought you had a sense of humor."

"Well I hope that it gets through to you now that he is my husband."

"Isn't that illegal?"

She shook her head. "No. The school knows about it. This isn't the first time that a spouse attends the same school."

"And how are they exactly okay with that?"

"We informed them and it's not much of an issue as long as I don't take any of his classes. And I have never taken a class that he taught beforehand," she added. She can see the question on his lips and she figured to answer. "It's not much of an issue since I'm in a different major."

"What are you majoring?"

"Library science."

"That's a thing?"

She bit her lip. She tries to hold her tongue. She hates it when people belittle her major. "Yes Finn, it is."

"Oh." He feels like an ass. He's not entirely too sure what the degree is but he knows it's not the time to ask. "I'm sorry, I really didn't know."

She painted a small smile to help lessen the blow. "It's okay as long as you respect my boundaries."

"What are you doing?" He realizes that they've been standing outside of the building for a while.

"I'm waiting for my husband. He meets up with me when I get off of work."

"Do you guys carpool?"

"Yes. Why wouldn't we?" she chuckled. "It's more convenient for us. Saves money."

She has a point and it makes sense. "I'll wait with you until he gets here." Finn is still not one hundred convinced that she's being honest and wants to see it for himself. It's really hard for him to wrap his head around it. She's so beautiful and kind and amazing and Professor Solo was the devil. What does she see in him? He wasn't the best looking guy or the easiest person to get along with. And she was young too. Way too young.

"You don't have to," she said.

He gives her a grin.

She sighed. She knew that Finn was harmless but she wished he could pick up on signs. "Well thank you."

"I'm really sorry."

Rey gave him a half smile. "It's okay. No hard feelings?"

He shook his head. "Nope, not at all. We're still going to be friends." Before Finn could say another word, he sees Professor Solo from a distance. "Hey, Rey," he announced. "Your husband is here-

Her eyes were already lit up and she was beaming. She ran to Professor Solo and embraced him. She's so small, Professor Solo towers her. She looks really happy, Finn thought. And Professor Solo looked really happy too. It was cute, seeing his teacher melt for her. Finn's never seen Solo smile before, didn't think Solo knew how. But if you're married to a very precious girl, of course you would be smiling from cheek to cheek.

Finn was far from them but can tell she was giggling. Professor Solo chuckled and kissed the top of her head. He breaks away from her to carry her things. He already had his backpack and bag on him but the extra weight didn't seem to bother him. He takes her by the hand.

She stops and turns back at Finn and waves goodbye before heading out. Professor Solo waves back too but he just doesn't have Rey's enthusiasm.

Finn waved goodbye as well but he decides to stay in place until they were far away. They were a cute couple and Finn wanted to give them some privacy. It did hurt a bit finding out she was taken but only a little. He wasn't a thing with Rey and besides, she looks so happy with Professor Solo. Finn's mainly happy for her and hopes that they can still be friends.

"I kinda asked Rey out," Finn mentioned as he and his roommate ate hot pockets while watching Disney plus.

Poe nearly spit out his food. "And you didn't mention this sooner? So what happened man?"

"She's married but it's okay, I'm happy for her."

"Wait what? There's no way she can be married. I've seen her, she's our age."

"Yup but she's still married."

"Are you sure she is? How do you know she's not lying?"

"She has a ring and I saw her with her husband. You won't believe me who he is."

"Oh yeah? Try me."

"Professor Solo."

Poe's face fell. "You gotta be fucking with me. Professor Solo?" he raised his eyebrow at Finn. "He's old and he's horse faced and an asshole."

Finn nodded. Poe wasn't wrong. "I wish I was. I saw them holding hands and he kissed her too. And she let him."

"I don't fucking believe it."

"I wouldn't believe it either but I saw it with my own eyes. It was really adorable though seeing him actually display emotions and actually smiling. He was carrying her things and holding her hand and everything. He looked so giddy. He's so whipped."

"I would be too if I was in my thirties fucking a hot teenager." Poe shook his head. "Lucky son of a bitch. I hope he's at least good in bed for her. I hope she gets enough dicked down." Poe paused and tried to picture it. "She probably does, that man is a fucking giant. His dick is probably half the length of her arm. She's fucking small too. She must be a tight fit. Lucky ass bastard."

Finn shuddered. "Thanks man for giving me that mental picture to keep me up for the rest of the night. Maybe even possibly scarring me the rest of my life."

Poe smirked. "My pleasure."

"He really loves her," Finn defended.

"I wouldn't doubt it. To have a beautiful girl reciprocate, of course you'll be in love with her. I'm pretty sure they weren't dating long before he put a ring on her. He really wanted to seal the deal. I just wonder what made her say yes."

Finn agreed. He doesn't really blame Professor Solo for snatching her up as fast as he could. Finn would have probably done the same. "She's probably the first girl that liked him."

"I'm pretty sure she is. He's so awkward looking."

"It's probably the whole opposites attract thing."

"Agreed."

"I wonder how they met."

"Probably in his class?"

"She said she didn't."

"Huh," Poe mumbled. He paused and thought about all the possible scenarios. Now he was curious about how they did meet. "Does the school even know?"

"They know and they're okay with it as long as she doesn't take any of his classes. She's in a different major so it's not much of an issue. It's a real big campus anyways."

"I'm pretty sure she gets some sort of discount on tuition for being his wife."

"I wouldn't doubt it. Maybe that's why they married really fast."

"Maybe he's known her longer, maybe even before she was eighteen."

Finn winced. "I hope not. That'll be so wrong. It's one thing for her to be married to an older man but at least she's legal. I hope they dated when she was of age."

"Maybe she's just in it for the money -

"No she's not that kind of girl," he couldn't help but to be defensive. "You don't know her but she's really amazing. I know that she can have any guy she wants so it must be something. I saw it man, she really loves him."

Poe frowned and placed his hand on Finn's shoulder. "I'm sorry man."

Finn brushed him off and laughed. "It's okay. It's only fair. He saw her first."

"You're like a fucking saint, do you know that? How are you still single? We got to get you laid. If you need someone to get drunk with, I'm here. If you need a wingman, I'm down."

"You're always down for that regardless," Finn teased.

"So what now?"

"Look for the right person that's also single and not married." Finn stared into space then. How did Rey meet Professor Solo? How long were they dating? How did they get married? How does their family feel about their relationship? There was so many questions on his mind.

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