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This story is AU College Fiction.

Hope Michaels walked into her English Literature class at Pennington University in Corpus Christi, TX. She was an English major. She took a seat by her best friend Starr Austin, who was also an English major. The two were not only best friends but roommates at the sorority house. They had grown up with each other as their parents had been best friends. Both girls had been raised by their fathers. Their mothers were killed in an auto accident when the girls were seven.

Hope had just taken her seat when the professor walked in. He was from England and was 6ft.5 and over two hundred pounds of muscle. He had dark black hair and emerald eyes. Truth was, Hope had had a little crush on him from day one. Starr was the only who knew about her crush on him.

"Alright, class. Here is your assignment." He said walking to the front his desk. The English accent was so dreamy and charming to Hope. She had melted the first time she heard him speak. "You are to write a ten thousand word paper about the collected works of Shakespeare. It is due in a week. I want references in your paper, I want a word count, a title page, bibliography page. I want it typed double spaced. There will be no grade curve on this. Now, I will be dismissing you early to get started. Any questions please come and see me."

The class left quickly to get started or to just waste time. Although some headed to their next class. Hope and Starr started out to their next class. "So, are you going to ask Professor Barrett for help?" Starr asked in a knowing voice.

"I don't think I will need help." Hope replied. She and Starr both did pretty well in their classes.

"So, whether you need it or not, it would give you some time alone with him."

"Starr."

"Hope, you have a huge crush on him and you love the accent." Starr replied as they arrived at their next class. "So, spend time with him by saying you need help."

"Let's not talk about this right. Professor Irvine is waiting." Hope smiled. She was the only person who knew that Starr was sleeping with their English professor.

"This is my favorite class." Starr said with a big smile. She walked into the room and sat down.

"Class." Chris Irvine said when he walked in. "We will start today with you reading the short story I asked you to write."

Chris took his seat with the class as the first student walked up. He looked over at Starr sitting not that far away. He knew it was wrong to sleep with her. He could lose his job and possibly his teaching credentials but there was something about her that caught his eye. As the student read their story, Chris thought back to when he first realized his attraction to the young co-ed.

He had been walking across the quad and saw her and her then boyfriend, Jack Swagger, arguing about things. Jack had grabbed her by the arm and Chris had intervened before things could go any farther. He had taken Starr back to his office to check out her injuries. She was a beautiful young woman. With light brown hair and eyes the color of the ocean. She wasn't like most of the other girls he'd seen around campus. She has curves. Curves that, he realized in that first meeting, were in all the right places. He shook his head to get the thought to go away. He couldn't think that way. He said to himself.

A few weeks later she'd come to him for help with a paper after hours in his office. It had seemed innocent enough. But he soon found his eyes wandering all over her body. The thoughts of what it would feel like to touch her, to hold her close, to kiss her were too overwhelming and he leaned over and kissed her. That turned into something more. Something almost primal inside the both of them and soon, they were on the couch in his office, passionately making love. It had been going on three times a week now for almost a year and even though they hadn't put a label on it, Chris knew that the young co-ed had his heart. He snapped back to reality and continued listening to the short stories until class was over.

Wade Barrett sat in his office looking over the lesson plans that he had set out for the rest of the year. He had four classes a day and he was going to need a lot of help if he was going to keep up with all the papers he had to grade. But maybe throwing himself into work was the best way to get over the memories that had followed him over from England. He could still see her face in his dreams even though it had been nearly six years she'd been gone now. He sat back in his chair and pulled his wallet out, opening it to the picture. He ran his fingers lovingly over her face. He couldn't keep living in the past. He had to move on. Get on with his life. He'd loved Katie with all his heart but she wasn't his wife anymore. He put the picture back in his wallet and gathered his papers, heading to his classroom.

After their English class, they headed to the quad for their break between classes. Both girls got iced coffees and took a seat on a nearby bench. Starr took a quick look at the bulletin board nearby and saw where Professor Barrett was looking for an teaching assistant.

"Oh, Hope, you have to apply for this." Starr said taking the paper off the board so no one else would see it.

"Apply for what?" Hope asked taking the paper. "Teaching assistant needed?"

"Yeah, Professor Barrett is looking for a teaching assistant. You should go and tell him you're interested in the job."

"Why?"

"Because it is a great opportunity and it looks good on your resume."

"Alright. I will go now." Hope took the flyer and headed to Professor Barrett's classroom.

She walked to the classroom and saw that he was alone. She knocked on the door and heard him say it was open.

"Professor Barrett?"

"Yes, Ms. Michaels, right?"

"Yes, sir, Hope." She said with a smile. "I wanted to talk you about the teaching assistant job."

"You're interested?"

"Yes sir. I am."

He smiled at the blond co-ed and got up from his desk. "Alright. It's yours if you want it."

"Thank you." She smiled.

"You can start this evening. My last class is at three. My office hours are four to six. Come by after your last class."

"Okay. I will see you then." She said walking to the door just as Professor Irvine walked in.

"Hope, how are you?" Chris asked her.

"I'm fine, Professor." Hope smiled and walked out.

After she had left, Chris turned to Wade. "Your new teaching assistant?"

"Yes, she is." Wade replied to his friend. He and Chris had been friends since they met at Oxford. Wade was a grad student and Chris was a guest teacher for a semester. They became friends and it was Chris who got him his job at the university.

"She's pretty."

"She's young Chris."

"By only ten years. Wade, you are just thirty-one."

"And she is a student and twenty-one."

"So?"

Wade lowered his voice so no one would hear him. "Chris, I realize you think sleeping with your student is fine and you know I don't judge you on that. We have been friends too long. But I just don't see me doing that."

"Wade, you have to move on. I know that you think you're not ready. But pining for Katie for the rest of your life is not going to bring her back. She was my friend too and I loved her like a sister. You have got to stop beating yourself up about the accident. It wasn't your fault."

"I wish I could believe that." Wade sighed wistfully.

"Well, I hate to cut this short but I have to run. I have a date to get to." Wade shook his head at his friend and smiled a little. "What can I say? I love her. I don't want to keep her waiting."

Wade looked at his friend a little shocked. He had never seen Chris talk about a girl like this before and it had him smile. He was happy for his friend. Chris sat there for a minute realizing what he'd said. He'd just admitted that he was in love with Starr. And he was. Completely and totally in love with her. He turned and walked out of Wade's office and headed to pick Starr up for their date.

Wade sighed once Chris left. He knew he was right. It was time to move on. Katie was gone and she wasn't coming back but he honestly didn't think sleeping with a twenty-one year old student was the way to that. He couldn't deny that Hope was a beautiful girl but she was a student and that wasn't a line he wouldn't cross.

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