Chapter 44

Chapter 44
DALIA
It was finally lecture free week - two weeks before exams started - and I couldn’t wait for the semester to be over. I had already sent out my internship applications and the interview at Goodmans and three other companies was the week after my exams ended, so what I was focused on for now was the upcoming exams.
“I see… I don’t understand,” Tamika muttered when I sat next to Harvey and he inhaled sharply.
“Why’d you keep bobbing your head till the end then?” he asked and she pressed her lips together as she looked up from the notebook he was using to explain equations to her.
“I thought I’d understand before you finished it.”
A small laugh escaped me at that while I opened the chocolate milk I was holding, and Harvey let out an exasperated sigh before I rubbed his shoulder. He glanced at me as I drank from the bottle and when I raised my brows, he gave me a dopey smile. “What? …You want some?” I asked and he nodded, making me shake my head sideways because I had asked him if he wanted me to get one for him too before I went to the supermarket but he said no.
“Don't give it to him. He needs to learn that if he doesn't say he wants something, he doesn't get it,” Norma said and Harvey frowned at her.
“Norma, you sound like a mum,” Tamika commented and Norma gave her a blank stare as I gave Harvey the bottle.
“Doesn’t she always?” he muttered under his breath before I gave her a shrug when she clicked her tongue while staring at me.
“You spoil him.”
“You're jealous.”
“You're the one who is,” she replied and he instantly drew his brows together, shooting her a look. He moved the bottle to his lips and my lips parted slightly as he chugged it till there was nothing left. He then stretched the empty bottle towards me and when I just stared at him for several moments without collecting it, he finally realized what he’d done.
“Oh! Sorry. I’ll -”
I grabbed his ear and pulled it as I gritted my teeth, making him yelp before he grabbed my hand. “You freaking thief!”
“I said I’m sorry! I’ll get you another one!” he said, trying to get me to let go of his ear.
“Think about what you’ve done!”
“I am! I know! I’m sorry!” He quickly moved his head away after I let go of his ear and he gave me a small pout as he rubbed his ear. I pouted back, folding my arms across my chest before facing forward, and I paused when I saw Travis staring at us as he walked past. He immediately scowled at me and I noticed that he looked quite skinny before glancing away from him and moving closer to Harvey.
I hadn’t forgotten what he said to me at the frat party and ever since that day, he always gave me a creepy smile whenever he saw me - except for when I ran into him as he left Noah’s office and now. It unnerved me.
“Did you guys hear about Travis?” Norma asked when she spotted him.
“No,” Harvey said while I shook my head sideways, and she turned to face us.
“Are we in the same school?”
“We don’t exactly keep tabs on him,” he replied and she gave him a look that said ‘that’s fair’ before she went on.
“He attacked a girl with a chair.”
“Oh!” I blurted out, surprised but also not surprised that he did that.
“Apparently, that’s not the first time he’s attacked someone on school grounds. He has a disciplinary hearing today.”
“Two weeks before exams?” I asked, furrowing my brows slightly, and she shrugged.
“Can’t say I’m surprised,” Harvey muttered as I glanced at Tamika. She kept her face impassive but I knew she wasn’t happy because even though he was a major asshole, she had truly cared for him.
“Can we go study at home? I can’t focus here,” Tamika whined, stretching her arms across the table, as I leaned my head against Harvey’s shoulder.
“You were the one that said we should come to campus,” I replied and she pouted.
“I didn’t know it would be almost empty.”
A lot of people hadn’t come to campus yet because it was the first lecture free week, so campus was a bit quiet. They usually came in the afternoon and that was what we also did before but Tamika made us come here early, so we could tutor her.
“Here,” Harvey said, pushing the notebook towards her, and she sighed as she sat upright. “Solve that.”
“Is it too late to drop out?” she muttered and I snorted before looking up to see Noah standing in a connecting corridor. His eyes were fixed on me and I raised my brows as he waved at me, giving me a small smile. When did he get to campus? How long has he been standing there?
He had told me he was following his dad to a meeting this morning and I assumed that he wouldn’t be coming to campus because lectures were over for the semester.
I smiled back at him and grabbed my bag when he walked out of sight before getting to my feet. “I’ll be right back.”

It seemed like Noah had been waiting for me the moment I walked into his office and he rolled up the sleeves of his shirt as I shut the door.
“Lock it,” he stated and I pressed my lips together because lately, whenever he asked me to do that, his hands always found their way between my legs and under my shirt. It was daring and I knew we should stop doing that in school but I didn’t want to because apart from making me nervous, it also made me thrilled.
That wasn’t the only thing he’d been doing lately. Whenever we walked past each other in hallways or in class, he always made sure he brushed my fingers with his and a couple of times, he’d pulled me into an empty class just to kiss me. It had freaked me out at first but then I got used to them and started looking forward to them… started wanting him to do more.
I pulled on the strap of my bag as I locked the door, and walked over to him before giving him a quick kiss on the lips. I then leaned against the desk while he sat upright, moving his seat closer to me till I was caged in. “How was the meeting?”
“Same old, same old,” he replied, heaving a sigh as he grabbed my thigh and pressed a kiss to the hem of my skirt. “... I won’t be here next semester,” he added and my shoulders dropped as I processed what he just told me.
“Oh.”
“I’m quitting after exams.”
I had gotten so used to seeing him on campus, it was going to be weird not to next semester. If Goodmans accepted my internship application after exams, we’d most likely see each other a lot during the break but next semester… I was going to miss him a lot.
“Don’t be sad.” He took my hands in his, making me return my gaze to his face. “We’ll still be able to spend time with each other. Maybe even more than we do now,” he said and I swallowed before nodding. “And you’re going to graduate soon,” he continued and my lips curved into a smile at that. “You'd move in with me then. Before deciding if you want to travel or get a job. We’re going to be fine.”
"... Can,” I corrected, gently squeezing his hands, and he raised his brows. “You can, not you would move in with me… Don't I get a say?”
This wasn't the first time he was letting me know that he wanted us to live together but he had never asked me, he only told me that I’d move in with him, like there was no way I wouldn’t choose to do that.
“You do. I…” he trailed off and I tilted my head to the side as a muscle in his jaw twitched before he set his mouth in a hard line. I knew that look. He was jealous.
I had thought I had completely put his mind at ease after telling him that Harvey and I were just friends but that had only lasted for a little while. He really didn't like Harvey and I knew the feeling was mutual even though Harvey never said so. He didn’t need to.
Thankfully, Noah and I hadn't gotten into another fight because of Harvey, but I didn’t like the fact that they wouldn’t get along anytime soon or at all.
“You're cute,” I muttered while pulling my hands out of his before brushing his hair away from his face. “Your hair has grown out,” I added and he hmmed before abruptly pressing his face between my legs, making me jolt in surprise. Then he inhaled deeply. “Ah!”
I immediately slapped my hand onto my mouth the next moment, my face growing hot as I watched him with wide eyes, and he lifted his eyes to mine like he hadn’t done anything.
“What’s wrong?”
“N- nothing.” I slowly pulled my hand away from my mouth and he slipped his hands under my skirt, grabbing my ass as he got to his feet. Then his lips were on mine. It didn’t matter how many times he’d done this, he kissed me like he might never get another chance to.
He abruptly picked me up, placing me on the desk before his hands slipped back under my skirt and into my underwear just as he broke the kiss. A moan slipped past my lips and I grabbed his arm when he cupped my pussy while peppering my neck with kisses. “Don’t you like the things I got you?”
“H… Huh?”
“The necklaces.” He undid the first button of my shirt with his other hand and trailed a finger down my neck. “I’ve never seen you wear them. The earrings and bracelets too.”
“Ah… those…” He had bought me jewelry three weeks ago and while I loved the fact that he had given me gifts, I sort of wasn’t comfortable getting things that expensive from him. I had spit out my drink when Tamika told me how much they all cost.
“You don’t like them?”
“Oh, no. I do, I do. It’s just uh… They’re a bit too… fancy for school,” I replied breathily. He hadn’t started moving his fingers yet but it felt like I was going to vibrate off the desk.
He frowned and hmmed before swirling a finger around my opening, making me inhale sharply, while he glanced at the window. “Campus seems empty.”
“Uh, yeah… Yeah. Most students arrive around noon during the first lecture free week.”
He returned his attention to me, his eyes glinting with amusement, and the corner of his mouth quirked up. He stared at me like he wanted to eat me whole and I was more than fine with that. “I know. I’ve been looking forward to it.”
“Why?”
He returned his lips to mine and I groaned into his mouth as he began to stroke my pussy. Oh... I tightened my hold on his arms as his fingers stirred me further and he swallowed my moans. My toes curled and seconds later, I was fighting to stay still on the desk. His touch was magic and it felt like he was pouring lava on my body.
He broke the kiss long enough to pull my shirt out of the skirt and my heart pounded faster in my chest as he roughly undid the remaining three buttons before slipping it off my shoulders along with my bag. Oh my God. My heart pounded even faster and the next moment, my bra was gone, instantly replaced by his hands before he began to massage them. He then trailed kisses down my neck till he got to my chest and bit my breast just hard enough to hurt, hard enough to make me groan.
Sirens blared in my head when he gently pushed me till my back hit the desk and spread my legs but it wasn’t because he was doing something I didn’t want, it was because I knew where this was going.
Of course, I could stop him… but I didn’t want to. After all, this was a fantasy of mine coming to life.