Page 14 of Praise You

“Uh, yeah sure.”

“Let’s go,” he replies curtly, stepping away from the lectern.

We start walking toward the library, neither of us saying anything. When we reach the tables inside, we sit side by side, pulling out all of our supplies. At this point, I don’t even think I need to be tutored, but I don’t want to stop. I like spending time with Professor Carson. And it’s honestly not even tutoring anymore; it’s me working and asking questions and him simply guiding me on what to do.

“You doing anything for Halloween?”

What the fuck, Ronan? He’s not going to answer that.

“Not really. I might grab some wings and take them home. Maybe watch a couple horror movies.” He shrugs, turning back to the paper in front of him.

“What type of horror movies do you like?” I ask, wanting to get to know more about him.

“I like the Halloween movies, or, like, Nightmare on Elm Street, Saw.”

“Those are good. I like rewatching all the Scream movies.” I also like knowing we have things in common.

“I like those, too. Do you have any plans for Halloween?” he inquires, looking at me quickly, before moving his eyes back down.

“My roommates want to go out, but I doubt we’ll stay out for very long.”

“How come?”

Using my finger, I slide my paper back and forth on the surface. “We’re not big party people. We’ll go out every now and then, but it’s not often.”

“Ah, so you all aren’t typical college students?” he jokes.

“Not at all.” I laugh and Professor Carson joins in. His eyes brighten when he laughs and I notice my body leaning closer to him.

“I wasn’t a big partier either when I was in school. I was too focused on my studies. Seems we have some things in common.”

“I can see that.” He raises his eyebrow in question, and I rush to clarify. “You just seem like a person who wouldn’t go out partying and drinking and running wild. That kind of thing.”

“I’m still not. Well, I hope you enjoy your night out with your roommates.”

“Thanks. Enjoy your night with your movies.”

We give each other a small smile before getting back to work.

Staring at myself in the mirror, I’m in awe of how good I look. I squeezed my ass into tight leather shorts with a matching leather harness. I finished out the outfit with a collar around my neck. Turning around, I check out my ass in the mirror, giving it a little shake. Thrumming with excitement, I grab the flogger off my bed before making my way down to the living room.

When the guys said they wanted to go to a party for Halloween, I was all for it. But I knew I had to pick a fantastic costume. I had spent days looking online at different costumes when I finally ran across this one. I added it to my cart as fast as I could. Not because I wanted it for the party, but because I knew it would do so well in a video.

Arriving at the party, I break away from the guys and head to the beer pong table and play a game with a few people. Sam, a previous hookup, walks over to me while eyeing me up and down.

“Damn, Ronan. I wasn’t sure if it was you or not. You look fucking amazing.”

“Thanks Sam.” Someone from the other teams makes the ball into my cup, so I grab my drink, gulping down some of the beer.

"How have you been? Haven’t seen you in a while."

"I've been good. Keeping up with school, nothing new there. What about you?" I ask, watching the next person go.

"Basically, the same." He chuckles and I laugh along with him. Someone calls my name, so I glance up, realizing it's my turn.

"Hold on a sec."

Walking to the table, I grab the little white ball, closing one eye and aiming before throwing it. My ball goes into the cup easily, and I jump up, hyped that the other team has to take a drink.

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