The Professor's Interest

chapter 5

I'm still in shock as I sit in the studio, 'So Professor Emery is your brother?" I ask to make sure that I heard correctly. 

'Yes he is, are you okay? you look in shock, maybe I shouldn't have said anything"

'No, I just cant believe that he is your brother, and you told me nothing" I slapped him on his shoulder.

'Hey I don't share this type of information with anyone, especially when Connor said to keep quiet about it, or he would beat the crap outa me"

So Connor is his name, I think back to the time at the Sign bar-club, crap! Has he always been going to the bar-club? no wonder Ryan has been hanging out with him at the bar-club last time, crap! I stood up to leave. 

'I need to go, need to do a few things, I will take a cab, and I will text you for any updates"

'I could always take you where you need to be'

'No, it's cool, thank you for everything and looking forward to see you at my show' I wink at him and leave. 

As I walk through the passage way to leave the premises, I see Connor standing against his car, and texting, I stop in my tracks and he looks up at me, eyes burning through me. 

'Sir' I say as I continue to walk passed him, but he grabs my arm and stops me.

'I can take you home'

'I'm not going home, I have to meet Anna at a dance studio' I say holding his stare, he is like a magnet always pulling me closer to him, physically, stares and feelings. And yet brings the worst out of my life. 

'I will take you'

I accept the offer and get inside his car, he gets in, he reaches out towards me, his eyes looking from my lips to my eyes as he is a breath away from me, and I feel him taking my seat belt and securing it around me. And then his lips press against mine, kissing me passionately, he pulls away. 

'You got no idea what you do to me Leah' he breathes against my lips. I kiss him again. Then I pull away in case Ryan sees us. He starts the car and pulls out the drive way and we drive to the dance studio that Anna will now be choreographing my dance routines for my live shows at the Sign bar-club. 

'I didn't know that you dance too' Connor says

'yeah, well its for fun, I need some hobbies and take my mind off things' I lie yet part of truth in it.

'Do you have a boyfriend?"

'No I don't and do you have a girlfriend sir?'

'It's Connor in private, No not at the moment' he says not giving any type of expression. 

'I didn't know that you were Ryan's brother, and he says that there are always ladies around you' I say and look over at him, his jaw clenching.

'There always are because of my work, but I know I want you but circumstances and rules are in the way, I cannot have you the way that I want Leah. Where is the dance studio?" he asks annoyed.

There is the annoyance again that I hate, one moment he cares, the next he is cold again. 'Eastward boulevard.' 

'Why do you work at Sign bar-club?"

'I need to pay the bills, Anna and I share an apartment together' I say, we turn down into Eastward Boulevard. 

'I don't like that you work there, too much men over you, and I do not want you to do worst... stripping' he says looking ahead while clenching his jaw. We pull up at the dance studio.

'Thank you sir, and I don't do stripping' I say annoyed, I get out and slam the door shut, I walk into the studio.

I had my laptop with me to play my demo for the show on it, I checked my emails and noticed I missed one from 2 days ago, it was from Connor.

'Dear class, I expect an email reply with a song you wrote and the demo deadline in 2 days time, Poetry and Songwriting Professor Emery'.

Crap! How could I have missed it, I wrote out my email with my lyrics and added the demo that I am performing tonight at the Sign bar-club. I get back to rehearsing. 

'So I will have all your costume pieces done by 4pm so don't worry girls, this is my best friend Leah's night, so lets make it fun and enjoy the moment ladies' Anna says excitedly. 

It was 6pm and we headed to Sign bar-club, I had my usual mini black dress and heals on as I do my rounds, my show only starts around 6:30pm. My hair was loose and a bit curly. Club was packed just to see my show, the posters all says new act on the show tonight, don't miss out. As I make my way through the crowd to go backstage, I spot Connor at the bar with the guys, Ryan was back stage helping out with the sound, my world froze, He was in conversation with a blonde woman, who looked like a gorgeous model, who was all over him, and they both laughed, they got up and walked out the club, and my whole world crashed down. I don't got time for games, so tonight I'm going to enjoy myself, take my mind off of everything and avoid him as much as I can. 

I head back stage to get ready. Anna does my make up, she gave my costume and it was stockings, knee high black heel boots and a black body suit. I felt too sexy for my liking but its my night. I step onto stage, crowd is cheering and five chairs are across the stage for our sexy dance, I walk towards my chair in the center in the front, microphone in hand, bright lights on me, my song begins, I start singing and we danced, I felt so good, all of the events forgotten and on stage its like I'm a different person. As I flip my hair back immediately I caught Connor back at the bar, watching me, burning his eyes into me. I thought he left, I didn't fallout of my routine, as the song almost ended. Once the song was done, my heart was racing to the energy and dance, and Connor for watching me, He kept on staring at me, jaw clenching while the crowd applauded, whistled, he did not. I walked back to the dressing room. I knew I was in some sort of trouble by him, but he wouldn't dare stop me.