The Professor's Interest

Chapter 6

Professor Emery's POV

As I dropped Leah at the dance studio, I went straight home, I sit on my leather sofa over looking the city of New York City. I pulled my laptop onto my lap to see whether my students have submitted their lyrics and demos to me via email. I see Leah's name pop up, first I read the lyrics:  

Say, say what you wanna say, say

Tell it to me every day, day

But if you don't show me

Words, words - all they are is words, words

Stupid poetry in verse, verse

Do you even know me?

That first thing that I saw in your eyes

Did you mean, was it only lies, only lies?

Bow, bow - have you ever thought about

How this is supposed to go? yeah

Do-do you know, do you oh

Love is not a "gimme, gimme"

If you're really with me

You got to show me, show me

Show me, show me

I click on the demo as it plays, why do I feel that this lyrics are meant towards me? I listen to it a couple of times, it sounds good, I remember that I saw Leah with Ryan at my parents home earlier in the recording studio, maybe he helped her with her demo. I type a quick reply to her email giving her feedback

'Miss Bridges, I love your demo, keep up with the good work, Professor Emery".

I check the time as Ryan asked me to join him at Sign bar-club as he is working on some sort of thing over there, I was too distracted thinking about Leah, then again I cannot be with her, it is against the University rules, I have to keep my distance from now on, act professional, she can't feel the same way back, as bad as I feel, I have to act professional even if that means bringing out the worst of her life as she thinks I do.

I get to Sign bar-club, Ryan invited the guys and Melanie, whom I see a lot, to distract myself from things such as Leah, we are at the bar, I ordered Scotch and she ordered a Cocktail. 

'So when are you coming by Connor? We miss you at Ravings' Melanie pouted her red lips, taking a sip of her cocktail.

'Soon' I see Leah working and making sure that the customers were served.

'Well, after this club, we can head back maybe?' I think about it as I need to get Leah out of my head.

Ryan was working backstage, I always support my brother with his gigs and with University gigs. Melanie shared a joke about her colleagues at Ravings, and she had to leave for work, I walked her out and decided to stay for Ryan's sake. I walk back inside and took my seat at the bar next to the guys. The act of the night started walking on stage, I looked around in my seat in search for Leah, she was nowhere, but a familiar song played.

Say, say what you wanna say, say

Tell it to me every day, day

But if you don't show me

Words, words - all they are is words, words

Stupid poetry in verse, verse

Do you even know me?

I look towards the stage and there Leah is on stage, looking very much to the eye,  sexy dance routine, chair dances, she disrespected me, I told her not to do any of this, Crap! I do not take my eyes off of her until towards the end of the song she flipped her long brunette hair back, and immediately saw me, I'm surprised she never fell out of her dance routine, I made sure to let her know I'm not impressed with this, hell, I need to speak to Ryan about this. Her song ended she went back stage and I waited for her, I head backstage to her, I see her dressing room, I head in.

" What are doing here?' she asked surprised standing in front of her mirror, she just changed back into her black mini dress. 

'What the hell was that up there?" I ask furiously.

'It was my show Connor' she says annoyed

'I told you not to do this and yet you still do as you please"

'Connor, I can do what I want, I do not please anyone as far as I know, so if you got a problem with it, then you can leave" 

Without any comment, I grab her and kiss her passionately, her lips are so soft, I cannot get enough of her. I break away from her lips just inches away. 'We can't do this anymore" I say, breathing in her scent.

'You are the one kissing me all the time Sir'

'Don't call me that' I bite her lip.

'Was that your girlfriend?" she asks me

'No, a friend' I pull away immediately as the door opens.

A lady way older, came inside to give Leah a page. Surprised to see me in Leah's dressing room.

'Hi' she says to me, all I can do is nod at her, 'Leah your performance was outstanding, the crowd loved you, here are the next shows that you are scheduled for, great work Leah' She walks out.

I feel furious that Leah accepted this shows, 'You can't do it"

'I am not going to please you Connor, please go'

'Then we are done, I will speak to the Secretary to transfer you to another class.' I leave, slamming the door shut.

I head to the bar for more drinks, two women came over to me, I wasn't interested in them, but anything to take my mind off Leah, I engage in their conversations, and their hands are all over me. I need to push Leah as far out as possible. To transfer her to another class, is the best thing to do. I cannot let her ruin me this way, I drink my scotch to take over my feelings. I leave the club with one woman, holding my hand, not looking back for Leah.