Meet the Teacher by Mandy Maree

Author:Mandy Maree [Maree, Mandy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mandy Maree
Published: 2023-07-05T16:00:00+00:00

I glance away from the TV. “Well, shit. Maybe it didn’t work. Are you feeling anything?” I ask Zayn.

“Hmm . . . not really. Should we try a second one?” he asks.

I shrug and pull the bag back closer to us. “Let’s do it. It’s been half an hour and nothing. What have we got to lose with trying a second?”

“Your call, Miss Parker.”

“Let’s do it,” I say with fake confidence; I’m actually scared shitless of getting high. Zayn doesn’t seem to notice my hands shaking with trepidation, so I feel like maybe it’s all in my head. Maybe getting high will be good for me with this damn anxiety. I’m so sick of overthinking and worrying about every little thing, every single day. I exhale deeply before I pop the next gummy in my mouth. I notice that Zayn does the same thing. Maybe he’s nervous, too.

“This has been such a vulnerable night for me, I could really use a good high,” he says. I couldn’t agree more.

I nod before scooting closer to him on the couch. I didn’t realize how close I got until I breathed in a huge whiff of his cologne. Or maybe deodorant? Either way, it smells so sexy. I take in a second subtle sniff before I scoot a bit further away from him. I want to make sure that if I do get high, I don’t do anything stupid.

Speaking of stupid, my text message alert goes off. I grab my phone from the table and look at the screen, shocked at the name that appears. Liam.

“What could he possibly want?” I ask aloud, cueing Zayn to look at my phone, too.

“Uh oh. That can’t be good, right?” he asks.

“Yup,” I say while setting the phone back down. “It’s fine, I’m going to ignore it. I’ll check it later.”

Zayn gives a subtle nod and looks back at the TV. I wonder if it’s just as obvious to him as it is to me that neither of us has actually paid any attention to the show. I don’t mind the distraction of being here, though. I’ve never been to his place before, but I do oddly feel comfortable being here. Maybe it’s simply the feeling I get whenever I’m around Zayn. Not that I’ll admit that to him, of course.

I start to smile, lost in thought, when Zayn interrupts. “Autumn, check the message. It’s killing me to see what he wants.”

Ooh, what am I sensing here? Is he perhaps a bit jealous? Or maybe he’s just this nosy now. “Yeah, you’re right. I’ll check it quickly. What on Earth does he even want?”

I swipe to unlock my screen and click on Messages. I decide to read it aloud:

Liam: I have some news. Can you talk for a few?

“What would he have to tell me that’s news?” I shrug. “Ugh, I should probably give him a quick call and get this over with. What do you think?”

Zayn’s mouth falls open, but only nonsense sounds come out until he finally says, “Uh—I .

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