Dancing
Raven made sure I felt better and we went to my apartment so I could get ready.
I was ready and Erik would be here in 15 minutes.
"Don't forget: he's just a guy who has taken an interest in a girl. Don't think about him being a professor and you being his student. Tonight you're just you and he's just him."
I nodded and chuckled a little, "You're right."
Raven left before Erik would be here, to prevent any confusion. He didn't know Raven knew about it.. The only ones who knew were Raven and Charles.
There was a knock on my door, I opened it and found Erik, "Hey." he said with a smile. "Hi." I smiled back. He got closer and placed a kiss on my cheek.
I blushed slightly, telling him to wait for a second so I could get my stuff. He did as he was told and soon enough we were sat in his car.
"Where are you taking me?" I asked curiously.
A grin spread across his face, "That's for me to know and for you to find out."
I chuckled and looked outside. My heart jumped out of my chest when I felt a hand on top of my own.
Erik turned his face to look at my shocked expression. I quickly smiled and he did the same before turning his face back to the road.
*
It took us about 30 minutes to get to the destination. I still wasn't sure where we were or what we were about to do.
Erik got out of the car and made sure he was fast enough to get to my side and opened the door for me. Holding out his hand for me to take it, which I did gracefully; always the gentleman.
I observed my surroundings. The only thing I noticed was a big screen and a stage about a hundred metres in front of us.
"I hope you like some good music?" Erik said while getting us some drinks.
"I definitely like good music." I stated.
He laughed and handed me my drink. We walked a bit further to the front and took a seat on the grass, but only after Erik had laid down a blanket for us to sit on.
"So, I'll inform you a bit. I am a huge fan of classic soul music. I saw a advertisment of this festival kinda thing and I really wanted to go. So I thought it'd be a nice thing to do with you, since I want to get to know you better and all."
I couldn't answer, I just nodded and blushed ever so lightly. Erik really was so different than he acted like at uni.
*
The evening was perfect, Erik and I eventually started dancing together. It felt so amazing. Every now and then he managed to give me a quick kiss on my cheek or in my neck. This caused some shivers down my spine, but it couldn't have made me feel better.
Soon midnight arrived and Erik and I lay down on the blanket, admiring the soft music and the stars above us.
My head was on his chest and he gently played with my hair. "I'm glad you wanted to come tonight, Laura."
I tilted my head and turned to face him, he looked so beautiful. "I happy you asked me to." I commented and soon the moment became serious, he looked me in my eyes, down to my lips and back to my eyes. I did the same to him. He gently licked his lips, as did I.
He carefully came closer and closer, our noses touching when he stopped. I hesitated for a bit, but I knew this was what I wanted, so I leaned in and he met me halfway.
We shared a kiss I had never experienced before. It was so gentle and kind, yet so meaningful and ...perfect?
He turned us around, so he was on top of me, our lips never apart,
He turned us around, so he was on top of me, our lips never apart,
*
At 2am Erik and I decided it was time to go home, he had is arm around me when we walked to his car.
Being the gentleman he apparently is, he opened the door me once again and let me in.
On the way back to my apartment there was a comfortable silence. Erik held my hand and looked over at me with a soft smile every now and then.
We reached my apartment and he insisted on walking me to my door, even though I told him there could he other students around, but he didn't mind.
We reached my door, I opened it, but didn't walk in immediately.
"Thank you for this amazing night, Erik. I had a lot of fun." I said, honestly.
He smiled down at me, since he was about a head taller than me, "I'd love to take you out again. I had as much fun as you. Goodnight, Laura." He said before placing a quick kiss on my lips.
"Sweet dreams, professor." I teased and he poked my side before answering and walking away, "I definitely will, don't worry."
And with that, he was gone again. 'What did I do to deserve this?' I thought to myself while locking my door behind me and getting ready for bed.
*
I woke up late the next morning, I got up and reached for my phone. I noticed all the texts I got from Raven and I laughed and called her.
"Took you long enough, now tell me everything, Haye."
I couldn't help but laugh,
"Good morning to you too,"
And so I told her everything; I could see and hear her smile and grin and smirk through the phone.
"I am so happy for you, Lau! I'm serious, he sounds amazing. Now we only need to set Alex up with someone and we're all complete."
We burst out in laughter, talked a bit longer and then both decided to do some homework and write some essays, after all, exams were getting closer and closer.