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August pulled away from Flynn and looked at his face, trying to check if he's being serious about what he just said.

His face still serious. "Answer me, August."

She could feel her heart pounding so fast. She can’t believe what he just asked her. All those moments and kisses they shared seemed like the introduction to what’s coming next.

God knows how much she wanted to date him but she can't just say yes and let him quit his job just like that.

And so she's come up with a very silly idea in her head. "You can't just quit your job."

"I can. I will."

"I can't. I mean, I can't just let you do that." She feels so confused and worried, torn and undecided. She's always valued her work just like her parents and she's learned that since she was young.

And now, here's this crazy guy telling her he can quit his job just like that for her—to date her! How crazy is that?!

But I swear to God! It feels so good. For someone like him to sacrifice the things he love for someone like me!

"Work means so much to me. It's important for me, as it should be for everyone else. I mean, you having a job is important. You doing what you love. Y—You." She blushed as she said the last word.

He sighed and smiled. "I think I already got an answer."

She looked down shyly. "I need to know though if—"

"If?"

"If I mean anything to you—" She uttered, looking away.

He holds her face in his hands. “You think I’d ever ask if you don’t? You mean so much to me. I kissed you, almost made love to you. That wasn't just something I'd do for nothing, August." He looked into her eyes. “It’s always because of you. I asked Stella to come back here and apologize to you for what she did. I'm even willing to quit my job because being your professor made things harder for me to be honest with my feelings and intentions.” He paused. “And you’d stop seeing other guys.”

She couldn't stop herself from grinning. "W—What?"

He sighed as he kissed her forehead. “Let’s date. Be my girlfriend.”

“Are you serious?”

your professor that's stopping you to date

She interrupted. "B—But in secret." She bites

asked as if he could not believe what he

can't let you quit your job. I'll stop hanging out with the guys at work and Henry

He moved his face closer to her to give her a kiss but a familiar voice

"August?"

female voice. Her eyes

flashed her

her a concerned look. "Good evening, Gail."

with a friend nearby." Gail shared with a smile

to tell him to make a plausible excuse. "Henry

She sighed inside.

that's true and somehow a good excuse.

Gail asked,

looked at Flynn and

remembered Professor Anderson asked me to give Miss Peters the engineering book he borrowed from her when he filled in my Friday class. But I left it

you're heading

She was all panicky but he's really smart he

is he just so good in making

on the opposite direction. "See you, Professor." She smiled at him widely before glancing at

feel that cold chilling glare she gave

a good excuse. I'm glad you came up with an excuse that fast." She chuckled shortly. "She wouldn't

arm and gently drags her, walking towards the direction going to the

really going to

we lied to her. And you'd be so anxious about how she treats you at work because of me. This is the least I can do." He hissed, clearly looking upset about them tiptoeing

good

stopped walking while his expression went dark. He looked at her with a hurt expression on his face. "I don't know if I have to feel happy

feel bothered of how her words affected him. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean anything bad with what I said. I just think you're so

sighed soundly. "Can we just