Honor Student (12 page)

“I don’t owe you
anything.” His voice was low and cold and it sent shivers down my
spine.

“
I’m sorry. Did you
say you are his wife?” I asked, growing increasingly
nauseous.

“
Ex-wife” Mr. Honor
corrected. He was only a few years older than me and I couldn’t
wrap my head around any of this. Abby glared back at William and
the tention in the air was palpable. I couldn’t picture him with a
woman like her. Sure she was beautiful but she was also very strong
and demanding, not something I could ever see him putting up with.
Everything began to click into place in my head. Abby was the
reason Mr. Honor was…the way he was. This woman had done something
viscious to this man to make him turn into the controlling man he
was with me.

“You really want your
little secret getting out?” Her eyes danced between us. “Imagine
what the other teachers would say. Imagine…what your father would
say.” His body tensed and I knew she had struck a nerve.

“What is it that you
want?” I asked bravely when Mr. Honor didn’t respond to her
threats. Sme smiled politely at me.

“
You know what I
want but since that isn’t going to happen, a couple million oughta
cover it. Don’t you think, Will?” Her eyes danced back to William,
a full on smile spread across her face.

“
Where the hell is
he going to get money like that?” I asked, my eyes wide.

“
Fine” he cut me
off, starring at her through narrowed eyes. I felt like I was in
the twilight zone. Nothing was making sense anymore. Mr. Honor took
a step closer to Abby and she straightened her back. “Then you get
the fuck out of my life. I don’t ever want to see you again.” Her
lips pressed in a hard line and I could tell he had hurt her, but
she was trying desperately not to show it.

“
You have my
number.” She replied, winking at him as she pushed between us and
left the room. It felt like all of the air left with her and I
leaned back against a desk trying to figure out what the hell had
just happened. Mr. Honor looked over at me, taking a step closer,
but I held up my hand.

“Don’t” I blurted out and
he stopped dead in his tracks.

“It was a long time ago.”
He explained.

“How long? You’re just
out of college and she.. how old is she?” My stomach twisted in
knots.

“
She was my math
teacher in high school.” He confessed. I felt like somone had just
punched me.

“
And you…you
married her?” I asked, trying to make sense of things. He took a
step closer.

“I loved her.” His barely
audible. That confession was my undoing. As much as I wanted to
know about him, I never anticipated it going like this. I needed
fresh air. I needed to get away from this place. I pushed off the
desk, shoving by him. His hand caught my arm, keeping me from
leaving.

“I need to get out of
here.” The tears in my eyes threatened to fall at any moment.

“
I’ll go with you.”
He wasn’t asking for my permission. I knew if I wanted to make
sense of this we would have to finish this talk. I nodded my head
and he grabbed his things from his desk. As I made it to the
parking lot I could see Mr. Honor in his car, glaring at me. I got
in my car, taking a deep breath before pulling out onto the main
road. I stared out of the front window, trying to avoid his
reflection in my rearview mirror. My head swam with all of the new
information I had received from Abby. After William’s confession to
me this morning that he wanted to be with me, I did not think it
was possible to come crashing down from that moment of
happiness.

Chapter Twenty-Five

As I pulled up to
Mr. Honor’s place my stomach began to twist into knots again. I
wanted more than anything to be with him, but after Abby’s threats
I knew it was not a good idea. The bay door slowly opened and I
pulled my car inside. William’s car pulled along side mine, and the
door slowly lowered behind us. I summoned all of my courage and got
out of the car. He walked towards the base of the stairs and I
followed behind, wondering what would be of us when this was all
over.

The trip up the steps was
the longest walk of my life. Every possible outcome for us played
through my head. When we finally arrived inside I glanced around
the room. It suddenly felt much larger and overwhelming than it had
before. I took in the paintings that hung sporatically on the
walls, and furniture that sat stratigically placed around the
floor. How had I not noticed how expensive all of these things must
have been?

“
I’ll tell you
everything you want to know.” His eyes met mine and I could not
look away.

“
Do you still love
her?” I asked, my voice shaking. He swallowed hard.

“
I don’t know.”
That was not the answer I had hoped for but I could not blame him
for his honesty. I nodded, looking down at my feet. He stepped
closer to me and I stiffened my back, not sure how close I wanted
him to get. He slid the palm of his hand across my cheek and I
leaned in to his touch, closing my eyes.

“I do know that I love
you more.” My eyes shot open and I searched his face, not sure I
had heard him correctly. “I love you. I wasn’t sure it was even
possible for me to care about anyone else again, but I can’t deny
how I feel about you.” I stared at him helplessly as I absorbed
what he was saying. “Breathe” he whispered and I took a deep breath
as he instructed. His face became worried when I did not say
anything. “What else do you want to know?” He asked.

“
I think you said
all I needed to hear.” I whispered. He smiled and kissed me like he
had never kissed me before. His hand lost in my hair as he pulled
me against him. His other sliding down my back and over my bottom.
I placed my hands on his chest and slid the up to his strong
muscular shoulders. He did not pull away or try to stop me. “Make
love to me.” I breathed into his mouth.

He picked me up and
carried me into his room, laying me gently in the center of his
bed. His mouth hovered above mine.

“Are you sure this is
what you want?” He asked.

“Yes,sir” I moaned and
his mouth crashed back into mine. We pulled at each others
clothing, trying desperatly to get to one another.

“What do you want me to
do to you?” his hot breath sending goosebumps over my skin.

“Kiss me…here” I moaned,
tugging his hair gently and guiding his lips to my breast. I arched
my back as he hungrily obliged. He had given me complete control
and the feeling was overwhelming. His tongue slid in small cirlcles
over my nipple. He let his teeth graze me and I moaned loudly in
response.

“
Where else?” he
asked, practically panting. I tightened my grip on his hair and
pushed him lower. His tongue trailed down my stomach, dipping into
my belly button. I bit my lip and turned my head into the pillow as
I pushed lower. I could feel his breath on me and it sent delicious
waves of pleasure through me.

“Please” I begged,
wanting to feel his touch. His mouth met the inside of my thigh and
I arched my back in approval. His lips worked there wasy closer to
my center I could barely hold on. His tongue dipped slowly against
me and I felt my insides tighten in response. He continued to push
against me at a slow steady rhythm as he slid one of his fingers
inside of me. I rocked my hips with the motion of his finger,
grabbing the blankets in my fists. He increased his speed, sliding
another finger inside.

“
Come for me” he
whispered, as his fingers drove into me harder. I lost myself as
the words left his mouth. My body tightened and responded to his
touch sending waves of absolute bliss pulsating through me. He
climbed on top of me, his eyes full of wanting. He grabbed a foil
packet from beside the bed and quickly put the condom on himsef. I
could feel him, hard against my entrance as his hand wrapped in my
hair. “You belong to me Emma.” His hips gently rocked against me. I
gasped at the sensation. “Tell me.” His eyes narrowed. He pushed
harder against me, slowly entering me.

“
I belong to you.”
I whispered back. He pushed harder, sliding completely inside of
me, leaving me feeling impossibly full.

“
Good girl” He
breathed in my ear as he nibbled at my earlobe with his teeth. I
slid my hands down his back as his muscles flexed under my
fingertips. He did not stop me. He pushed into me harder. I let my
nails glide across his skin, coming to rest on his perfect
backside. I found his ear with my lips. “ I love you” I whispered,
letting my lips brush against him. His body bucked against mine
causing all of my muscles to clentch onto him. My body rippled with
pleasure as he came, spilling himself inside of me. He collapsed
his weight on me as we both struggled to catch our
breath.

Everything that had
happened today didn’t matter. I didn’t care about William’s past. I
only cared about right now and right now I couldn’t have been
happier.

Chapter twenty-Six

I realized I must
have fallen asleep. I awoke wrapped in a giant white comforter,
alone. My body still felt incredibly exhausted but I wanted to find
William. I grabbed a t- shirt from his drawar and slid it on, not
bothering to put on panties. I walked out into the main living
area. I stopped dead in my tracks as I noticed several pairs of
eyes staring back at me. I looked at William who jumped to his
feet.

“
This is Emma.” He
said. The man beside him rose to his feet. I tugged at my t-shirt
trying desperatly to cover myself. “Emma, this is Mayor Locklin.”
My mouth feel open as I suddenly realised why he looked so
familiar.

“Pleasure” The mayor
nodded and I could see him trying to hide his smirk.

“
I’m gonna…” I was
too flustered to even form a sentence. I ducked back into the
bedroom and pulled on my clothing. After I was dressed I debated
crawling out of the window but we were on the second story and I
didn’t feel like a hospital visit. I slowly peered around the
doorway.

“Emma” William called for
me.

“Shit” I muttered under
my breath and made my way across the room. I bit my lip as I
rounded the large dark brown leather couches. William took his
thumb and tugged my lip from my teeth.

“
Sit” he said and I
sat down on the couch facing the Mayor.

“Emma” The Mayor nodded
his head to greet me.

“Mayor Locklin” I
replied, trying to hide my embarrassment.

“Please, call me
Stephen.” He replied and I let myself relax a little.

“Stephen” I repeated,
looking over at William who had taken a seat next to me, placing
his hand on my knee.

“
Stephen is an old
friend of mine from college. He also owes me a favor, which makes
him trustworthy.” William grinned.

“
Now, how do you
propose we get rid of your ex-wife?” The Mayor asked as if he was
asking for directions to the mall. The room began to spin around me
and I felt myself grow lightheaded as their words grew muffled and
distant. This is not what I had pictured as my happily ever
after.

“Emma!” William was
shaking me from my sleep.

“What happened?” I rubbed
my eyes, noting someone had spashed water on my face.

“Are you narcaleptic?”
The Mayor asked, and I wasn’t sure it was an attempt at a joke or
if he was genuinly worried.

“No” I sat up and pulled
at my shirt. William placed his hand on my shoulder.

“
Abby, we didn’t
mean ‘get rid of her’ like that.” I could hear his amusement in his
words. “We just need to figure out how to make her not come back
again and again once she has been paid.” He put his hand on my knee
to comfort me. I looked up at the Mayor who was looking back at me
as if I was an imbecile.

“
Right, well, we
need to negotiate terms and have your lawyer speak with her. Are
you sure this is about the money and not about some sort of
revenge?” He asked, his eyes glued to William.

“No, no. She’s the one
who broke my heart, remember?” William shook his head at the
idea.

“
Yea, I know. I
just needed to make sure their was nothing else that would come out
later.” He stood up and William rose from the couch. “Should be a
pretty straight forward arrangement. Are you sure you want to pay
her off? You could always let her say what she wants. It’s not like
you need the teaching job.” William ran his hands through his hair
and nodded.

“You know I can’t let
this come out. I would never hear the end of it from my
father.”

“I’ll help as much as I
can. I owe you that much.” Stephen replied, holding out his hand.
The shook and the mayor nodded at me politely before leaving.
William followed after him and locked the door.

“You could have warned me
that you had company!” I smacked him playfully on the arm.

“
You could have
warned me that you passed out so easily. Had that happened in the
bedroom I would have thought I killed you.” He joked, but I knew I
had genuinly scared him.

“Sorry” I looked down at
the ground wishing it would swallow me whole. William stepped
closer to me and wrapped his arms around me, pulling me into his
chest.

“Can I ask you
something?” I mummbled into his chest. He took a deep breath.

“Ask away.” I had so many
guestions running through my mind but I didn’t know if it was
appropriate for me to ask.

“What did you do for the
mayor that he feels he owes you?” I looked up at him and he
smiled.

“If it wasn’t for me he
would have never made it through college. I tutored him, helped
keep him on track.” He hugged me a little tighter and I smiled back
at him.