As I stand outside Scarlett's classroom I can't help but feel a wave of anxiety cross over me and It makes me feel terribly dizzy. I can practically hear my heart thumping through my ears like some kind of music. I shake off all the negative thoughts in my head. Maybe she won't even recognize me or notice me enter, wait a minute. What if I just sneak in? I'm sure if I open the door slowly I might be lucky enough to pass by unnoticed. I've watched enough Mission Impossible movies, I think I can pull it off.

I take a deep breath and slowly open the door. As I sneak in, I peak my head through the cracks of the door, I notice that she's currently writing something on the board, thank god. I quickly enter the room and make my way towards the seats. Unfortunately I notice that a lot of my friends are here and they seem to take notice of me as well because they start greeting me in the middle of class calling my name and waving at me.

"Excuse me?" A familiar raspy voice echoes through the classroom. Oh fuck.

"Sneaking into class on the first day? not a very good first impression." The voice continues from behind me.

I clear my throat "I'd say it's a great first impression..." I respond nervously.

The class quietly laughs and I swear I can practically feel her eyes burning through the back of my head.

"and why is that?" She asks.

I turn to face her "because now you won't forget our first encounter" I say confidently.

My heart stops as I watch her facial expression shift from a one of pure and utter shock to an expression of downright anger. I watch as her piercing green eyes turn cold and bitter. That same feeling from yesterday resurfaces amongst me, the feeling when she caught me in Aubrey's home. As fast as her emotions came, the faster they left. She now has put up an emotionless expression.

She clears her throat and redirects her vision towards the classroom "Please excuse me, I have to deal with someone outside. Please read over the syllabus I handed out earlier." Scarlett announces to the class.

She then turns around and walks away from me and to the door, opening it and glancing back at me. I'm still frozen in the same place.

"Today Y/n" Scarlett says sternly as she walks out the door and into the hallway.

I nervously make my way toward the door opening it. Only to be met with a furious looking Scarlett in the middle of an empty hallway.

"I can explain.."

"Save it." Scarlett angrily cuts me off.

"I'm going to lay down some rules and you're going to listen. Is that understood?" Scarlett says.

I slowly nod. I'm kind of confused at her sudden demeanor it's like she was expecting to see me today.

Today has been a very draining day. I went over to Aubrey's to have breakfast but I received an unexpected message from school saying that I needed to attend a mandatory meeting. I of course attended that meeting, which by the way was very useless and unnecessary because the administration board just covered topics I already knew.

Throughout the meeting I was heavily distracted, in my thoughts of course. I just don't understand how Aubrey and y/n ended up together. I didn't see any chemistry or tension during our dinner so it was quite a surprise to find y/n in Aubrey's home. Anyways I'm a little disappointed of the outcome. I thought I made a friend, Aubrey. I guess I was wrong.

Anyways I'm currently sitting in my office at home going over my class materials before I go to sleep. Tomorrow's my first day officially teaching at school and I'm excited. I then suddenly get an email from the administration board. They finally sent in the class rosters like they said they would during the meeting.

As I skim through the list of student names a name I know all too well pops out to me, Y/n Y/l/n. What the fuck.

This has to be some sort of joke. This can't be real. Why didn't she tell me? What am I even thinking how could she have told me, it never came up. I guess I just assumed she wasn't in college. I could get in so much trouble. It's not like we even did anything. Oh god but I was inappropriate with her in my bathroom, I've had dinner with her, I went to her fathers house. I just got this job I can't lose it.

"Everything okay?" Colin asks while leaning against my door frame.

I clear my throat "Everything's fine, need anything?" I ask.

He smiles "It's late and I don't want you to be tired tomorrow on your first day. Come on let's go to bed" he says.

I nod "I'll be there in a minute let me just finish up here." I say.

He nods "Okay, don't take too long honey" he says while shutting the door and leaving.

I have to do something about this situation. What can I do? Nothing. It's not like I can call the administration and ask them to take y/n off my roster that would be too suspicious and it would raise concern. I'm trapped. I look into y/n's file to see what I'm dealing with. I hate being nosy and snooping in other peoples business but something about y/n makes me want to know more.

A lot of her past teachers say good things about her, I'm honestly surprised. The only thing that they complain about is that she's always late or talks too much during class, that sounds like y/n. Her grades are fantastic, wow this was unexpected. It says that she's a senior which means this is her last year at Brown. That's a small relief. I'll only have to deal with her for a year, I can do this. Everything's going to be fine.

But I need to make some rules. I need y/n to follow those rules so neither of us get in trouble or cause a scandal throughout the school.

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"I can explain.."

"Save it." I harshly cut off y/n.

"I'm going to lay down some rules and you're going to listen. Is that understood?" I say sternly waiting for a response.

Y/n just nods nervously.

"What happened between us never happened, none of it. Got it?" I ask.

Y/n frowns and slowly nods.

"I need you to understand that if anyone finds out that you and I had contact outside of school, it could go very wrong very fast for the both of us" I say.

"In school I am not 'Scarlett'. I am 'Mrs. Johansson.' Wether you like it or not you have to call me that just like everyone else" I say.

"Above it all, I am here to teach you y/n so please don't be afraid to ask me for help. I know we're both in a very tough situation but I am professional when it comes to teaching so I'll put all of our problems aside okay?" I say.

She nods "Did you know all this time that I was your student?" She curiously asks.

I shake my head "I found out yesterday" I respond.

"Did you know all this time that I was your teacher?" I asked concerned.

She shakes her head "Aubrey told me a couple minutes ago that's why I was late" she informs me.

The mention of Aubrey makes me angry. Wait a second Aubrey is her teacher too? Oh this is much worse for the both of them. They actually slept together and if the board were to find out Aubrey could get fired and y/n could get expelled.

"Scarlett it's not what you think. What you saw yesterday is not what you think." She says.

I scoff "I am past that. I don't care if you guys slept together, it's none of my business. I do however think you two should refrain from doing anything further now that you're her student and she's your teacher" I say.

"We never did anything if you just let me explain.."

"Explain what? that you magically showed up to her house? Where you in her bedroom the whole time we were talking?" I ask angrily, getting annoyed at the situation.

"Yes I was, but it's not what you think.."

"I don't want the details y/n, I really don't. It's unprofessional and inappropriate for me to talk about this with you" I say harshly.

She scoffs "Who are you to know what's unprofessional and inappropriate" y/n says bitterly.

"Aubrey and I did nothing Scarlett. In fact you probably did more to me than she did" y/n says frustratedly.

I furrow my brows confused as to what she's implying.

"Don't act like you don't remember what happened in the bathroom. Remember when you.."

I quickly put a hand on y/n's mouth to stop her from saying something that could get us both in trouble.

"Don't say that, not here" I whisper angrily.

She releases herself from my grasp "After the bathroom situation I passed out and Aubrey kindly took me to her house because she didn't know what else to do. The next morning she tried waking me up because she supposedly had a breakfast with you but you arrived earlier than expected so she panicked and made me hide in her bedroom because she didn't want you thinking we did something. Which unfortunately is the case now" she says.

"That's it. That's all that happened Scarlett I swear on my life. Do you really think I would sleep with someone on the first day of meeting them?" She asks.

I look at her and the corner of my lip curves slightly upward at her comment.

"Okay maybe I would but not with your best friend I mean come on. I'm not that kind of person scar." She says sincerely.

Maybe I've looked at this all wrong. I let my negative thoughts get the best of me and it cost me a friend. God I'm so stupid, I should have known better. I feel terrible I blamed y/n and Aubrey for something they didn't even do.

I look up at y/n and see her smile tauntingly at me.

I slap her shoulder "Don't look at me like that" I say.

She smiles "You should trust me more often. I'm rarely a person who lies" she says teasingly.

I smile "I'll remember that. However now I need you to be a student, my student." I say.

She sighs "Scarlett it is not my intention to ever reveal our complicated relationship. I'm an adult I understand that you're my teacher now" she says kindly.

I nod "I'm sorry it has to be like this y/n, really I am. I honestly enjoyed our moments but we can't have any of those anymore." I say sadly.

She frowns "I know. It's such a loss, for you." she teases.

I smile "I think you meant for you" I say teasingly.

She smiles sadly "I think we both already knew that Scarlett" she says.

She looks at me with a glimmer in her eyes that makes me feel a certain way. I can't think like that definitely not anymore. I'm her teacher.

"Let's get back to class" I say.

She nods and walks in front of me opening the door for me. I smile gratefully at her and walk back into class.

I see some students welcoming her while she walks in and they start shaking her hand. She must be well known in this school. I mean if she looked like that of course she would be. Out of all the people she just now talked to she chose to sit next to a girl with brunette hair.

Anyways I can already tell that this is going to be a very long year because y/n has now engaged all the people around her in a conversation of their own interrupting my teaching.

I clear my throat for everyone to hear. Everyone seems to listen except for y/n and this girl because y/n continues to whisper and the girl smiles at her comments.

"Would you like to share your story with the class?" I ask sternly.

Y/n turns her head towards me nervously looking at the unwanted attention from the class "I don't think it would be appropriate" y/n teases.

The class erupts in small laughter.

I clench my jaw "Come sit up here" I say while pointing to a seat that's closest to my desk.

Thinking back now I don't think that was a good idea at all. Having a distraction next me is never good.

She gets up and walks down the aisle and sits at the seat I pointed to.

"Happy now Mrs. Johansson?" y/n asks. This time the class erupts into fits of laughter. What are they children?

I disregard her comment and continue with my lecture.

After a very long class period the bell finally rung causing all students to jolt up and immediately leave my class.

In the corner of my eye I see y/n meet up with the girl once again. I see them leave together. I know I have absolutely no right to feel like this but I'm being completely honest when I say that I'm slightly jealous. I hate that I feel like this. I have Colin and I'm her teacher it must never happen. She's basically forbidden fruit.

I need to get rid of all those thoughts and feelings. I'm her teacher for god's sake. This is going to be a very long year.