#ashleyhwu

From: Ashley (ashleyhwu)
To: Pippa (pixelberry-pippa)

I saw that you really love PriyaxHunt and I decided to write you something with them. I hope you like it! :)

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It had been a long day at the University and Priya felt like she couldn’t feel her feet anymore. When she came through the door to her apartment, she kicked her shoes off and put her briefcase down by the door. 

 I swear can they get any worse? 

 She made her way to her sofa and raised her feet to lay on top of the coffee table in front of her. She laid her head back and started rubbing her temples slowly.

 I can finally relax now…

 And then there was a knock at the door.

 "You’ve got to be kidding me…“ She muttered under her breath. 

 Priya got up to answer the door and ready to go off on whoever was bothering her at her home.

 But then, she was met with his smile. That dazzling yet sweet smile. 

 "Hello, lovely.” Thomas was smiling at her while holding a bottle of white wine. She couldn’t help but melt right in the spot.

 "Hey, Thomas.“ She said shyly.

 Why am I being shy? It’s not like we just started going out. Snap out of it Priya. 

 "What are you doing here?“ 

 "Well, you left the university today without even said goodbye. That’s not typical Priya behavior.” He smiled once again at her. 

 "I also heard some of the students saying you were harsher than usual today.“ He gave her a smirk mixed with a chuckle. “I figured you had a bad day so here I am." 

Priya couldn’t help the blush that crept up her cheeks and the smile that was forming on her lips. She couldn’t believe her luck.

“Well, that’s very generous of you, Thomas. Thank you.” She took the bottle of white wine from his hands and gave him a peek on the lips. When she was pulling away, Thomas grabbed her by the waist and pulled her in, deepening the kiss.

They both smiled mid kiss and finally pulled away, “Well, you’re in a good mood today mister.”

“I’m just glad to see you. And… are you going to let me in by the way?” He raised an eyebrow at her and she laughed, “Yes, of course. Sorry about that.”

She stepped inside while allowing him to come in, she closed the door once both of them were inside her apartment. Thomas sat down on her couch in the living room while she went to the kitchen to put the bottle of wine on a bucket of ice.

When she came back to the living room, Thomas pulled her into is lap and kissed her once again. This time it was slowly and tender. Letting her know that he was there for her no matter what. Once they pulled away, she was breathless and he had a small smile on his laps. She was the first one to speak,

“What was that for?”

“I just wanted to remind you that I’m always here for you. Now, want to tell me what happened today?”

She sighed and moved to the other side of the couch, resting her legs on his lap. He began caressing them slowly.

“It wasn’t anything that bad. I woke up with a headache and not in the mood to teach a bunch of bratty kids.” She rolled her eyes and he laughed.

“I don’t think we’re ever in the mood to teach them. They think they’re entitled to anything they want.”

“See, Thomas. This is why I keep you around.” She smirked at him and he raised an eyebrow at her.

“Really? That’s why? I think that’s why I keep you around. Students fear you way more than me.” He was teasing her and she loved it. This how they worked, they could be love and kissed one minute and teasing each other the next. But it was fun. It kept their relationship alive.

“Well, that’s not something to be proud of, right? I mean, I’m the woman and they’re more afraid of me than you. Pretty sad, isn’t it?” She fired back, and she fired back hard.

“Oh, Priya… Yeah, I’m pretty scary but I’m not ugly to look at. That’s why you’re scarier.”

He had a smug smirk on his face and she couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

“It’s my mean face, isn’t it? I should maybe laugh or smile a little bit more.”

Thomas leaned in to brush a strand of hair that fell on her face and he smiled at her, “No, don’t. Then they’ll fall in love with you like I did.”

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A page out of Hunt’s journal…

Hunt wrote down his thoughts and feelings about Priya and the night he just had with her…

Priya… What a woman. She can harsh, really harsh. But with me… She’s amazing.

I love the fact that I get to see both sides of her. I love that with me she’s so relaxed, so cheeky. But I also love seeing her in ‘professor’ mode. It’s amusing. Especially knowing her like I do.

Tonight was so simple yet it meant so much to me. We can relax, tease each other but yet… It can still be so good.

The best part is that she gets me and I get her. We know how hard our jobs can be and how bratty the students can be.

What a woman.

What a woman and I’m the one that gets to be with her.