Reckless Love, page 12
They’d talked it through one summer’s evening over a bottle of wine, going through all of the ways that they could handle this. Linda had thought that they’d be better off coming forward with their relationship.
She thought it made sense for Jackie to say that their relationship had started in January when Cam wasn’t her student. The college frowned upon professors dating their students but Linda was almost positive that if they came forward before the school year started, they’d be okay, even though Jackie would be her professor in September.
Linda was right. Jackie made her case, reasoning that she always graded her papers without knowing who wrote them until after the fact. She’d been asking students to attach a cover letter for years so that she could turn over the first page of all the papers sitting on her desk and then grade them based on the content and not the student.
They weren’t going to hold hands around campus or draw any attention to themselves. Cam hadn’t updated her social media profiles to say that they were dating but away from college, they were living normal lives on their terms.
Kayla was thrilled for her and Cam loved that Jackie had known Kayla for years. Cam could see why Linda and Jackie were still friends, even after their affair. She was funny and easy to talk to and thankfully, Cam didn’t feel jealous when she was around her.
Cam climbed the stairs, crowded with students, and found her way to her next lecture: Personality Psychology.
The lights were already dimmed and Cam found one of the last free seats at the back of the room. Her eyes immediately fell on Jackie, her dark hair pulled away from her face in a ponytail, her black pencil skirt hugging her hips, and her white blouse unbutton slightly.
Cam couldn’t believe how different her life was. This time last year, Cam had nearly broken out in a cold sweat at the sight of Jackie when she’d sat down for her first lecture. Now, she was her girlfriend.
Cam bit the inside of her cheek to keep her lips from moving into a smile. She was so lucky, and she knew it. Jackie was easily the best thing that had happened to her.
Cam knew the next few years would be difficult, until Cam could call Jackie her peer instead of her lecturer, but she was confident that they would get through it. If they could make it through the last year, Cam knew they’d be alright.
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Carol Wyatt, Reckless Love
