Anaiah's pov.

It has been a whole week since I met the gorgeous, gorgeous hunk called Hayes.

And to be honest,I have been avoiding him ever since.

He did not stay home a lot from what I saw.He would come in late with his Ducati and leave early.

And I was not intentionally keeping tabs on him.It is just that my bedroom window overlooked his.

Sometimes I would see him in his room working out.Mostly,early mornings.

And my,oh my,it was a feast for my eyes.Though I sometimes wish my hands and tongue could join as well-just kidding.

Or not.

Anyways, I would watch as he lifted dumbbells,the muscles on his hands and back, tightenings and contracting,his skin stretched taut.Sweat was gliding down his back and disappearing into his shorts.

His back,chest and hands were covered in tattoos.I have caught myself literally drooling from as a result of fantasizing really dirty thoughts about him at random times .

I wanted to be held in those powerful arms as I traced his tattoos with fiery kisses whiles listening to him telling me all about their backstory.

God,I needed to get a grip.On my wild thoughts.I am constantly bewildered and in awe at how he is able to derive such feelings and strange desires in me.

Yet I still could not face him.I still cringe whenever I remember how I had left the first time we met.Was not entirely my fault considering my face was all swollen up from crying.I was embarrassed.

On one occasion,I had seen him coming down the hallway in his signature dark outfit at school .He would have seen me had he not been focusing on something on his phone.

I quickly ducked into the door on the hallway closest to me.

No longer had I let out a loud breath when I heard the slurping noises behind me.

I turned and saw a couple at the end of the room ,with their hands up each other's clothes,having a gross make out section.

I quickly got out gagging.I was disgusted .Of all places,the janitors closet?I never understood why couples could not wait till they found a decent room.

But today was a good day.It started off great actually.My car had arrived over the weekend and I was finally able to drive myself to school.I missed my baby.

And I was finally having my first advanced biochemistry class today.I am so excited and giddy about it,I could kiss a rat and not feel disgusted.Actually..I do not think so.

You see,I have always wanted to be a biochemist after I complete school.So taking this class felt like taking a step to my calling and future.

I had planned with Micah yesterday to go check out the lab before class starts.Which meant I was going to school earlier today.I was supposed to meet him at the carpark.

I finally got out of the house after enduring all the fussing from both my mom and granny.They have been like that ever since my breakup issue.

I heaved a sigh as I entered into my car.I lifted up my head and looked over next door.Upstairs specifically hopping to catch a glimpse of you know who.

I did not see him.What was I doing?Damn, I've got it bad.

I drove out of our driveway heading to schools whiles humming to a song that was playing on my car stereo.

Pulling up to an empty spot in the schools parking lot,I saw Micah sitting on the hood of his car , waiting for me.He is such a sweet boy.I do not know what I would do without him.

I got down from my car and slung my backpack over my shoulders, smoothening out my skirt.I made my way over to him.

"Hey",I said standing in front of him.

"Hey ,rich girl.Your car is very cute,a perfect fit for you",he said with a smile.

"Oh,you think so?Thank you,I love it as well".

"Yeah,I do.Ready to go exploring?",he asked hopping off the hood of his car and slinging his backpack over his shoulder.

"As ready as can be.Lets do it",I said with a bit of a flair at the end.We both burst out laughing.

Micah placed his arm over my shoulder as we made our way out of the carpark.

The lab was situated a little beyond the school gardens.As we crossed the garden,I saw the person I had been avoiding sitting on the grass with his laptop on his lap,a concentrated look on his face.A black American guy sat beside him with a lady sitting on his laps.

He was transfixed by whatever was on his laptop paying the couple no heed.

Right on cue,he raised his head and his eyes met mine across the field.

A shiver passed through me.

He offered me a crooked smile and lifted his hands in a small wave.Fuck,he was hot.I responded with a small smile and a little wave.

"You have met Hayes"He had noticed out little exchange.

"Yep",I replied unwilling to say anything more.

I was not about to explain how he had found me in my most messy state.

We got to the lab and my god,it was magnificent.

The lab was brightly lit by fluorescent light bulbs fixed on its ceilings.

They were so bright that it made the white walls of the lab bright.

There were long black countertops and chairs arranged in rows.

It had microscopes, centrifuges, spectrophotometers,, pipettes and a whole lot of equipments you could find in a well equipped biochem lab.

Safety signs adorned the walls of the lab.I moved over to a cabinet.I opened it and saw that it was filled with chemicals and regents in plastic and glass bottles neatly labelled.

There were also gloves and other safety and protective gears stored inside.

There were shelves which had thick books arranged on one side and organisms preserved in formaldehyde and ethanol solutions.

And the smell.It was heavenly and complex.A hint of ethanol, disinfectants and chemicals.

"This is magnificent",I gushed.

"How is a lab eliciting such thrills from you?I feel so small"

"You're so silly.I have just been dreaming about this for so long",I laughed.

"How about you start dreaming about me?"

I opened my mouth and nothing came out.Micah was flirting with me!

I laughed ,trying to cover up the flustered look on my face.

Is Micah interested in me or what?