Hayes's pov She was in a black turtleneck top that hugged her frame perfectly.Paired with a pleated mid thigh length skirt that drew emphasis to her small waist.

She had on knee length black boots that gave off a cool edge.Two small hoop earrings,a silver chain adorned her ears and neck and her hair was pulled back loosely with a claw clip.

I have never seen someone so effortlessly cool and sexy.

A few guys in the back whistled suggestively and she gave them a nasty look, shutting them up.

"You are late Miss...",the professor said dragging the miss,a cue for her to provide her name.

She dragged her gaze from mine and turned with an apologetic smile facing the professor.

"Anaiah Jones",she said.

"Miss Jones,I will let you off today since it's your first class .The next time this happens,you would sit outside throughout the lesson".

"Yes sir,I'm so sorry.I promise it won't happen again.Thank you",she replied,her voice full of gratitude and relief.

She released a breath made her way over to me with a small smile.

"Hi",she said sitting next to me,a small smile on her lips.

"Hi",I replied with a grin

"We meet yet again.At this point,I'm starting to think it must be fate",I added.

"What?"

"Us meeting again,must be fate"

"Is it?",she asked raising one eyebrow slightly.

"Yes,fate knew I wanted another chance with you"

She turned sharply,her widened eyes meeting mine.A slow blush crept up her neck to her cheeks as she averted her eyes back to the professor,a smile tugging on her lips.

Damn,she is gorgeous.

"Your partner for the semester is whomever you are sitting next to ",the professor's voice rang out through the classroom dragging my focus back to him.

There were murmurs immediately following the announcement.Some were pleased,others,not so much.

Need I tell you that I was obviously among the pleased ones?

"What if we want to switch partners",a blonde girl who sat behind me asked.

"You cannot",the professor answered in a crypt tone leaving no room for argument.

I was over the moon.I could not believe how I had gone from having no hopes of ever talking to her again to becoming her lab partner.And for the whole semester at that!

I knew I was not going to waste this opportunity.I made a little promise to myself that before the end of this semester,she was going to be mine.Because I knew I already was hers.

Body.

Mind.

Soul.

"Fate throws us together yet again",I said in a low husky tone.

"Relax, we are just partners",she said in a less than steady voice,face flushed

I was thrilled I was affecting her this much.It meant I was not the only one feeling this pull.

"For now".

She whipped her head around and I met her gaze intensely.

We maintained eye contact briefly and made sure I conveyed my exact thoughts through my eyes clearly.

She turned,her eyes darkening, cheeks red .She went right back to looking through the manual we were using for the experiment.

"I hope you are good at this because I am just starting",she said evenly,her eyes still fixed on the manual.

"I am,among other things",I said suggestively

".You are in good hands ,belleza".

"Belleza?",she asked her brows slightly raised.I was starting to notice she did that when asking a question.

"Yes,a right fit for a goddess like you.It means beauty"

Her lips parted but no words came out She turned back to the manual , clearing her throat.

I smirked in satisfaction

"Way to go Hayes",I cheered myself on silently.

It felt good knowing I had this type of effect on her.

"I am just getting started,love",I though with a silent whistle in my head.

We both turned to focus on the experiment.The professor went around giving out instructions and offering help where needed.

We worked in silence for a while, calculating, cross checking for mistakes and passing equipments to each other.

Every touch and light brush of our hands sending jolts of currents through my body.Anaiah was not left out if her sharp intake of breaths were anything to go by.

She leaned over to adjust the pipette,baring her smooth neck to me.Thoughts of brushing those stray hairs that had escaped the claw clip ,off her neck, as I trailed kisses on it rushed to the forefront of my brain.

Someone's cough forced my brain from those dirty thoughts back to the experiment.

I turned pretending to pen down measurements,when she turned to face me.

I was terrified that she was going to turn and see the raw hunger that was clearly visible in my eyes.

I did not want to scare her into thinking I was some sex starved psycho.

My hands felt clammy at once.My nether regions started heating up too, something in my loins were stirring up too.

I blamed it on the heat from the numerous Bunsen burners in use in the lab.

But a small voice at the back of my head taunted,"and whom are you kidding?".

I thought of every unattractive thing I could imagine.Grandma's stubby toes, Jasper burping after drinking carbonated drinks,my parents making out,the smell of rotten eggs.

Nothing was working.If anything,her perfume was driving me crazy.Whenever she leaned towards me,I could not help taking a whiff.Even though it was torturous.

Talk about sweet torture.I excused myself making my way to the wash room.I was not about to risk getting a boner in front of everyone.

Considering how popular I was ,it would make headlines along with speculations pertaining to the cause of it.

I entered into the washroom,making a beeline for the sink.I turned on the taps and splashed my face with the cool water.

"Get a grip",I said , rebuking my di*k.

I dragged in a ragged breath,willing it to calm down.Three minutes later and I was good to go.

I got back to the classroom and luckily,I was able to make it through the rest of the experiment without embarrassing myself.

And to top it off,I finally got her contact.

Mission commenced.