A/N: Please remember to check the Trigger Warnings part at the start of this book!

Half an hour later, Megan is at the local Barnes and Noble. She's in the classics section looking for the texts she needs. She looks at the list on her phone and then back at the shelves. Eventually, after ten minutes, she's found the text that she needs: The Handmaid's Tale, The Raven and The Taming of the Shrew. Since she still has some money left, she decides to go to the Young Adult section and gets a book for herself to enjoy. After some intense moments of trying to figure out what book she wants, she decides on Forest of Souls by Lori M. Lee. She walks to checkout, pays, puts the books in her backpack and walks out.

As Megan is turning the corner, she bumps into Adrian.

'I had a feeling you'd be here.' He smiles.

'At this exact time?' Megan raises her eyebrow. 'Why don't you just say that you're following me?' Adrian looks around to make sure that no-one is paying attention. He grabs onto Megan's hand.

'Come with me.' He says. He leads Megan into the closest alley. He leads her far enough down that no-one will see them.

'Adr-' Megan goes to say but he interrupts her by planting a kiss on her lips. He slowly and gently pushes her against the wall as he does.

'I couldn't wait until tomorrow to do that again.' He whispers before kissing her again. Instead of pushing him away like she should, Megan kisses him back, letting her backpack fall from her shoulder. Adrian pulls away and tucks Megan's hair behind her ear. 'I think that essay you'll be doing for me tomorrow will be at least a B.' He kisses her neck up to her ear. 'We'll have to wait until tomorrow to see if it will be an A.' He whispers into her ear. 

'When?' Megan whispers. 

'Tomorrow. After class.' Adrian tells her as he strokes her cheek. 

'Okay.' Megan smiles slightly. 

'And don't be late for class.' Adrian raises an eyebrow before walking off. After a few minutes, Megan picks her bag up and makes her way home. 

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When Megan walks into the apartment, she puts her bag in her bedroom before walking through to the kitchen. She makes herself a toasted bagel with some cream cheese as well as doing herself a mug of hot chocolate. Once she's done that, she walks back to her room, places the plate and mug on her side table. She sits crossed-legged on her bed before getting out the work she needs to do. Since she only has to do a bit of reading, she takes her copy of Romeo and Juliet out alongside her pencil case and notebook and starts making notes. 

Half an hour later, her phone rings. Seeing that it's Sylvie, she answers it and puts it on speaker. 

'Hey.' Megan starts off the conversation. 

'Hey.' Sylvie replies. 'I just wanted to check that you got back home okay?' 

'Yeah.' Megan nods. 'I'm just doing some school work.' 

'Okay, well, make sure you eat.' Sylvie tells her. 

'I am.' Megan laughs slightly. 'I've just had a bagel.' 

'I mean a proper meal.' Sylvie responds. 

'I'll throw a pizza in the oven or something.' Megan assures her. 'I promise.' 

'Good.' Sylvie exhales. 'I'll let you get back to your schoolwork. I might call back in a bit.' 

'Okay.' Megan smiles. 'Bye.' Sylvie says goodbye before hanging up. Before Megan can turn her attention back to her school work, there's a knock at the door. She gets up off her bed and starts walking out of her room but as she passes her mirror, she catches sight of a hickey on her neck. 'Shit.' She whispers to herself. She quickly grabs one of her summer scarves from behind her door. She puts the scarf on as she runs to the door. She opens the door and sees Antonio. 'Antonio? What can I do for you?' 

'I just wanted to come and see how you're doing.' Antonio lies.

'Sylvie sent you to make sure I eat, didn't she?' Megan raises an eyebrow. 

'Yeah.' Antonio admits, laughing. 

'Come in.' Megan lets him in, closes the door and they both walk through to the kitchen. 'I assume Sylvie told you what happened at the firehouse earlier - that's why she sent you.' 

'She's just worried about you.' Antonio states.

'I know.' Megan sighs. 'I guess her mothering instincts really are kicking in.' She adds with a slight laugh. 'She starts desk duty next week so she'll be around a lot more.'

'I'm surprised they let her stay on ambo this long. She's nearly 15 weeks right?' 

'Yeah.' Megan nods. 'But she promised to take it easy and they said she can stay on ambo until 15 weeks. I tried to talk her out of it but she was having none of it.' 

'Well, Sylvie's stubborn.' Antonio laughs. 

'She is.' Megan nods also laughing. 'I'm going to get back to my school work.' 

'It was your first day and they gave you work to do?' Antonio asks surprised. 

'It's only a bit of reading.' Megan shrugs. 

'I'll let you get back to it then. I'll make you something to eat and come and get you when it's done.' Antonio tells her.

'Coolio.' Megan smiles. 'Make sure you make yourself something too. Sylvie will kill me if you don't eat too.' Antonio just laughs as Megan walks back into her room. 

When Megan walks into her room, she takes her scarf off and gets her foundation and concealer out before walking over to her mirror and covering the hickey on her neck. Once she's satisfied that it's undetectable, she gets back to doing her work.

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The next morning, Megan wakes up bright and early. She makes herself some cereal, toast and apple juice. She sits at the table and eats her breakfast as she scrolls through Instagram. Once she's finished her breakfast, she washes up and gets ready for school. Just as she's about to leave, Sylvie walks in. 

'Hey.' Sylvie smiles at Megan. 

'Hey.' Megan smiles back. 'I was just about to leave.' 

'Do you want me to drop you off?' Sylvie questions. 

'It's fine.' Megan shakes her head. 'You get some sleep.' She adds before hugging Sylvie goodbye. 

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Megan's second day of school is uneventful. It's her last lesson of the day, English, and she's the first one to arrive. Adrian looks up at her. He subtly licks his lips as he looks her up and down. 

'Megan, you're early.' Adrian looks at his watch as he stands up. 

'You did tell me to not be late.' Megan raises her eyebrow. She drops her bag on one of the front desks whilst Adrian walks to her. Making sure the doors are closed and no-one can see through the blinds, her pulls Megan in for a kiss. As he pulls away, he looks at Megan's neck and frowns. 

'I was sure I left my mark last night.' He sighs. 

'You did.' Megan tells him. 'I covered it. I didn't want to make Sylvie suspicious.' She adds. 'You just kissed me, the blinds may be closed but-'

'The schools CCTV system is being updated. Camera's will be down for another hour.' Adrian explains. 'Don't worry.' 

'Someone could of walked in.' Megan states. 

'And that is why we're going to go to my apartment later on.' Adrian replies. 

'I-I can't.' Megan shakes her head. At this, Adrian's eyes turns dark. 

'If you want that A, you will come to apartment and do exactly what I say.' He growls. 'If not, I'll have no choice but to fail you for the semester. Maybe even the year.'

'Okay.' Megan nods quietly. 'I'll text Sylvie and tell her I'll be at the library for a few hours after school.' Adrian brings her in for another kiss and runs his hand down her body. 

'Good girl.' Adrian whispers into her mouth.

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I wasn't sure where to end this chapter so I just decided to end it here! 

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