Mercedes POV
It's 6PM you have finished the classes for the day and read the 100 pages that Professor douche bag assigned to the class. You walk back up to your room to see Bella in the middle of doing her make up
"Bitch you need to hurry up and get ready"
"I'm so tired"
"Mercy I'm not even joking get the fuck ready now"
"Fine"
You walk into you room and go through the cupboards and you pull out denim jeans and a yellow cami top, this will have to do. You get changed, run a brush through your hair and step back out to Bella "Whatcha Think?"
"WOW are we going for lunch?"
"What?"
"You look like we are off out for lunch Mercy what the hell?"
"Not good enough. Go change"
"I haven't got anything else, I thought this was quite sexy"
"For clubbing? It's freshers week you know that right this whole week is for us"
"It's going to have to do Bel, I don't have time to shop"
"It's fine I have clothes you can use. But first come here I need to do your make up"
Bella is busy applying your a ton of stuff to your face and when she finishes she goes for your hair, your long blonde hair what was in a bun is now down and in the process of being styles in beach waves
"Okay follow me bestie"
We go into her room and into her closets and wow it's just rammed with clothes over 100 times more than what you have in yours
"This is the one Merce! I've never been able to pull this outfit off but you and your boobs and ass I mean this is the one"
There's not a lot of clothes there but you strip out of you clothes your wearing and apply yourself in Bella's tight bright pink dress.
"Okay let me see you"
"It's tight" you feel so aware of how much skin is on display
"Merce i'm not lying when I say I think i'm attracted to you! You look like a fucking boss!"
"What?"
"You look amazing"
"Really?"
"Mercy I think I deserve a medal for this"
you hit her arm and go look in the mirror, you don't even recognise yourself and you truly feel beautiful. Maybe Bella is right one night of fun can't do any harm especially with your best friend.
"Let's do this Bella"
"Yay, okay gimme 5 mins"
"Okay I will go grab us a drink"
You walk into your kitchen a pour 2 glasses of Blood Orange Gin and Lemonade and walk it back to Bella
"Thank you!!!!!"
"I am exited now"
"Of course your exited look at you, the amount of guys that's gonna be buying the drinks tonight"
"at least it's a free night for me"
she laughs at you and then calls for an Uber to take you guys to the first club.
ROBERT'S POV
"Whisky.. Large.. Neat" You say to the man behind the bar
"Smile Rob"
You fake smile at him "I feel like the oldest person here"
"Oh shut man! come on let's enjoy. Drink your drink"
You recognise some of the people here, some that were in your class but not all. You can see a few of the other Professors and gesture to Alex that maybe we should join them. Alex agrees and you make your way over to the table
"Hello everyone"
"Professor Downey Please come join us"
"Call me Robert"
You and Alex take a seat with the others and the conversation is all about work, Alex is giving you the most pissed off expression
"Sorry if you could excuse us for a moment, Rob would you like to help me with the drinks"
you nod and follow after him
"I'm here to enjoy not to sleep. Come on Rob!"
"Fine a few shots?"
"There's my best friend"
"I'm your only friend"
You order a few shots at the bar to keep Alex happy, 3 shots down in 1 2 3 .... that was strong a shiver is sent down your spine
"they are disgusting"
"Let's dance Downey"
"No!"
Alex joins in the crowd and he's dancing. That last shot was too much for him, you roll your eyes and get more drinks, if you were going to survive this night you needed more alcohol.
It's been 20 minutes and Alex has been dancing with some girl, no sign of him coming back to you. Maybe you could use this opportunity to leave, You gesture you hand to Alex and wave and start to walk away
"Don't even think about it"
Alex is standing in front of you with the girl he's been dancing with
"Where are you going Rob?"
"Home, you enjoy yourself"
"I'm sorry I won't leave you anymore"
"You enjoy Alex I'm not going to be someones third wheel"
She pipes up "I'll get my friend to keep you company"
"That's fine honestly i'm going"
"No i'll get her two secs" you see her moving her way through the crowd, you punch Alex in the arm
"What the fuck I don't want to be with a girl Alex"
"You don't have to do anything just talk to her! this girl is into me Downey"
"Alex"
"I don't ask you for much"
"You ask me for everything"
"Still this one last thing?"
"Your not allowed to bother me with anything else for like a month?"
"Deal!!"
"Fine" You walk back to the bar get a drink and walk to an empty booth and sit down
"Don't be boring" You raise your glass to him
"Bella Baby I thought you had ditched me"
"Never sexy man, here this is my friend Mercedes"
The name struck you Mercedes that's the wannabe journalist, you turn your head to see this sexy blonde in a tight pink latex dress and you remember her from your class, your words to her. Ahhh Rob your a dick
"Professor Downey nice to see you"
"Miss Smith can I get you a drink?"
"Sure, White wine please" she takes a seat at the booth and Alex and his girl go back to the dance floor and you go and get a bottle of wine for you and Mercedes and head back to the booth
"You look very lovely tonight, not what I was expecting someone like you to wear especially after reading your paper"
"Even though I could potentially be a party animal and smart, I don't usually dress like this Bella wouldn't let me out of the house in my jeans"
"You live together?"
"Yeah we do in a little flat by the college"
"Amazing, it must be nice to live with a friend"
"Yeah she's like my little sister"
"How old is she ?"
"20"
"5 years younger than you"
"yeah she often makes me feel old" she giggles
"I was a dick earlier"
"Yes you were"
"I'm sorry about that"
"It's fine, but i'm not going to kiss your ass Professor I worked to hard to get here"
"Good to know"
"You going to pour me a glass?"
"Sure" You pour her a drink and then yourself
"So why the dickish attitude ?"
"That's just who I am"
"No way"
"Yeah way"
"You shouldn't be like that, I don't ever let anything get me down ever and iv'e been through quite a bit but nothing phases me anymore well nothing bad anyway"
"Well your only 25"
"Yeah and how old are you?"
"I am 36 years old"
"See still young so you shouldn't be so miserable all the time, smile"
"You don't know shit about me"
"Sorry I Ju-"
"NO, don't judge me. I am your professor I think it's a quite rude of you to think you know anything about me or my life. You don't like me or the way I am drop my class" You get up and walk away from her and out of the club! You ask the guy to call you a taxi and he does.
You get in the Taxi and you head back to the hotel, when you get to the reception
"Please do not let anyone up to my room, I need peace and quiet"
"Yes sir"
"Thank you"and you get in to the lift and go to your suite
You walk through your door and slam it shut "SMILE" "What the hell do I have to smile about" "Nothing" "single 36 year old English Professor" You grab your bourbon and go sit outside staring into your view of London wondering how your other life in America was going. Did anyone miss you? Or were you just a loser Professor with no one except Alex to care about you.
You didn't want to think anymore so you just started drinking....
MERCEDES POV
Your in shock at his outburst and you feel really bad thinking you said something but he shouldn't have spoken to you like that, you get up and walk towards Bella and the Professor's friend
"I'm going home Bel"
"Hey where's the hot guy?"
"He yelled at me and then left, so now I am pissed at you Bella. He's my English Professor Bella and he kicked off at me. He was a dick anyway"
"Rob yelled at you ?"
"Yes he did"
"Where is he ?"
"He left"
"Nice meeting you ladies I gotta go" He walks passed you both
"Merc I a-"
"No, If he is an asshole to me in class I am blaming you"
You walk away from her and leave the club wanting to forget all this shit from this evening.