Chapter 148: Feminine Urges

The campus cafeteria was just as lively as the rest of the university, with students scattered across rows of tables, chatting over their meals and catching up with friends.

The aroma of freshly prepared food lingered in the air, mingling with the occasional clatter of cutlery and the hum of conversations.

Several food counters lined one side of the spacious hall, with students queuing up to place their orders.

It was a fairly busy afternoon, though there were still a few empty seats here and there.

And, almost immediately upon stepping inside, Aiden spotted his girlfriend waving at him from one of the tables.

Even if she hadn’t, he would’ve spotted her easily, not with the way she was drawing attention from both guys and gals in the area, one that was further exacerbated with her gesture.

Her hair was styled in a neat, braided-ponytail, and she was dressed rather casually--baggy blue denim jeans and a vintage brown top that wasn’t tight but hugged her frame nonetheless.

With a soft smile that lit up his face like the skies on the fourth of July, he walked over, slipping into the space right next to her.

"Hello, gorgeous. How’s your first day been?" he casually asked, the lady’s smile turning sweet as she replied;

"Honestly? A tad bit stressful. These professors don’t joke around at all."

The lady happened to have gotten in for a Psychology Major, so she did in fact have her work cut out for her.

"Tell me about it. We’ve got a rather interesting one on our end in the name of Professor Sparkles." Aiden replied, then humorously added;

"PS: He looks nothing like his name."

"Let me guess? Bald-headed, sharp faced with a no-nonsense air to him?" Clarissa thoughtfully remarked, a playfulness to her gaze and her smile suggestive.

"You my dear, are spying on me, aren’t you?" Aiden leaned in slightly with a teasing sparkle to his eyes, his squinted gaze conspiratorial.

Clarissa giggled at that, a clearly amused tinge to her voice.

In the same motion, she found herself noticing the doubled glances and stared from the ladies in the cafeteria. Then she ignored it like it wasn’t even worth the hassle.

"Think you’d be able to manage the classes whilst filming next week, though?" her boyfriend then asked, his voice loving yet concerned.

"Well, I’ve spoken with my advisor... and we’ve worked something out." Clarissa responded in an assuring tone, her head tilted slightly as she added;

"It is pretty common for students in showbiz to attend Pacific Heights so they have a pretty solid working structure in place for it."

"That’s really great to hear." Aiden replied, clearly relieved.

That was the one thing he’d largely been worried about since Clarissa had accepted the job for the indie film she would be starring in.

It was also a rather comedic film, in which she was tasked with playing the supporting role of a teenage diner struggling to make ends meet who happens to be really good at acting and deception.

She then joins a ragtag band of comedians et magicians who go around stealing from people, only to end up targeting the wrong guy.

In a twist of events, the rich guy kidnaps them and has them steal an impossible thing of value from one of his main rivals.

Watching his reaction though, an adoring smile touched the lady’s lips.

’He’s such a sweetheart...’ she found herself kicking her legs slightly under the table.

Then she pivoted, her tone curious as she spoke whilst reaching for her tray of food;

"Enough about me. What’ve you been up to all day?"

"Apple?" she casually offered.

"That’s not poisoned, is it?" Aiden joked, though his eyes reflected his appreciation.

"It is, actually. Got it from the witch just down the street." Clarissa’s eyes widened in mock surprise, pretending her boyfriend had caught her red-handed.

"And the effects?" Aiden matched her energy, tilting his head skeptically.

"Makes you utterly smitten with me. The obsessive kind." she fluttered her eyes at him, her finger tapping against her pouty, cherry lips.

Aiden tried not to chuckle, the laugh threatening to escape his lips as he managed to ask;

"And the antidote?"

Clarissa’s expression lit up like a Christmas tree. Then, with the most shameless grin on the planet, she replied;

"It’s on my lips."

"You’re gonna have to kiss me to get rid of it." she added coquettishly.

Aiden burst into laughter, his mirth ringing bright and clear in the cafeteria as he dropped the act.

Naturally, he also attracted the attention of most people in the hall, a good chunk of them taken aback but also just as intrigued by what had caused such unbridled show of gaiety from him.

Through it all, Clarissa watched with pride, clearly proud of herself.

Then, after wiping the moist that had formed on his eyelids and the corners of his eyes, he bit into the apple whilst purposely maintaining eye contact with at her.

"First off, that’s hot. Do it again." Clarissa pointed at him, her gaze flirty.

"Secondly, you owe me a kiss." the lady wiggled her head and her shoulders in a little victory dance.

Chuckling to himself as he kept munching on the apple, Aiden soon began filling her in on how his day went thus far, her attention focused on him as she equally ate her food.

Clarissa wasn’t particularly surprised to hear about the first two clubs he had joined give his interests.

That said, though Aiden hadn’t gone into details as to why he’d signed up for both the Film and Animation Club and the Theatre Club, she had easily picked up on one of the reasons.

’No, Clarissa! Bad Rissa. Don’t kiss-tackle him right now!’ she had to suppress her feminine urges as best as she could, especially given the place they were in.

Unaware of her internal struggle, Aiden took the opportunity to inform her that he had signed up for the Volleyball Club, which did catch her by surprise, especially since she knew he wasn’t a sports fanatic.

In any case, he also told her how he and the gang had gotten a place for their base of operations and would be sprucing the place up over the course of the week.

Somewhere along the line, their conversation shifted into more mundane territory, their rapport natural.

"Hold that thought, babe," Clarissa gestured apologetically to Aiden as she retrieved her phone from her bag.

Picking the call, the chestnut-haired lady responded over the line, her tone relaxed and casual.

"Hey, Ron. What’s up?"

"Me? I’ve been with Aiden. Why do you ask?"

"You and Val are coming over?"

"Uh-huh?"

"I see..."

"Give me a minute,"

Briefly turning over, the lady then asked of her man;

"Veronica and Valerie want to meet up with me. They said they’re bringing a friend too. I wanted to check if that’s fine with you?"

Aiden didn’t see the problem with it so he simply replied;

"Sure, why not?"

Winking at him in appreciation, the lady then proceeded to respond in the affirmative to her cousin.

Placing the phone in her bag afterwards, she then resumed her prior conversation with Aiden.

Soon, they began setting up their next date, especially since the lady was going to be swamped with work come next week.

"How about Wednesday? I don’t really have much on my schedule." Clarissa thoughtfully said.

"Sure. I doubt anything much’s going to happen after I’m done with classes in the morning." Aiden agreed with a soft bob of his head.

"Then it’s a date."

Clarissa had just finished up that sentence when Veronica and Valerie stepped into the building alongside a bleach blonde-haired lady whose glam perfectly matched her physical features.

Whereas the twins were dressed in off-shoulder blouses and knee-length skirts, each styled differently, the lady next to them was clad in a long-sleeved, blush-pink midi dress.

It had delicate floral patterns throughout its length, and it was the figure-hugging sort, the type that perfectly highlighted her curvy proportions and well-proportioned bust and thighs.

As one would expect, all eyes settled on the trio--especially the lady in question--as she carried herself with an unmistakably pompous air, her long hair bouncing gently as she walked alongside the twins in her heels, a black designer bag in her hands.

Spotting their cousin and his boyfriend, the twins promptly walked over while the lady behind them took her sweet time.

"Hey Rissa. Hi, Aiden." Veronica was the first to greet upon arrival, her smile warm as she slipped into the seat just opposite them.

Naturally, the couple reciprocated her greetings.

Valerie on the other hand, crashed into the seat next to her sister, her head slumping onto the table and a long drone escaping her as she complained;

"Two assignments to be submitted next week! I didn’t sign up for this!"

"Oh, hey guys." she then greeted with a brief wave then buried her head back into her arms.

Though Aiden and Clarissa found the younger twin’s actions more amusing than anything else, they couldn’t exactly respond to her just yet, not when the lady whom had been taking her sweet time walking over had finally reached their table.