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Post by Martin Abbott on Nov 21, 2023 11:36:24 GMT -8
Martin took a deep breath as he stood outside of her office. He had been waiting a month to do this, but hadn't had the courage to approach her. He looked right, then left, then knocked on the door frame before entering Liliana's office.
"Hi, Professor," he said as he stepped inside. "I was wondering if I could get some extra coaching on my flying."
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Post by Liliana Quinn on Nov 21, 2023 12:31:19 GMT -8
Liliana had done her best to avoid Martin all month since their run in during one of her lessons. It wasn’t hard to do, as her office was near the Quidditch pitch and far away from the castle. She’d had her meals in her office unless her presence was absolutely needed in the Great Hall during meal times. She’d even sent out a memo asking that the older students stay away during her lessons. To not distract her students, of course.
Luckily, apart from the quidditch teams coming and going to the pitch for practice, she didn’t get a lot of foot traffic near her office. She was a bit surprised when she heard the knock on the door and when she opened it she took a step back.
“I’m sorry, I don’t do private lessons,” she said looking past his head toward the pitch in the distance. Martin took the opportunity to step in and she didn’t have time to close the door on him. “I can ask your house’s quidditch captain to help you if you really need it.”
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Post by Martin Abbott on Nov 21, 2023 12:37:42 GMT -8
Once again Martin looked around conspiratorially as he stepped into the office. He didn't want to come off as too forward, but he'd been waiting ten years to see Liliana face to face and it was hard to do that while keeping up the charade.
"Liliana," he said. "This isn't Martin the student, it's Martin the boy who loved you. I thought maybe you'd want to talk."
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Post by Liliana Quinn on Nov 21, 2023 13:51:23 GMT -8
Liliana closed the door behind him and turned around to face him with a deep sigh. “Talk about what?” She asked shaking her head at him. “Talk about how you’re pretending to be a student? Or maybe you want to talk about how you’ve been back for years and I had no idea?”
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Post by Martin Abbott on Nov 21, 2023 14:15:54 GMT -8
"It's my job," Martin said. "But it's not like I didn't pick it for a reason. I wanted to find you, I wanted to be closer to you."
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Quinn Brooms President
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Post by Liliana Quinn on Nov 21, 2023 14:35:28 GMT -8
“And how long have you been back from America?”
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Post by Martin Abbott on Nov 21, 2023 15:24:27 GMT -8
It hasn't occurred to Martin that even being back in Britain could hurt Liliana. Though he never stopped thinking about her, he didn't know that her feelings had lingered for so long.
"Since I graduated college," Martin said. "But I've been undercover in various organizations for years."
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Quinn Brooms President
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Post by Liliana Quinn on Nov 21, 2023 15:50:55 GMT -8
Liliana knew she shouldn’t be upset. She’d only been back from South America for two years and even if they had both arrived close to the same time, they weren’t supposed to meet again. That was the whole point of the break up she thought. She still felt betrayed for some reason.
“Why now?”
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Post by Martin Abbott on Nov 21, 2023 15:54:43 GMT -8
Martin had to think about that one.
"I guess..." He started. "I guess I did everything that I never thought I'd do, and I don't think that I would have done those things if not for you."
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Quinn Brooms President
My stubborn mind & his steady heart. |
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Post by Liliana Quinn on Nov 21, 2023 16:07:28 GMT -8
Liliana inhaled and held her breath. What could she say? Despite feeling upset she was proud of him. He’d done exactly what she had asked him to do, but it hurt that he did it all without her. There was obviously no way she was ever going to follow him to Chicago. It didn’t stop her from sometimes wondering what it would have been like to experience it with him.
“So you came to thank me?” She nodded like she understood and placed her hand on his arm. Instead of pulling him into a hug she guided him a couple steps toward the door. “I’m glad you had fun, really.”
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Post by Martin Abbott on Nov 21, 2023 17:12:29 GMT -8
"I wanted to thank you, in a way," Martin said. He stepped further into the room when she took him by the arm, grabbing a chair in front of her desk and taking a seat there. "But I also just wanted to see you. I wanted to know that you were okay."
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Quinn Brooms President
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Post by Liliana Quinn on Nov 21, 2023 18:09:20 GMT -8
Liliana could have tried to push him out but what would have been the point in trying? She could feel how much his body had changed by just touching his arm. He was like a boulder and she wondered what the hell he had done. This was not the boy she spent a summer with.
She watched, helplessly, as he maneuvered his way out of her grip and made himself at home. “Of course I’m okay,” she said walking around her desk and took a seat across from him. “Is that all?”
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Post by Martin Abbott on Nov 21, 2023 18:17:53 GMT -8
Martin had changed physically, but he had the same heart. He didn't want Liliana to feel uncomfortable at all, he didn't want her to feel cornered.
"Is this okay?" He asked.
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Post by Liliana Quinn on Nov 21, 2023 18:32:50 GMT -8
She had to think about it. Was this okay? She busied herself with the broom order forms scattered all over her desk. Without looking up at him she gave him a halfhearted shrug. “It has to be, right?”
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Post by Martin Abbott on Nov 21, 2023 18:40:09 GMT -8
Martin frowned a bit, but pushed through it. "I tried to follow your career as best as I could. It wasn't always easy on the farm or in the compound, and finding news out of South America was a challenge on its own."
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