Hayden sipped her drink then looked at him,"My dad is the president of the university, he expects perfect everything and I've been going along with it for as long as I've been told what to do," she murmured softly, "Never close a door thats never been unopened," she said repeating the words he always said to her. "If I had my way I'd have majored in something else liberal arts or whatever, I could have gotten in on a gymnastics scholarship but he wouldn't have that so I accepted the law scholarship and do gymnastics on weekends when I have time,"

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Chanyeol nodded a little, "That would be me," he said to her sighed, "I can come over, should I bring food?" he asked her lightly as he looked at her wanting her to be completely comfortable with the situation. There was nothing worse than the feeling of being forced into something.

Hayden knew what he was saying was true, there was just so much else at play. "Yeah, I know it's just... hard to dissappoint someone who really does think they're doing the best thing for you," if she had her way she'd probably be in New York at a fine arts college living her life happily, but her father thought the idea of it was irresponsible and shut the idea down immediately. Any thought of her doing that was swept under a rug, where most of her feelings were.

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Chanyeol shrugged," Isn't that what drew you to me in the first place?" he asked with a laugh then smiled. "I mean we did meet by me doing something stupid,"

Hayden nodded,"Yeah, I have another class too just wanted to get some food I'm starved," she murmured lightly as she held up the bag with a muffin. "and I am...unhappy but right now it's liveable, but I don't know if it will be once I graduate,"

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"Well if you don't hand in bad work then I won't fail you," he countered as he looked at her then smiled, "I will grade you just as I do everyone else, that will not change,"

He nodded a little, "Chinese or Curry - got it," he said to her as he thought about what place he could get food from, he waited for her to leave before he gathered some things for this class. He made his way to the front of the class and smiled a little as he greeted everyone, explaining how the course would work. Chanyeol loved his job, it was something he'd wanted to do for a long time. The thought of teaching kids made his skin crawl, but teaching adults seemed like the next best thing, higher education was something he took exceedingly serious - if he could help students get a grasp on their future then he he had done his job.

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Hayden knew he was right, talking to her dad would definitely be a good idea but she remembered the last time she brought up a change in major, "If memory serves me right, he told me it would be irresponsible to pursue any other degree than the one I'm doing now; and that I've been preparing for this my whole life; I'd be unprepared for anything else," she said to him, "It's sad to think about, sorry, I just.. for now this is where I am, maybe after I graduate I can get a bachelors in something else. It won't take me long since I just need to take course specific classes,"

Chanyeol sighed as he rested his head on his desk before lifting it, he had two more classes that day then he could go home. He really didn't mind teaching, he loved it, but the whole day had just been stressful. Most first days on the job you didn't have to think much about anything, but he'd thought about everything which had put him in a spot that made him feel awkward. Between the president wanting to talk to him, and finding out the girl he was interested in was his student - he didn't know much more he could take. "Did you enjoy the lecture?" he asked her curiously as he began to dig through some papers.

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"Of course, I never miss a class if I can help it," she said to him nodding a little, "It was nice talking with you," it wasn't often she spoke with someone, she was always so busy she never really made time for it. Whenever people tried to get close to her she assumed the worst, after her freshman issue she never really made it a habit of trying to make friends besides people she saw on a normal basis.

"Yeah it's just today is all, it'll get easier with time. I got two more classes to get ready for then I can head home and shower before I come over," he said to her with a small smile, "What kind of wine do you want me to bring?" he asked as he pulled out a note pad and a pen. He wanted to make sure he brought everything she asked for, his mother always told him he was a scatter brain so he'd taken to putting everything on paper.

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Daddy: Alright, I'll be there a bit early. I'm heading to my last class so I'll see you then xoxox she hit the green send button then sighed as she walked towards the last class of the day she was ready for it to be over, this week assignments were easy. Or at least she thought so, she had a powerpoint and two essays - the syllabus she'd gotten online only informed her that she'd need to study for an assessment a the end of the week which was easy enough. If she was diligent enough she could finish everything by tomorrow night.

Hayden had finally gotten ready it had taken her longer than she'd had liked so now she had to rush across town. She made sure to text her father that she was on her way, grabbing her purse and keys as she went out the door. When she arrived at the restaurant she went inside telling them her last name and who she was here with, she was seated immediately. Her father had already arrived, "Sorry I'm nearly late, I was finishing up some homework," she said with a small smile as she was poured some wine.

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Chanyeol was doing his best to text Nathalie but his phone kept losing signal as he was driving, he cursed tossing it in the seat as he pushed a hand through his hair. He turned on his blinker then turned into the restaurant, he hoped she'd get at least one of his messages. He knew she shouldn't gotten a knew phone when he moved, but he hadn't had the time.

When Chanyeol got to the restaurant he checked his phone one more time force sending all the text messages he'd tried sending to her before, but he didn't have time to make sure they went through so he turned his phone on silent then shoved it in his pocket before going inside. He was escorted to the table and he smiled a little shaking Henry's hand. He took a seat next to the younger girl at the table and he swore she looked familiar but he couldn't place her. "I'm sorry I was late, this was all very last minute," he said to him as he was served some wine.

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"Uhm," Hayden instantly paled a little as she looked at her father, he knew exactly what he was doing, "Daddy, this... this is my professor," she spoke cautiously to him with a serious expression unsure as to why her was here. She hoped this wasn't the man he'd been speaking about over the phone.

Hayden looked at her father slightly shocked then smiled a little, "I, uh, It's nice to meet you we didn't meet in class as it was quite a large one," she smiled a little as she looked at him.

Chanyeol nodded, "Yes, its my second largest class this semester actually so I'm not surprised I didn't notice you," he said with a small smile after her shook Henry's wifes hand. He wanted his daughter to meet him? But why? He didn't understand and he could sense the unease the girl had as she sat stiffly next to him, he knew about his reputation for doing whatever needed to be done to assure his daughters future. Henry Carter was a legend among the staff, he worked hard to get where he was.

Chanyeol looked at Henry then at Hayden, he couldn't be serious? This couldn't possibly be happening he had lied to himself earlier - the day could get worse. He wet his lips a little taking a sip of his wine, "I.. sir no disrespect but I do not think that that would be a good idea, she should focus on her career before finding someone to become close with, it would be the sensible thing to do," he said to him.

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Hayden nodded,"He's right, I'm still so young, I'm not even twenty two yet. I have years before I should even think about... being close to someone," she said in agreement with chanyeol. She really wasn't looking for a relationship, she wasn't looking for marriage and she wasn't even sure what she wanted to do with her life.