Thread: Roses and Jasmine (Victorian and Whisp)

Walking home, Jasmines feet were barely touching the ground. She was going to Cambodia! Her!! This was amazing.and scary. She wasnt sure if her hands had been shaking with fear or terror when she had given it to Professor Rose to seal their agreement, but she wasnt about to back away from this once in a lifetime opportunity. There were too many arguments on the positive side of her mental pros and cons list not jump at this chance. The first and most important pro, she would be working to help women escape from a violent and life threatening situation. No one should be so selfish as to turn down something like that. Just the fact that she, boring Jasmine, was going to play even a minor part of such critical mission, made her extremely proud. She was going to do everything she possible could. Jasmine made it home and waved to her roommate, gave a quick hello and went through to her room. She spun a her story, telling the girl that she had received a call about needing to go home for about a week, all the while packing a duffel bag with a few changes of clothes and her toiletries. She absently answered the questions she had expected, No, it was nothing serious, Yes she would remember to contact the school and let them know, and Yes she would call if she needed anything. Her roommate went back to the kitchen and Jaz went back to her list in the now quiet room, rummaging through her desk to find her passport. The second on the pro side was her research, this trip would give her first hand experience and knowledge that would ensure she would write her best papir yet. She might not be able to reference her personal travels directly, but she would be able to note the women she met as valuable resources. She might even be able to make some contacts that she could use once she decided what she was going to do after she was finished in school. Since she seemed a little obsessed with Cambodia, getting a research grant to work there, could be exactly where she wanted to end up with. Her third and less honorable reason for excepting this challenging trip...was the Professor himself. He fascinated her, and the fact that he needed her help on this mission made her a little giddy. Even if she was only going as a reassurance to the traumatized women they were trying to help. There had been times during dinner she thought the man might have been flirting with her, but after a minute or two she had shrugged it off as wishful thinking and decided he just had a naturally flirtatious personality. Handsome and charismatic, he was the extreme alpha type of male that instantly turned a females head, there was no way he had been flirting with her. Okay, you got this Jaz taking a last look around her room, she shouldered her bag, called for an Uber and left the apartment. See you in a week or so Sarah!, she shouted out as she pulled the door closed behind her and made the trip to the Professors place. When she arrived and knocked on the door, Jasmine wondered if he really had been serious about the leaf tea or if he was pulling her leg. With the developing attraction she was feeling towards him, even if he had been serious, it probably wasnt a good idea. That same man opened the door in front of her two seconds later, a slight smile on his lips. Okay Professor, Im ready.