Holding in her breath, Reina wanted to hide her face. Of course it would have been an inappropriate conversation. What was she thinking, that Roman would just accept her advances with open arms regardless of their circumstances? It was silly of her to even bring up her hopes like that. "I'm sorry... but, yes. I like you like a woman is attracted towards a man." She explained, her voice low and lacking that usual excitement. Reina listened to her teacher, feeling scolded for what she had done. The teen wanted to get up from her chair and run away. She had always gotten what she wanted from her parents, but now that she finally faced denial in the face it was hard for her to keep her composure as her eyes began to water up.
Suddenly, Roman spoke up and revealed that he had indeed felt the same way about her as she did him. Hope filled up her heart, and the teen looked up from the spot on the table that she had been previously staring at. "Y-You really mean it?" She asked, holding her hand up to her eyes to wipe away some of her tears. She felt silly, crying over something like this. She was supposed to be mature and someone Roman would like. Not some sniffling child that still needed guidance. "I-I understand..." She muttered, looking down at her study guide silently. Quietly the teen thought over what had just happened and tried to figure out how to respond to it. Well it was true that Mr. Roman was older than her, but he wasn't
that much older than her. "You know Mr. Roman I do turn 18 in about 7 months... I'm not a child anymore. It's not like you would be prosecuted if I gave you my consent. Besides, we wouldn't have to let those at the school know. We could find somewhere safe to be together." She muttered before shaking her head to herself. "It's not use though isn't it? I would hate for you to lose your job over me. It's okay."
Reina took in a deep breath and stood up from where she stood. "I... Need to go home now." She gave Roman a small smile and began to pack up her things. Once she was done, the teen bowed her head and spoke, "I'm sorry to have inconvienced you," before turning to leave the library. Her tears were welling up and it was only a matter of time before they overflowed her heart.