Michelle glanced away, sweeping her tongue across her arid lips under his watchful gaze. "I was a math tutor in college. Just an on-campus job to avoid going completely broke. Anyway, my senior year, I got assigned to a few freshmen who were struggling with calc—a case as old as time. Except this one freshman would NOT stop staring at my chest. He was fixated, gawking at my boobs every time I looked up. No exaggeration.
"Alright, okay! I see your face. You're thinking, Well, they are pretty effin' big, so I kinda get why the guy might've... NO! You need to understand. Outside of parties or meeting my boyfriend, you would've never caught me dead in anything but a blouse, cardigan, or sweater. Something modest. I know the power of my gifts and how to hide them. At tutoring gigs especially, it was drab professional—bland button-ups, dark grays, and regular-fit pants. Nothing inspired the male gaze. Imagine the opposite of this... Yeah.
"Anyway, despite my safeguards, this kid ogled my chest every time I glanced down at a worksheet. And his infatuation grew worse over time. It was an endless nightmare!
"Now, to clarify, his behavior was never creepy, per se. I never felt in danger. Clearly, he was just a gaga-eyed teenager with zero self-awareness of how obvious he was being. But holy shit, was it aggravating! No other client in my four years had that problem. But him? I could've worn a ski parka without noticing a difference.
"The problem was that there was no way out. No good way. I didn't wanna release him and have to tell the department why. I mean, aside from the staring, he was a sweet, respectful, and very polite kid. And he needed the help. It just had to end! So, I finally revealed my plight to my boyfriend. He could be overprotective, but if anyone had advice for straightening out a mindless boy, it was an older brother of four. So–
"Wait! You don't know who my college boyfriend was, do you? No, I never told you. Well, ya know where I went to school. Ya know about the football program. Well, my boyfriend was the slot receiver. The starter. As in on national TV most weeks, kids wearing his jersey at the grocery store, everybody on campus knowing who he was... all that. And most students, even most professors, knew we were dating. But this freshman didn't!
"Anyway, when I finally came clean to my strong, protective, caring boyfriend, he literally laughed it off! Apparently, an eighteen-year-old being mesmerized by my boobs was peak comedy. Each time I tried to explain the real problem, he broke into tears again. In the end, his advice was to 'leave an extra button undone and hug the kid' at the next study session to finally 'kill the mystery' for him.
"Now, admittedly, looking back? Yeah, there were worse ideas. But ya get the point. My boyfriend was unhelpful. So, ultimately, I did nothing. And nothing changed. I wore my unflattering grays, my pupil remained glued to my barely visible bust, and that was that. Until midterm break arrived.
"I don't know what first sparked the vision. Maybe it was my boredom at my parents' house. But once it popped into my head, I couldn't stop picturing it and laughing. What if I wore a fun outfit to our next tutoring session? My God, the idea was just... mwah! Chef's kiss! The ultimate revenge! He'd be blatantly called out in public, realizing instantly that I had been aware of his staring the whole time. And he'd just have to sit there, humiliated and embarrassed, without me ever speaking a word. It was savage but so fair. After all, it was what he always wanted.
"No argument swayed me against the idea. So, that first Wednesday back on campus, I went to the library to meet my pupil. I walked in, 7:30 sharp, in my favorite skinny jeans, nude pumps, and a bombshell red tank—soft cotton, tight fit, ribbed, with a deep scoop neck, with these cute little snap buttons down the front... two undone. Bombshell. He stood up to greet me, and BOOM! His head burst! I'm talking eyes bulging, ear tips on fire, throat wobbling. And his lap inflated right there in front of me, his boner just shooting up at me through his shorts. Instantly. Like a clown's balloon! I had never seen anything like it. No guy had ever come undone like that in my presence before. He just sat down, speechless. Mortified.
"But my reaction surprised me more. While he stood there, mind exploding, desperate to take me in, unable to grasp what he saw... I was invincible. I was the sexiest woman he had ever seen. The high was indescribable. He stared like a lost puppy the whole session, and it was perfectly okay. He really had no choice. He was mesmerized. So was I.
"That night was the end of my gray blouse and cardigan era. For one client, at least. I began wearing tanks, camis, dresses, jeans, skirts—anything cute that could pass as casual wear. It all got a rise out of him. Of course, I still had to tutor him the same. We'd meet, review his tests, do homework, and practice math during our hour together, never acknowledging anything unusual. We behaved and talked the same as always. I taught him well, and he had to improve, no matter how low-cut my cami was.
"The only difference was the dripping-hot tension that lasted the entire session. It was addicting. When he asked for a second session during the week of a big test, I agreed. Soon, it was three, then four a week. Eventually, our sessions were just him and me hunched over the little wooden desk in his freshman dorm, learning math and playing our unspoken game. He'd be showered, neatly groomed, and polite—never standing unless necessary. I'd be underdressed, perfectly professional, and mostly unpaid—not that he knew. But it was worth it to feel his leg shake beside mine under the desk.