Silvia left to make her call to London, leaving Edward aloh Maverid Isabel.

  Edward looked at the two sitting there with their heads down, looking nervous. The silen the room grew heavier with each passing sed.

  Some time passed like that, and finally, he couldn't take it. He cleared his throat, and couldn't help but smirk a little seeing the two in front of him visibly tense up.

  "So… you two are now…?" he began, leaving the sentence open for one of them to finish.

  Maverick took a breath, steadying himself. He g Isabel and saw her shaking off the awkwardness as well.

  But Maverick didn't let her speak first; he thought he could expin their situatioer.

  "Actually… Teacher," he begaing Edward's and then gng at Isabel, "I think you and Aunt Silvia may have misuood."

  Isabel didn't interrupt a him expin.

  "Misuood? You two aren't in some romantic retionship? " Edward asked directly, raising an eye brow.

  Maverick took a moment to better arrange his words. The silence made Edward misuand that his student may be afraid to admit, so he spoke up.

  "Actually, i don't mind. In fact, I'm relieved it's you. I 't think of ater suited to take care of my daughter iure." he g both while speaking.

  "Daddy..." Isabel whispered softly, her eyes slightly moist. She didn't cry, but gave him a grateful smile.

  Maverick felt a wave of relief at Edward's words. He was happy and deeply grateful to his teacher, not just for ment him, but also for trusting him with Isabel's future.

  He started to have sed thoughts. At first, his s were about not wanting to disrupt Isabel's education if they started a retionship now. He also assumed Edward and Silvia would feel the same way.

  Maverick's thoughts were influenced by his previous life, but this was a different world. It turned out that Isabel's parents actually enced them to it to a retionship now.

  Of course, there was the issue of being apart for long periods during his travels. But now, as he thought about it, there were plenty of magical ways to stay in touch.

  But he o be sure, so he decided to speak his mind.

  "Well, teacher..." he began, gng at Isabel and giving her a nod before turning to Edward. "Isabel and I do have feelings for each other. But, as you know, I'll be gone for the wo years, and Isabel still has two years until graduation. At first, we decided to wait until then to make it official—if our feelings are still the same by then. But if you and aunt Silvia don't mind, and if Bel here accepts," he met her gaze, "I'd like to ask for your sent to start a romantic retionship with her." He said it all in one breath and again turned back to Edward.

  Isabel stared at him, her eyes wide. After a moment, she blurted out before Edward could respond, "Of course I don't mind..." Her face flushed, and she lowered her head, waiting for her father to speak.

  Maverick smiled and scratched his head, also waiting for Edward's answer.

  "Like I said, I couldn't find a better person to take care of my daughter than you. I know you, my wife knows you, and we've known your family for a long time. But I..." He paused, making the two in front of him tense.

  Edward tried te his thoughts carefully. "Well, you both are still young, and... just be careful. You start your own famil—"

  "Dad!" Isabel cut in, her face red as a tomato. Maverick looked equally speechless.

  Maverick quickly added, "Teacher, please don't misuand what I said earlier. Although we have feelings for each other and are itted to a retionship, we're still young. Isabel will graduate in two years, and I'll be traveling during that time, just as I mentioned when I spoke about my pns."

  Edward gave a sheepish smile, showing all his froh. Though Maverick could pick up the subtle shift in his expression that showed he was relieved.

  Just then, Silvia came back after finishing her phone call. She noticed the temosphere and immediately gave her husband a bnk look.

  "What... I didn't do anything," Edward said, raising his hands. He knew his wife well enough to uand what she was asking without her having to say it.

  She turo Maverid Isabel. "Is he giving you a hard time?"

  "No, Aunt."

  "No, Mom. Dad's just being a super idiot..." Isabel said, gring at her father.

  "Uh..." Silvia didn't know how to respond. She brushed the worry off and got back to what she had been about to say.

  "I called your mom," she said, looking at Maverick. "I told her we'll be visiting tomorrow, m London time. She said she and Mike would take the day off..." She finished, her face lighting up with an eager, happy smile.

  Maverick smiled back, then remembered something and asked, "We're taking the Flht? I arrived normally, so the Muggle records would still show me here in America..." He looked at his teacher.

  "You e bad travel normally anytime ter... we'll take the Floo, yes," Edward answered.

  "Uh... okay."

  "Wonderful..." Silvia said, then g Edward. "Husband, e with me. I o speak to you..."

  Edward sighed and stood up. Before leaving, he g Maverick. "Little Rick, e to my study tonight..." he said, not adding any more details. Maverick was left in suspense and could only nod in agreement.

  The adults left, and Maverid Isabel sat alo was quiet, but both of them wore expressions that said they had too many things to say.

  "Bel... Sorry, I didn't discuss this with you first," Maverick began. "When your father gave his blessing, it just relieved me so much that I couldn't help but ge my mind right there on the spot."

  Isabel met his gaze, smirking and raising an eyebrow. "So that two-year waiting thing was all because you were afraid Dad would beat you up?"

  Cough.

  "No... well, partially. I didn't want aive influence affeg your education. I mean, because we started dating early."

  "What dating? Yoing to Merlin knows where, and we'll be speaking by letter, at most. My grades are going to be fine, idiot."

  Maverick gave her a sheepish smile before being serious. "Bel, are you sure? I mean, we won't be seeing each other often for a long time—"

  Isabel grabbed his colr, pulling him closer and log her lips with his. It was her first kiss, but impressively executed. Maverick's eyes widened; even his magical sense didn't alert him to her as.

  They shared a short kiss before separating. Isabel stared down, her face red with blush. "Does that answer you?" she said, not meeting his eyes.

  "Uh... well... yeah..." he answered, feeling embarrassed as well, though not as much as her.

  The room fell into silence again until Maverick spoke after a moment. "You want to do something?"

  Isabel gave him a gnce. "Do what?"

  "Well, we've got the whole day."

  "Duel?" she asked.

  "No." Maverick rejected the idea. He didn't want anything to do with magic today. "Let's go visit some Muggle pces. Buy some gifts for my parents, go to a restaurant..."

  Isabel's eyes lit up with excitement. "A date?" she asked.

  Maverick smiled. "Sure..."

  And so, they both left after letting Edward and Silvia know, off on their first ever date.

  Time passed as Maverid Isabel spent their day in the Muggle world, mostly shopping and then going to a restaurant to grab a meal.

  They returned around su, each carrying many bags—mostly clothes Isabel had bought for him, along with some gifts for Maverick's parents.

  They spent some more time together before joining Edward and Silvia for dinner.

  After dinner, around nine o'clock, Maverick headed to Edward's private study, where they usually had their evening lessons. He reached the door, and before he could knock, Edward's voice called from inside, inviting him in.

  Maverick opehe door, his expression tense. After all, this was his first one-oh Isabel's father sihe events of the m.

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  Author's Note:

  Just a quick update — up to Chapter 64 is already avaible on P AT r30n!

  PAT / RyanFic