Make a move

You steel your courage and turn to Natalie, "Hey Natalie. We've been friends for a long time...best friends even. I do like Olivia and she's very attractive, but for you...I would definitely break up with her."

Natalie's jaw drops open and the color drains out of your face. Immediately you realize that you've pushed a bit too hard. "John...This is all my fault. I really should have been more clear. I...It's not that I don't like you either, but I'm your teacher. You're my student. We can't be together. There's so many moral and ethical reasons why that I can't even comprehend the trouble that I would get into if we got caught. I could get fired...or worse!" She puts her face in her hands and continues as your heart sinks, "We can't be together as long as you're a student in the same school that I'm a teacher at."

Attempting to pull at strings, you attempt to rationalize "Well, then we just don't get caught...It shouldn't be too difficult. You're not under surveillance 24/7."

"Yeah, and I'm sure all of those teachers who got in trouble for having relationships with their students thought the same way." She gets off the sofa and moves around towards the door, "Maybe after you graduate we can have this discussion again, but right now let's just forget that it ever happened."

"But..." you plead

"Look. I want to stay friends with you and i want to keep coming over to hang out like we used to do. To do that, we have to be careful that people don't suspect that we're doing something more. I'll be coming over to your house next weekend for your belated birthday party. Our other friends will be there, so it should be okay. It's dangerous for us to be alone in private...Anyway, see you at school tomorrow."

She leaves and you hear the door close and you collapse on the sofa. "Fuuck..." you think. this was really not the best move. Of course she wouldn't risk getting caught in a relationship with you. She just arrived a few days ago and today was her first day on the job. Perhaps you should have waited to make a move on her for a few more months and allow her to become more comfortable with her position before pressing forward. Still, now it seems as if you'll have to manage both Olivia and Natalie being at your birthday party.

Great...