What We Once Were

Chapter 15.

Daxton waltzed into the office a little more upbeat than Bridget thought he'd be. "Daxton Garcia, it's been a long time." Bridget greeted nicely.

Daxton looked at her with the same hooded stare that he'd always given her. "Bridget Carter, it has been a long time. How are you?" His voice was sultry and suave, she couldn't deny that as creepy as he was. He was attractive. And now, he had a stronger jawline, tattoos up his neck and on his forearms. He was clean shaven, his inky black hair was long and framed his face. His deep brown eyes pierced hers and although she knew his intent was to make her feel small, Bridget was no longer so afraid of him.

"I've been well, how are you?" She asked politely.

"Better than ever." He flashed her a smile, revealing his pearly white teeth.

"And I've been fantastic too, let's get started can we?" Greyson scoffed.

Daxton's eyes hardened as he seemed to notice that Greyson was also in the room. "Greyson James, I don't remember the last time I've seen you."

"There's a reason for that." Greyson grumbled and Bridget elbowed him in the ribs.

"I apologize for his behavior, he's been a pain in my ass all morning." She glowered at Greyson then turned back to Daxton who was smiling at her.

"It's quite alright Bridget. What did you want to talk to me about?"

Greyson made a fist at his side and bit the inside of his lip. God he hated this guy. "We wanted to ask you about Colleen, Alison and Becky and what your relationship with them was." Greyson answered tightly before Bridget could utter another word.

Daxton kept his eyes locked on Bridget, again, ignoring Greyson's presence. "I hardly even knew the girls anyways. They were just students of mine."

Greyson narrowed his eyes at Daxton and stepped closer to Bridget. " I'm not so sure I believe that."

Daxton shot a threatening look at Greyson. "What are you insinuating, Greyson?"

"He means that we've heard rumors and have confirmed that you and Colleen were very close." Bridget stepped away from him and glared warningly at Greyson.

"Colleen was one of my better students. Of course like any teacher, I would get close to her."

"You mean you'd pull her aside after cheer practice and 'talk' to her alone in your dark and empty classroom?" Bridget's tone was sharp and Greyson realized how much he loved this aggressive side of her that had been locked away for so long.

"Where on earth did you hear such a thing?" Daxton feigned innocence.

"I've got proof from two students that you slept with Colleen on a regular basis." Bridget went straight for the kill.

Daxton flinched a little, "Colleen was worrying about her grade, she and I had study sessions after practice. She improved a lot and her work ethic in class got better too. I have never slept with any student."

"Daxton, this interview is strictly confidential, I swear to you that nothing will be leaked to the paper or to the public about your secret affair with Colleen and Alison." Bridget clarified with an edge to her voice.

"I never said anything about Alison." Daxton growled, he gripped the arms of the chair.

"Ah, so there was something going on between you and Alison." Greyson narrowed his eyes.

"Again, she was struggling in my class and I helped her through it after school." Daxton finally brought his eyes to Greyson's.

"Daxton," Bridget pinched the bridge of her nose in exhaustion, "I know you had an affair with Colleen, there's a camera in the hallway outside your classroom, we've seen the footage so you might as well just admit it that you had affairs with Colleen, Becky and Alison." When had Bridget become such a good liar and that only made Greyson want her more.