In Love With Ms. Manoban

Part 2

Heading into the parlour, the teacher practically sprinted towards the counter. Jeremiah smiled amusingly at the teacher's childish act. It felt great to see this side of the woman. He watched as the teacher's face lit up every time she tested one of the flavors.

"Which one do you want?"

"Chocolate!" The teacher said excitedly. Realizing how loud she was, she slapped her hand over her mouth, looking around with wide doe eyes.

"Cute" Jeremiah mumbled under his breath, not knowing that the teacher, who was now blushing profusely, heard it. He turned to the cashier to give their orders.

"One vanilla and one chocolate, please." After paying, they went to the nearby seats. Jeremiah was the first to speak.

"I see that you like the chocolate flavor."

"It's actually my favourite. I always buy this one so I don't know why I even tried the rest. I'm not complaining though, at least I got some extra ice cream." Lisa said as she laughed, her student later joining in. When the laughter died down, Lisa immediately dived in.

"Well, you seem excited." Jeremiah said with a teasing smile on his face.

"I've been craving it for three days now so I'm glad to finally get this relief." The teacher took another scoop of ice cream.

"What? Why didn't you just get it since then?"

"M-My boyfriend t-told me that I should stop eating so m-much." The teacher stuttered. She was feeling quite ashamed and sad right now. Jeremiah started to get angry. First of all, Lisa was already taken. He had hoped the woman used IVF, but boy was he wrong. Secondly, her boyfriend seemed like an monster for making this lovely woman so sad.

"Did you tell him yet?" The student asked while gesturing towards Lisa's stomach. He was trying to get a logical reason for his behavior because if he knew of the teacher being pregnant, he was even worse than he thought. Which gave him another reason to dislike the man. "Cravings are really hard to get over, especially when you're pregnant."

"No, I haven't told him yet. I wanted to surprise him." Lisa replied while trying to put on a smile to hide her pain, but the brunette saw right through it. He knew how the teacher smiled. How it would reached her eyes. Her face would be so bright that it could light up the night. Seeing the teacher looking uncomfortable about the conversation, Jeremiah decided to divert the topic. 

"So, how do you feel about having a baby?" When the relief flooded through Lisa's face, he knew he made the right decision.

"I'm really excited. I can't wait for when he or she comes." Jeremiah could really see the excitement on the teacher's face at the mention of her baby.

"Is there a specific gender you want?"

"I really want a girl but if it's a boy, that would be great too. Just as long as I get my child."

Being caught up in conversations after that, the two didn't realize that two hours had already passed.

"Oh my gosh. It's already 5:30 and I need to be home by 6:00." Jeremiah said while checking his watch.

"I need to get home too. I want to do the surprise tonight." The teacher commented. They both threw away their ice cream cups in a nearby bin before leaving the ice cream parlour.

"I guess time really does fly when you're having fun."

"You could say that again. Thank you for today, Jeremiah. I really needed that."

"Any time." Reaching the end of the block, Jeremiah spoke again.

"Well, I guess I'll see tomorrow at school. Good bye, Ms. Manoban." He said as he started walking backward, away from Lisa.

"Good bye. Have a good night."

"You too. And good luck on your surprise." When he heard the teacher say "Thank you", Jeremiah turned around and sprinted down the street because he really needed to be home early.