my teacher

chapter 8

I'm sat on the living room floor doing my homework. The doorbell rings. My mom goes and answers it.

"Derek!" she yells. I walk to the door. "Hi" I smile as I see meredith at the door. My mom walks away.

"Hi, I just wanted to make sure you're okay? Because of your dad" she asks. "Yes, I'm fine" I smile. "That's good" she says.

"Meredith would you like to come in for a drink?" My Mom walks over. "I'm sorry Mrs shepherd, I have to go.. i have a job interview" she says.

"Oh, that's okay.. come round later though" my mom says. "I definitely will" she smiles.

"What's your interview for?" I ask. "Well I'm a teacher.. so guess" she says. "A circus clown?" I ask. "Derek!" My mom hits me. Meredith laughs. I grin.

"I'm kidding.. your makeup looks nice.. not at all like a clown" I say. My mom hits me again. "What was wrong with that!?" I exclaim.

"Just go away" my mom says. "No, I'm sorry.. You look gorgeous" I say. "Aw, thankyou" she smiles. My mom smiles at me.

"I'll see you later" she says. "Wait" I say. I grab my wallet out of my pocket. She furrows her brows as I pass her a dollar. "My lucky dollar.. so you get the job" I say. "Oh, thankyou derek" she smiles.

"Bye" I say. "Bye" she smiles, walking away. I close the door. "You have a lucky dollar?" My Mom asks. "No, but it might give her more confidence knowing she has some luck on her side" I shrug. She smiles.

2 hours later:
There's a knock at the door. "I got it! I got it! I got it!" I run to the door. I open it. Meredith laughs as she sees me.

"How'd the interview go?" I hold her hand, gently pulling her inside. "I think it went really well" she smiles.

"Thankyou" she passes me my dollar back. I take it and put it in my wallet.

"You want a drink?" I ask. "Yes please" she says. "My mom's in the kitchen" I say. We go there.

"Hi meredith" my mom smiles. "Hi.. thankyou" she smiles as my mom gives her a drink. We sit next to eachother at the kitchen table.

My mom goes to the cupboard to get herself a glass. I look at meredith. She looks into my eyes.

"You look hot.. at least if you said something stupid in the interview, they'd probably still give you the job, just so they could see your pretty face everyday" I whisper.

"Shut up" she grins. I look away, grinning. She chuckles. "Oh my god, does derek finally have a girl over?" My dad asks unenthusiastically, walking into the room.

"This is meredith.. she's our neighbour" I say. "Of course" he gives me a look of disappointment. I sigh.

"Um.. I should go now anyway, derek.. bye carolyn" She gets up. "Okay" I say. I walk her to the door. "Bye" I say. "Bye" she hugs me. I smile, hugging her back.

"Come over if your dad is giving you any issues, okay?" She says. "Thanks" I smile. We pull away. She leaves.

Meredith's pov:
About 2 hours later there's a knock at the door. I open it. He smiles small. "Come in" I hold his hand, gently pulling him to the couch.

We sit next to eachother on the couch and he tells me what his dad said to him this time. I hug him.

"You can sleep in my guest room" I say. "Are you sure?" He asks. "Of course" I say. "Thanks" he says.

I go upstairs and make the bed for him quickly, cleaning up a few things. "Have you had anything to eat today?" He asks as I walk back over to him. "Um.. no" I say.

He goes to the kitchen. I smile, following him. He cooks a plate of food and grabs two forks. We sit opposite eachother on the table. I smile, looking at him as we both eat it.

He pours me a glass of wine and himself some apple juice. I grin, clinking our glasses together.

I get up when we're done and put the plates in the dishwasher. I lean behind him, wrapping my arms around his neck. He smiles.

"Derek you can always come over here if your dads being an asshole, okay?" I say, my words slurred slightly. Wow those two glasses of wine did something to me.

"Thankyou" he chuckles. I snuggle my face next to his. "You're such a lightweight" he says. I giggle.

He stands up. I squeal as he pulls me onto his back, piggyback style. I giggle. He carries me upstairs after turning off all the lights. He takes me to my room.

I giggle as he drops me onto the bed. He goes to leave. "Noooo" I grab his arm, pulling him back. "You have to tuck me in" I say. He chuckles.

He pulls the covers up and tucks me in. "Now check for monsters" I say. He grins before kneeling down, looking under the bed.

"Its all good" he stands back up. "Thankyou" I snuggle into my pillow. "Goodnight" he says. "Night night" I mumble, closing my eyes. He leaves.