Unexpected Connections A Short Story

part 2

"I'm telling you Scott this woman was so breathtaking I mean I was getting nervous and, I kept staring at her and observing her every move." I was standing in front of my brother Scott prancing around in my living room while he listened to my rant about the woman I had met that day.

"Okay, so you've got her number are u gonna text her?

"Of course, I'm going to. I asked her to dinner and she said yes."

"Well shit where you gonna take her man?"

"I didn't even think of it yet," Chris says slowly rubbing his hand at the back of his neck going silent.

"Well you can think in the car we've gotta go pick up Nora," Scott says grabbing his keys from the table. Nora was their niece, she was only in 1st grade and Chris and Scott had been picking her up from school and taking care of her after school since her mom had changed her schedule.

They arrived at the elementary school, it was colorful and big with lots of grass space. It was perfect for Nora since she loved playing outside. Chris and Scott got out of the car and went into the school to sign some paperwork. The school had a protocol, the person who came to pick a student up had to show their ID, and their name had to be in the student's documentation. Chris loved this rule for multiple reasons. Scott was always the one to do the paperwork, it only took about 2 minutes, just simple questions like where the student lived who they lived with and what was the relation. After Scott finished, he and Chris continued to walk and talk to Norah's class, usually, Chris would wait in the lobby but he just wouldn't shut up about the woman he had met.

"So what do you think she likes? Italian? Chinese, Mexican? Indian? God I wish I could read her" Chris complained as if he were in a crisis

"Chris you have to chill everything is gonna be fine." Scott said chuckling to himself as they reached the classroom, Scott took a peak through the window "Oh good they're packing up and stuff"

Chris leaned his back against the wall, both hands in his pockets looking up at the ceiling and then at the board in front of him that read "MS DAISY'S 1ST GRADE CLASS" in all caps with drawings and polaroids of children and a woman.
Chris stood up straight swiftly walking over to the board and making out the teacher.

"No fucking way," Chris said covering his face

"What Chris" Scott said looking up from his phone

Chris walked over to the glass door and looked inside and there she was. The woman that he had been complaining about all morning. Her bouncy curls were now in a black claw clip and she looked to be singing a song while students were picking things up and putting them away.

"Scott that's her."

"What man?"

"She's right fucking there that's her that's Jane! Jane Daisy!" Chris exclaimed pointing at the window and moving away so Scott could look again.

"Are you serious Chris? Holy shit. You're in love with Nora's teacher isn't this just the perfect romance, wait until everyone hears about this" Scott said teasing Chris and poking his shoulder

"She's a teacher," Chris said to himself watching her through the window again, all of the students were lined up at the door now and looking at him and laughing, Jane had her back turned putting her laptop in her bag. Chris was still staring and then looked for his niece, she was one of the kids laughing at him. he licked his tongue out at the kids making them laugh more until Jane came over and knocked at the window. He quickly snapped out of it and waved at her as the door opened.