The man next door

Planning

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I click open the email from my boss, "Please come to my office for a very important discussion as soon as possible." I stand up and start to make my way down to the office. I hear footsteps behind me and look back to see Travis. "Hey, where are you going?" I ask him. "I got a email from the principal telling me to come to her office asap." He tells me. "Ah shit. I got the same email." I say and we share the same worried look.

I knock on the open door. "Hey, you wanted to see us?" I stand in the doorway. "Yes come on in." Mrs. McDevitt says. Me and Travis both take a seat in the two chairs in front of her desk. "Now I'm sure you both have some idea why you're here." I look over at Travis and then back at her. "You both also know that we have a no dating rule among staff. And you two seemed like a little more than coworkers last night." Before I can say anything, I hear Travis clear his throat and begin speaking. "Me and Taylor have actually been dating before either of us started working at this place, we try to not show any PDA due to the rules but I guess we got a little carried away last night and I apologize for that." Travis responds. "Oh well that changes things I guess. Please just try to keep it out of student view but other than that you guys are free to go." Mrs. McDevitt says.

Me and Travis both get up and thank her for her time. As soon as we get down the hallway we both bust out laughing. Before we say anything, we stumble into my classroom; which is empty due to it being my planning period. "Travis oh my gosh how did you come up with that so fast. You literally saved our asses." I say while placing my hands on his chest.

Instead of responding he just pulls me into a hug. "Thank you." He says after a few minutes.

"For what?" I kiss his neck as my face was already against him. "For giving me a chance. For showing up. For being so amazing and beautiful." I know it was just a quick sentence but it made me tear up.

I make the mistake of sniffling so my nose doesn't run. He pulls back and analyzes my face, "Baby what's wrong?" He asks while rubbing my arm.

"Why are you so perfect?" I shrug my shoulders and rest my forehead on his collarbone.

He laughs and waiting till I've pulled myself back together before walking me over to my desk and sitting me down. He grabs a chair and pulls it close to mine and sits down.

We begin to talk work wise, how we're gonna stay professional when at work, how to keep our co workers respect, and how to stay appropriate informant of our students.

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Me and Travis have been doing amazing. We've only had a few issues at work but none with students. Until today.

"Trav the kids are gonna come up soon." I warn him as he comes up behind me. It was our lunch break and per usual, we ate in my classroom. Once I was done eating I was stapling papers on my bulletin board.

He comes up behind me and snakes his arms around my waist. He begins kissing down my neck, sucking lightly but not enough to leave a mark. I put one of my hands on top of his and continue putting the papers up with my other.

"Travis.." I warn him again as I start hearing students come in through the halls. He tilts my head back so it's against the back of his chest and kisses my lips. Once I feel his lips brush mine, everything I was worried about faded away. It's like he created a bubble around us.

"Wow Ms Swift." I hear a student say behind us. Travis immediately pulls back and just rests his head on my shoulder in defeat. I hadn't even heard the bell ring let alone the door open. Travis pulls his arms around his back and sighs.

As students flow in I can hear them all freaking out. Especially my girls who have been hammering me with questions since they saw us in the principals office together.

"I'll see you later sweetheart." Travis finally kisses my cheek and walks out. I take my time finishing my task hoping the red flush on my face would fade out soon enough.

I put my stapler down on my desk and walk to the front of the classroom. "Okay! Before I let you guys off to ready, is there any questions about the previous chapter?" I ask the class. A million hands shoot up and I have a feeling it's not about the book.

I call on one of my students and everyone lowers their hand. "Are you and Kelce dating?" He asks. I blush hard. "Well no fucking shit Sherlock, she calls on one of us and you ask her an obvious question?!" Another student yells at him.

I turn and walk over to my desk laughing. "Start reading." I chuckle while straightening a stack of papers and sitting down.

Can't wait to tell Travis about this one.

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