When I met them...again

Chapter 1

Jamie's POV

I wake up and roll over to greet my wife only to learn she's not beside me. I slowly sit up and get out of bed to look at the time. "Fuck i'm late" I yell realising that first period started 10 minutes ago. I'm quick to get up and dress into a white button down and long black pants with a pair of black boots. I brush my long brown hair before putting it up into a bun and rushing out the door with my computer bag. "I can't believe Katie didn't wake me up for work god we literally work in the same school!" I yell angrily as I drive.

I get to work and walk into the front office, sign in, and leave again to head straight to my class to relieve the teacher. I walk into the history class to see none other than Katie standing at the front teaching my class. "Katie," I say darkly, glaring at her.

"Jamie~ hi what do you think you're doing here"

"My job, now if you could leave"

Katie turns to the class "My apologies everyone we'll be back in a second"

Katie walks past me grabbing my wrist and dragging me back into the hallway.

"Jamie you have the day off I put it in for you last night!"

"I told you not to."

"You've worked 30 hours this week and it's only Wednesday darling."

"Katie i'm fine" I try to walk into my class but she stops me again.

"Jamie go home."

I sigh "Fine after this period let me teach this class and then i'll leave"

"Fine but if you are still here next period my god."

"I will I will now leave"

Katie smiles and walks away back towards her office and I enter the class.

I continue where Katie left off talking about the world's economic downfall in 1929. As I spoke I noticed a student not paying attention. It was her...again.

"Bridget."

"Yes miss," She said, making eye contact again.

"What did I just say?"

"I-Uhhh I don't know." I was disappointed in her answer.

"I need you to pay attention. Stay behind after class please."

I'd noticed it again and again I'M why she's not paying attention she's staring directly at me. She watches me move around the class but never listens. Bridget was a good student but she was held back in her last year so she's 18 turning 19. I continue on with class and of course she isn't paying attention. The end of period bell rings and I watch as the students clamber out except for her. She walks up to my desk.

"Bridget there are multiple things we need to talk about." She looked nervous like she'd been caught but she was caught a long time ago not just by me but by Katie as well. She'd been staring at Kate as well, not sure if that's worrying or not.

"Yes miss Victoria, I'm sorry for not paying attention."

"I'm sure you are Bridget, unfortunately your grades are slipping."

"Th-they are?" I gestured for her to come stand behind me so I could show Bridget her recent grade.

"Look Bridget it's been getting worse and worse in not only my class but Katies which is ... .maths. Bridget, you're an intelligent girl so I'm going to offer you this. You stay an hour after school and you get an hour of tutoring from both me and Katie ok. 2 days a week Wednesday and Friday how does that sound?" I looked up to Bridget and she looked happy...excited even that doesn't surprise me but she took the offer and left class.

I packed my stuff up and went back to the office to sign out and head home. Once I got home I simply made myself a platter downstairs with a glass of wine and lay down in bed to watch movies and inevitably fall asleep. Until I was rudely interrupted by my darling wife who called me to make sure I got home safe. I lay in bed and talked to her for about an hour until 2md period ended and she needed to head outside to go on duty. She said goodbye and I again went back to watching movies and resting,

Night time rolls around and Katie comes home and wakes me up.

"How was your rest my love?'

"Perfect...Thank you love truly."

"You're welcome. Now come downstairs I've made dinner, chicken on rice."

"God you're perfect." I mutter as we walk downstairs. We sat down for dinner.

"My darling?" I say looking for her attention.

"Yea whats up?"

"So I had a chat with Bridget today..."

"About what is everything ok?"

"I mean it was about her grades obviously they've been dropping so I offered to tutor her for us to tutor her."

"I think that might help her just like the 3 of us?"

"Yea the 3 of us."

"Absolutely. When do you want to do it?"

"An hour after school Wednesday and Friday how does that sound?"

"Perfect."

That was when we finished dinner, went back upstairs and got ready for bed. I had a shower, got changed and lay down beside Kate. Katie kisses me softly before lying back in bed with me. I snuggle up beside her and fall asleep awaiting tomorrow for the first tutor session and another day of classes.