The Connection

Chapter 2

A/N: Chase in MM

Chase parked his car among a few other's on the school's compound. He listened for the chirp of his alarm before he made his way towards the security officer. He gave him Deanna's name and waited for confirmation before he could enter the school's compound. He made his way towards the Grade 2 classroom while taking note of the female teachers who stared him down as he walked. That didn't faze him as he was a man accustomed to getting his fair share of attention from women. One elderly woman had the guts to flash him a lustful stare followed by a wink. He groaned inwardly. After all, the woman looked old enough to be his grandmother.

Deanna was bursting with excitement at the thought of seeing Chase again. She was surprised to hear from the security personnel that he was here to see her...at work. She could only imagine the stares he'd get and the questions she'd be flooded with when he left. She used her palms to smooth out her pencil skirt and tried to make herself look busy by tugging at a few charts on the wall that appeared far from out of place. She didn't want to be sitting when he arrived as it would only heighten her nerves. The seconds ticked by and she smelled him the moment he reached the door. God he smelled good! She turned and took the opportunity to survey him from head to toe. His clean cut hair was faded on both sides, his muscular arms seemed evident despite the 3 piece grey suit he sported. He held a basket in one hand and her gaze went south....no,not there...but to the pair of expensive shoes that completed his attire. Deanna inhaled his scent as if committing it to memory before her eyes darted back to his full lips which he, right then and there, took the opportunity to moisten. Deanna swore the gesture made her vision slightly blurry. She met his eyes and saw...lust???

Chase took in the sight of Deanna in those black heels, long legs that disappeared where the tail of her tight black skirt was and a white cotton blouse tucked in to bring attention to her small waist. Let's not forget the first button of that blouse was undone and her smooth neckline led to a pair of luscious lips painted in a nude colour and eyes that matched his lust filled ones. Deanna slowly stepped away from the wall housing the charts and made her way towards Chase.
"Am I missing something here? I thought we weren't going to lunch until this weekend" Deanna asked, breaking their staring match. Chase cocked his head to the side with a slight smirk on his face "Is that your cute way of saying you don't want to see me?"
"no, no. Of course not. I was just..." Deanna stop mid sentence as a smile found its way to her lips as well. "Good, cause I bought jerked chicken and festival with tons of pepper"
"Just what I needed" Deanna couldn't help beaming from ear to ear as she was a sucker for spicy food and she realized that Chase remembered that. She cleared a space on her desk and set up the food and both her and Chase dug in simultaneously. "Hmmmm...this is so good" Deanna moaned delightfully. "I'm glad you're enjoying it" Deanna attempted to catch a bit of ketchup that had trailed on her lip. Her tongue snaked out and caught it, the gesture affecting Chase so much he had to clear his throat twice. "Are you okay? It must be too hot for you" you have no idea, chase added mentally. He cleared his thoughts in time to see Deanna handing him a bottle of water. They rest of lunch went smoothly and Chase found himself having to leave, regretfully so. "Thanks again for lunch. It was so good"
"I wanna see you again..." Chase said bluntly before he could stop himself.
"Uh...um..."
"Have dinner with me... I mean I fast fowarded lunch so that option is out the window"
Deanna thought for a minute before responding "I'd love to"
"Great. You could just text me your address and I'll pick you up at 8"
Chase left the school's compound with Deanna in tow as she decided to walk him back to his car all while enduring stares from almost every staff member on the compound. Some shocked, some intrigued and others, just plain jealous Before getting into his car, Chase looked Deanna in the eyes and said "I can't wait". Deanna stood and watched as the car sped off before the sound of the school bell alerted her and she made her way back to her classroom with the smirk on the security guard's face etched in her mind.

The day went by quickly and Deanna was thankful after having to deal with a little boy who wouldn't stop littering the floor with papers. Turns out he was an aspiring artist who preferred to spend his time drawing countless pictures of race cars than working out sums. She bargained with him and had him agree to do his math if she put some of his work on the display board. She was tidying her desk and dreaming of the shower she'd have when she got home. She was just about ready to leave when she was greeted with the familiar face of Keira, her co-worker. Gossip extraordinaire and the school's grade 3 teacher. Deanna sighed inwardly as she dreaded the interrogation that she knew she was in for.
" So you're just going to leave without telling us who that specimen of a man was who popped up to see you today" The tall brown-eyed, long-legged woman asked, leaning against her classroom door.
"What specimen of a man?" Deanna replied, feigning ignorance. "Oh, don't even try to play dumb. You know who I'm talking about. Now spill" Deanna felt her annoyance level rise. This woman must think they're besties or something because Deanna clearly recalled her face being one of those green with envy when Chase showed up earlier . "Well if you must know, he's a friend"
"Really? Well where do they make those friends because I need to get me one... or more if possible" The annoying voice chirped, grinning from ear to ear. Deanna threw up mentally. "I'd love to stay and chat but I need to get home. I've got to prepare for my students for tomorrow. You should probably do the same" The look of insult on Keira's face satisfied her as she slipped past her and out of the roof while gossip girl stood huffing.

A/N: Jerked chicken and festival are Jamaican foods. Feel free to google it.

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