Teacher's Boy Toy

The Lonely Days

~Mr.Pierce POV~

I go home after a long day of teaching at the a new university, the classes are big and the pay is good. The students seem to have been taken things easy with the other teacher, they're in for a big change with me teaching now.

I sigh and unlock the front door of my house, immediately my puppy Max, comes running towards me. I smile and set my things down and pick him up, "Hey boy." I coo to him and hold him as if I were holding a baby in my arms. I rub Max's tummy and he yaps at me like he usually does when he's happy to see me. "You didn't make a mess did you?" I ask sweetly, Max yaps again and starts squirming in my arms, wanting down. I smile and set him on his feet and he goes off running.

"You're home." Brittany says flatly as she walks downstairs. She's wearing her nightgown already and has her blonde hair up in a high ponytail. "Yes." I say to her as she stands at the foot of the stairs. I walk past her and go into the kitchen. "Where were you? It's late and you're suppose to get out of work way earlier." Brittany starts wanting to pick a fight, I sigh heavily.

"I went to go get a couple of drinks. I've had a stressful day, getting situated at a new university isn't quite as easy as you'd think." I spit out at her, not meaning to come out as angry as I did. I seriously had four shots, that's it but it's not like she'd believe me. Brittany stands there with her arms crossed, in silence. I grab myself a bottle of water considering she didn't make any dinner. "I would have made dinner if you would have texted me. You could have also texted me telling me where you were going. It's like I can't know anything about your whereabouts. It's like I'm not important." Brittany says bitterly, I inhale deeply.

"Can you just stop! I bought us a house! I give you everything you fucking want! I've been stressed over everything lately since we've moved! So could you please shut the fuck up and just welcome me home?!" I yell at her, she flinches at my words. I run a hand through my hair and clench my jaw, regretting that I yelled at her. "Brittany..." I sigh and move closer to her, "No! You don't have any right to yell at me like that! I was worried about you and this is how you treat me?!" She raises her voice and steps away from me. "Brittany, you've been having this stupid little attitude towards me since I told you we were moving. Even before that you've been acting like this. Why?" I try keeping myself from yelling at her or getting or angry.

"Because out of all places you brought us here?! I had everything back home! Everything! And now it's all gone, just so you can get paid more?! No, that's not fair! We're suppose to be...no...you were suppose to make me happy, Derek!" Brittany screams and bolts out of the kitchen, I sigh shakily and fling the water bottle across the room. "Fuck!" I yell and punch the closest thing to me.

Even before I told her we were moving she's been acting rude, snappy, wanting more from me. And I've had it with her attitude towards me. She's not happy. She's always bitter and talks to me with this disgust in her voice. I don't know what I did to deserve this from her. I've never been unfaithful, even though I've had plenty of times to, I've given her everything, and loved her. What more does she want from me?

I walk upstairs and walk towards our room, I hate fighting with her like this and this isn't the first time we yell at each they way we did. "Brittany?" I push the door open and she's in bed, the sheets over her head and I can tell she's crying. I take off my  jacket and unbutton the first few buttons of my shirt. "Can we talk?" I whisper to her as I sit beside her in bed. She still has the sheets over her face. "N-No." Her voice cracks, now I feel really bad.

"I...I just don't know why you've been treating me the way you have. Don't act dumb, you know what I'm talking about. Brittany, I've given you everything you've asked for. We're not even happy...it's not okay." I tell her, finally she pulls the sheets off her and sits up in bed. "I-I just don't want to be here. I want to go home." Brittany wipes the tears off her face, I stare at her.

"Brittany, I know you miss your family but this is were I need to be. I need to be here because of work. My old friend called me after one of their professors just got up and left. I couldn't have said no to him, considering how many favors he's done for me." I explain and try to Make her understand. 

Brittany just gets closer to me and leans against me, I tilt her face up and kiss her lips softly. We haven't kissed since we've been at each other's throats, for most of the time now. Brittany pulls away and gives me that look, that look that lets me know she's isn't pissed anymore. It's Brittany that kisses me this time, and eagerly. "Fine, but this doesn't mean I'm happy." She whispers and let's go of me.

Brittany lays back down in bed, turns off the lamp beside the bed and leaves me in complete darkness, I get up from the bed and leave the room. I go downstairs to find Max in his dogbed already asleep. I feel bad that he's surrounded by tension and negativity, I sit beside him and pet him. He grumbles in his sleep, maybe I should get some sleep too. I don't even bother checking the time because I know it's really late now, and I have classes to teach tomorrow.

I go into one of the guests room and unbutton my shirt, I guess Brittany will continue to be unhappy here. And as long as she's unhappy, she's going to make my life a living hell here. I unbuckle my belt and strip all the way down to my boxers before getting into bed. Hopefully Brittany understands that I can't always do what she wants, yes I give her everything and for that she should be grateful. I do understand that she's really close to her family, unlike me, but this is my job. My career. Yeah I could work for I'm my father in his business, but the thought just doesn't appeal to me. I sigh and roll on my side and close my eyes.

~Next Morning~

I'm getting dressed and ready to work when Brittany comes in the guest room. She stands there in the doorway for awhile, "Good morning." She finally days, but she says it in a boring tone of voice. "Good morning." I fake smile and grab some papers that I need. "You're going to work now?" She asks, I nod my head and grab my car keys and phone. "You're staying home all day?" I ask once I past by her to go to the kitchen. "Yeah...it's not like I have any friends here or anywhere go." Here we go again, I pour myself coffee into a coffee cup and put a lid on it.

"That's unfortunate but neither do I so..." I pick out an apple from the fruit bowl and decide this is good enough breakfast. "But you have work. I have nothing to do." Brittany says, irritated. "Well you're a grown women. Go find a job, go explore what this city has to offer, just let me go to work without causing me too much stress. I actually have something important to do with my life." I say to her as I start heading out. "You're a dick, Derek!" She yells at me as I head out the door, I don't even bother to say anything to her. I just get in my car and drive off, I'm so glad we don't have close neighbors.

Once I get to the university, I go to my classroom and get ready to show a PowerPoint. I hate doing these things but I really don't feel like giving a lecture today.

People start coming in, I'm glad they're following my rule of not being late. "Take a seat." I say to all the people that are coming in still.

This Is Going To Be A Hell Of A Day...