My alarm clock started beeping at 5:30 this morning and I begrudgingly tumbled out of bed. I seriously should have got my secondary elementary degree so i could sleep a little longer. I jumped in the shower to wake me up a bit and took my time getting ready. I tip-toed over to the closet and stared at the clothes deciding on what to wear. I finally decided on my white pencil skirt with my electric blue blouse. I curled my hair and added make-up.
"Lord, please let my students accept me even though I'm so young." I prayed aloud.
Then I slipped on my black pumps and headed downstairs.
"Riley's schedule is on the fridge. Be sure she takes her vitamin before school please. Love you." I called out to mom as I passed through the kitchen and out the back door. By the time I pulled into the teachers parking my heart was crashing in my throat.
"You can do this, you can do this." I chanted to myself. I reapplied my eye liner to my water line on my eye and hopped out the truck.
I walked to the office and knocked lightly on the door.
"Come in." the principal called. "Alright Mr. Riley, I'll speak with him and his parents but it should be no problem." Mr. Walters said shaking Chase's hand.
Chase got up and started walking towards the door I slid over to the side a bit and as I did I noticed how his eyes met my legs and then slowly trailed up my body towards my face. When our eyes met I smiled and gave a small wave. His mouth dropped open and then he shut it abruptly.
"Ahh, Ms. Harris good to have you on staff instead of as a student in my office." Mr. Walters greeted.
"Good to see you again sir, and I'm happy to fill the position." I said, giving a sheepish smile.
"Well, here are your keys. I'm sure you know your way around. If there are any problems don't be afraid to ring me."
I nodded my head to his kind gesture and made my way out the office. I looked up at the clock and realized I had exactly thirty minutes before my first class. As I continued down the hall an eerie silence took over and before I knew it I was being drug out of the hall and into a classroom.
"You didn't tell me you were the new drama teacher. Why didn't you? When Adam said the new teacher was sexy as hell, I thought he was just being Adam who will go for any woman, but I didn't realize that new sexy teacher was my girlfriend." he whispered huskily in my ear.
So to avoid being out played I whispered back just as sexy, "Thanks for saying I look good and to answer your question, you didn't ask." Then I kissed his cheek and walked out of his room.
I had butterflies in my chest and it felt like I had been on a roller coaster. It's gonna be a long school year to be around that man.
As I approached my door I exhaled one last breath and walked in. Everything was still the same. Pictures of plays that were done still hung on the walls, the closet was slap full of costumes and props. The same long, metal desk sat in the same corner of the room. I giggled to myself as my memory went back to the day we super glued Mrs. Anderson's chair and Chase ended up sitting in it instead.
"Yeah, never really forgave you for that short stuff." he said making me jump out of my skin.
"How did you know that's what I was thinking about?" I asked, after getting my breathing under control.
