To Love him, to love him not

Chapter 1

Tina's POV
      Don't you just hate Monday's? Dragging yourself out the bed from a long weekend. But I do love walking into South Voice Middle School (SVM) and seeing those smiles on the kids faces.
I'm a sixth grade English teacher during the week and model on the weekend. Im 5'5, long brown hair, pretty brown eyes, hour glass frame and yes big butt included. But don't get it twisted I'm all natural baby. All the reasons to be a model. But both of my jobs bring me joy and I couldn't be more excited in my life at the age of 25.
With my mother still in my life, I know she's proud of the woman I've become especially since my father left us when I was 8. Even though she was a single mother she doesn't want the same for me. She's been trying to set me up with every man from her church. I love the effort but I think I can handle choosing my own man. "You need a good man not just any man", she always say.
Being the sexy, classy and educated woman I know I am, I know I'm capable of finding myself a good man. But for now I need to stay focused on my two jobs so I can get out of this raggedy ass apartment I call home. It was only temporary and if they don't send the damn maintenance man to come fix my kitchen sink today, I will be calling the corporate office on them or not paying my rent. It's been two weeks since I told them about my sink and now time has been overdue. I'm going by there right after work.
Let me get out of my thoughts and get ready for work. I have a long week planned for my students on grammar and I hope they all pass my quiz at the end of the week.

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      Walking in class with my crisp white blouse, midnight black pencil skirt and Snow White Louis Vuitton heels. I just threw something on out of my closest but I knew my friends/colleagues would go crazy over the simple outfit.
      "Good Morning Ms. Stone it's a marvelous Monday," my class said in union knocking me right out of my thoughts. "Well would anyone like to tell me why it's a marvelous Monday?" I asked in response placing my purse in my bottom right draw.
      When I looked up, everyone's hand was in the air and I knew my class came ready to learn today. Which definitely always put a smile on my face.

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     Lunch time is the second best part of my day because I get to have 30 minutes completely off my feet and to talk to Diana and Crystal my friends/colleagues I was thinking about earlier.
They are two beautiful and fun woman to be around, it's no way I couldn't connect myself with them.
      "Hey Tina how's your day going girl?" Diana asked sipping on her spiked Coca Cola. She says, "it's the only way I can stay calm around them bad ass kids." But I know what she mean, I even have bad days but drinking on the clock? No ma'am not me.
      "It's going good the kids must have had a great weekend cause I didn't have to put five up not once today in any class. Almost 20 students put stars next to their name on the super star chart. I'm proud of them," I said with joy all over my face. "Well I couldn't get my class to be quite for role call. The girls was talking about the cute new janitor which I have yet to see and the boys rambled all about the new water park that opened over the weekend," Crystal ranted.
"Wait there's a new piece of eye candy walking these floors and the snotty nose students was the first to land eyes on him? Principal Dixen never spoke of a new janitor joining the staff. He gone have to see me but I sure can't wait to meet this eye candy," Diana said a little aggravated and excited.
      I just hope he's not like the other janitors expecting me to shake their hands and greet them with hugs smelling like trash and sewer water all day. I can't stand them! "Well I'm sure he'll walk in here sooner or later so we should...." I was cut off by the door opening and I wasn't mad at what just walked in.
      He stood at 6' feet tall, waves all over his head, the sweetest brown eyes I've ever seen. Deep dimples that complimented his pearly white teeth, wearing only a t-shirt which allowed his muscular tattooed arms to be showcased and his six pack to press through his shirt as if they was suffocating. His janitor jumper hanging low with his boxers peeking at the top and big manly boots on his feet. He looked so delicious I had to realize I had my mouth open and close it before I drew any flies.
      "Hello everyone, my name is Damian Thompson and I'm the new janitor," he said while waving to the staff. There was a few "What's ups" from the male staff but us woman was dumbfounded by his beauty and his deep voice didn't make it any better.
Being the one with brains I decided to speak first. "Hello Mr. Thompson, I'm Ms. Stone one of the English teaches here it's nice to have you on our staff." "Thank you Mrs.Stone..." "No just Ms. I'm not married," I stated cutting him off. "Sorry Ms. Stone it's a pleasure meeting you," he said reaching for my hand to shake and I stared at it for a minute before I took it in my hand and shook it. It was firm and welcoming, I think I might like shaking his hand clean or dirty. With not even a second later.
"My name is....," and just like that every woman was trying to shake his hand and tell him their name. I was over joyed that I was the first to greet him properly until I thought since I was the first he might forget my name. That just brought me down the second it crossed my mind but it's not like I won't see him again so I shrugged it off.
Lunch was over and it was time for the last class of the day. The only thing on my mind was getting to my apartment office to give them a few words of thought. I will not pay another month of rent without my kitchen sink working.
      "Ringggggg ringgggg ringggggggg!" The dismissal bell rang and my students ran out of class. I grabbed my purse from my draw and pulled out my Nisan Altima 2015 car keys headed to the teacher's lounge to see what the girls had planed for the rest of the day.
      "Hey Crystal and Diana, what y'all finna get into?" "I was going to follow Mr. Thompson to his car to see what he driving. A sexy man like that must have a sexy car to drive around in," Diana said with a huge grin on her face. "Damn give the man breathing space Diana. But I was gonna go to Jimmy Jones for karaoke night at 9 o'clock wanna come? I know it would be fun and I convinced the whole staff to come too," Crystal said. "Wait did Mr. Eye Candy say he was coming?" Diana asked biting her lip. "He said he had other plans but said he would try to make it," Crystal responded, shrugging her shoulders.
      Maybe he has a family, or wife, but I didn't see a ring on his finger. What are you doing Tina you barely know the man pull it together. I really need to stay out of my thoughts.
      "Well I'm free tonight I'll go to karaoke night. Sounds like fun and after this talk with the office people I'm sure going to need some." I stated. "Oh you going to tell them about your sink AGAIN! It couldn't have been me cause I would've harassed them everyday with calls and visits. I don't understand why you still over there anyway. You need to buy a house so I can rent out a room." Diana yelled, she been trying to get me to move once she seen the inside of my apartment. Saying I was too clean to live in a dirty complex. But honestly it felt like home and my neighbors are really sweet.
      "Do you want me to pick you up? Or are you going to drive there?" Crystal asked ignoring Diana and her ghetto ways. "Sure pick me up around 8:30 so we can get good seats," I said excited about not staying home to grade papers all night. "Well I guess I'll tag along and meet y'all there but I'll drive my own car just in case I get me a man tonight. He has to see me step in my all black Range Rover cause these legs stepping in that makes them do a double take every time," Diana said biting on her bottom lip. She is so crazy.