This Love

Two

I made sure my curled hair looked perfect and I straightened out my tight dress before stepping into my heels. I heard the doorbell ring and I grabbed my jacket and purse, rushing downstairs. I pulled the door open and smiled at her. She smiled brightly. "Good evening. You look gorgeous." She said and i blushed. "So do you." I said and she smiled. She's in skin tight jeans, rolled a little at the bottom, black stilettos, a white button down tucked in with the sleeves rolled up and she's very obviously wearing a black lace bralette. "Ready to go?" She asked and i nodded. I stepped out and raised my eyebrows seeing a truck in my driveway. I locked the door and we walked to it. She opened the passenger door and i got in as she did on the other side. "You drive a truck?" I asked and she chuckled. "Not what you expected hm?" She asked and i shook my head. "No." I said and she chuckled again. "It's good for traveling. And camping. And weather." She said and i smiled. "It's really nice." I said and she chuckled. "Thank you." She said as she backed out of my driveway.

We finished our dinner after eating in mostly silence. But at least it was a comfortable silence. "So, what's been going on with you the last few years?" She asked and i hummed. "Well not much. I worked my ass off getting my teaching license, getting my masters, getting my degree. Not in that order obviously. But yeah. I spent most of my free time studying." I said and she chuckled. "Well that's okay. Look at you. Getting a job straight out of school. You're doing better than most people your age." She said and i nodded. "What about you? How's your wife?" I asked and she chuckled. "Well we're divorced. For about two years now. We have a two year old son though. His birthdays October 21st." She said and i smiled. "One day before mine." I said and she smiled, nodding. "Well I'm sorry about you and your wife." I said and she shook her head. "She was just using me for the money. She cheated on me. She was awful." She said and i nodded. "I'd like to meet your son sometime." I said and she smiled brightly. "I'd love for you to meet Henry. He'd love you." She said and i chuckled. "So, what about you? Do you have a boyfriend? Husband?" She asked and i chuckled. "Well since I'm gay, no. But no girlfriend or wife either." I said and she smiled. "I don't know how you're still single. You have an amazing sense of humor. You're absolutely gorgeous. You're so smart. You have the best personality. I could go on and on." She said and i blushed. I feel like I've known her my whole life. "I could say the same for you." I said and she smiled, sighing a little. "Well no one will actually ever love me besides Henry. I'm a freak." She said and i furrowed my eyebrows. "What are you talking about?" I asked softly and she sighed. "I have a penis. It's called intersexuality. So I have a male reproductive system instead of female. Everyone thinks I'm weird." She said and i shook my head. "I don't. I think you're perfect the way you are." I said and she looked up to meet my eyes. I smiled at her and she bit her lip. "Will you dance with me?" She asked as the band started playing a slow song. I nodded and we got up, going to the dance floor. She pulled me close and we started dancing together. I leaned my head on her chest, listening to her heartbeat and I felt like the whole world was melting away except for me and her. I closed my eyes and felt her kiss my head. If I didn't know any better, I'd think I was dreaming. But, here I am. Living my dream. I sighed and she held me tighter. I smiled a little and bit my lip. High school me is thriving right now. So is present me. This is the best night of my life. When the first slow song ended, the band went on to play another.

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The next morning, I woke up smiling. I sat up, stretching as I ran my fingers through my hair. Last night was the best night I've ever had. After dancing for probably an hour, we had dessert. And then we just drove around, talking. About life. About love. About our hopes. Dreams. Aspirations. We talked about everything. Her son was with her mom. I don't think it was a date. I wished it was. But I don't think she feels that way about me. She is 30. She probably wants someone more mature. I got up and started getting ready for work. I put my hair in a messy bun before putting on a hoodie and jeans. Since it was just teacher workdays, we got to wear casual clothes. I left my house after grabbing my work bag and i drove to the school. Its really cold this morning. I parked in my assigned parking spot beside Reginas truck and got out. The department heads all have assigned parking towards the front of the school. I grabbed my bag and put it over my shoulder before going in the school. I didn't pay attention to what time it was. I went to my classroom and went in, leaving my door open. I went to my desk and got my laptop out. I unlocked it and went to my website, starting to set it up. There was a knock on my open door and I smiled as I looked up, seeing Regina holding a Starbucks bag and a venti coffee. "I brought you breakfast. Still coming early?" She asked and i checked the time, blushing seeing it was 7.45. "I guess so." I said and she smiled. She came over and set the bag and coffee down on my desk. "I have a visitor in my classroom I want you to meet." She said and i raised an eyebrow. "Eat and then come see me." She said and i nodded. She left my classroom and i opened the Starbucks bag, smiling seeing a sausage egg and cheese breakfast sandwich. I started eating it, multitasking as I worked on my website. When I finished eating, I got up and went to Reginas classroom. I walked in and smiled seeing an adorable little brunette sitting on her lap. "Henry, this is mommas friend Emma." She said and he looked up at me, smiling. He wiggled out of her arms and ran over to me. He held his arms up to me and i picked him up. He snuggled into my side. "Emmy." He said quietly and buried his face in my neck. I chuckled and rubbed his back. "I guess he likes you as much as I do." She said and i blushed. "I'll take that as a compliment." I said and she nodded. "It definitely is one." She said and i smiled softly at her. Fuck. All my feelings from high school are rushing back.