Teachers Pet

11: Temptations

        "I'd be lying if I said I felt nothing." Admitting this to him gave me an adrenaline rush. I'd never felt this way before. Mr. Pierce smiled softly at me. His eyes were hopeful and still confident.

       "So would I." He felt this way too? He felt something for me... too? How was that possible? I was just an ordinary girl. I was just Blair Harper, troubled student, and macaroni girl. What was so appealing about me? Why was I asking all of these questions rather than acknowledging the fact that he was leaning closer and closer?

       "Wait. I don't even know your first name." My knees felt like they would buckle at any moment. Mr. Pierce laughed quietly as he lowered his face to mine. His lips were a needlepoint away from mine.

       "It's Jake," he murmured. His breath tickled against my lips. I felt my lip trembling, unprepared for what was about to happen.

       "Jake."

       "Uh-huh." His voice was impatient and full of amusement.

       "That's a nice name."

       "Blair."

       "Yes?"

       "Shut up." His lips pressed against mine, making me shut out the voice that told me how wrong this is. I let myself have this moment, even if it was just for now. My lips moved with his, kissing him fiercely. My body was thinking for itself, my heart and mind both letting it. I wound my arms around his neck, pulling him closer, wanting more of whatever this was. His hands made their way to my waist, pressing me more into the door. Even though we were already as close as could be, I wanted to be closer. I never thought any of this could be possible, but now it was happening and it was... I don't know what it was. It made me breathless though.

       As my hands moved to his hair, entangling themselves in the softness, I could feel a heat between us. Something so intense, I wasn't sure if I'd ever felt something like this before. I couldn't control my thoughts or urges. I wanted to indulge in these new feelings, allow myself to give in even more to the temptations. These secret desires of mine that I've held onto for so long had turned into guilty pleasures. There was no turning back now, I was too deep into this. There was no forgetting that this moment had ever happened. I didn't want to forget either. With the heat growing more intense by the second, I started to lose control of myself. I softly bit his bottom lip and was pleased when he groaned, clutching the sides of my shirt.

       Suddenly, the moment was gone when a knock at the door startled us. We pushed away from each other, looking over one another with shocked faces. His hair was a mess and my clothes were tugged in different directions. I didn't say anything as I cleared my throat and walked away fixing my clothes. As I sat down trying to calm myself, I looked forward to where Mr. Pierce smoothed his hair down. When he opened the door he gave a couple of students waiting a weird smile.

       "Good- " Mr. Pierce cleared his throat and laughed awkwardly. "Good morning, everyone. Come on in." I avoided eye contact as students came in and sat down. Some were talking about their plans for the weekend, a show they watched, a text that shouldn't have been sent, a new song that came out... So many normal conversations, but each one felt like they were whispering about me. I knew they didn't know, but I felt like it was spelled on my forehead for all to see.

       I noticed Nolan come in and glance my way, smiling that big goofy grin at me. If his charming green eyes could see right through me, what would he see? What would he think if he knew the truth of what I've done? Why was I concerned about what Nolan thought anyway? I smiled though, watching him ruffle his hair before taking a seat. My kiss shared with him was just another thing to concern myself with. I liked my kiss with Nolan, but there was still something holding me back from opening myself up more to him. Mr. Pierce, maybe?