Scars Left Untold

Teaching

*Bella's POV*

I walk into my office and start my computer, thinking about yesterday. I smile to myself as my friend Lily walks in the office.

"Whats on you mind?" She asks me sitting down in her spiny chair. Lily is the PE teacher here and we share an office.

"Oh nothing." I reply typing in my password to my computer.

"Hm, okay then." She says casually walking over. She takes my phone and holds it to my face, and it's too late and she's in my phone. "I had lots of fun last night...yeah me too...I'd love to take you out again today, if that is okay...yeah, come pick me up at the high school?...yeah, let me know when your meeting is over after school...WINKY FACE?"

"Oh Lord." I groan.

"WHO IS HE?" She asks me excited.

"A guy." I reply with the biggest grin.

"He's not just a guy." She says putting my phone on my desk.

"He's a guy I went on a date with and might consider to be a boyfriend." I reply taking my phone back.

"OH MY GOD YAY!"

"It's not for sure, but I'm seeing where it goes." I smile spinning in my chair again before stopping it with my feet, facing Lily.

"We have an hour before school starts, what do you have planned for today?" She asks sitting back at her desk after a little bit of silence.

"Well, it's the week before break. Not much, I was going to give them an opportunity for extra credit for coloring a turkey picture and grade the dance review papers. Then give them study hall all week."  I say opening the browser for google.

"Well, would you wanna do a game together? For the classes if you don't have actual work for them." Lily suggests logging into her computer as well.

"Sure, like what game?" I ask.

"Dodgeball." Lily grins.

"Oh lord," I groan smiling and rolling my eyes. "Sure."

*after a long day of work*

My phone goes off and it's Jack.

"I'm in the parking lot behind the gym"

I grab my bag and head out to his car. I get in and notice a car seat.

"Question. Why is there a car seat?" I ask.

His face goes from smiling to nervous as hell. He looks down and then back up at me.

"Um, well. I didn't tell you this because I didn't want to scare you away. But I'm a single dad." He tells me.

"Oh." I say taking it in. "Why would that scare me away?"

"Well, I don't know. That's normally a deal breaker in these situations." He says.

"It's not for me." I smile at him. He looks so relived.