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  “Well then maybe that is why we assigned him to you. See other teachers aren’t able to connect with students the way you do. That is why he was assigned to you, So suck it up.”

  “Yes sir. Um, Mr. Locke follow me please.”

  Leaving the office she felt a sense of frustration and that was when they made it to her room. She taught literature at the school, and she had been surprised with how illiterate students were. She had thought that with these students they would be smart, but they used their lingo and never used punctuation.

  “So where are you from,” she asked.

  “Africa,” he said. “I am from Togo. But my family and I came to the state when I was a young boy.”

  She nodded. “Well welcome to Buffalo, New York. This is where I grew up and plan to stay. This high school is Williamsville North and the land of the Spartans. My objective in this classroom is to teach them what they need to know and try to have fun with it. This week I am going to assign a project to them to teach them about journalism. They are going to have their own newspaper and they get to decide what they would like to report about what is happening in the world.”

  “Sounds like fun. – So Miss. Smith are you married? I don’t see a ring on your finger.”

  “No, I am not married. – And this is something you need to know. I don’t like talking about my personal life. Especially not at work, this is not a place for any conversations like that.

  “Have you always been that way? Or is it just being next to someone so handsome that makes you say otherwise?”

  She looked down and she felt uncomfortable as he kept his eyes on her. The arrogance he had about himself was disturbing and she did not appreciate it. “I have always been like this.”

  He nodded and she went to her desk. Getting out a few papers she was going to have her first class get their new assignment. She felt as his eyes stayed on her and she was beginning to feel sick. She did not want him around watching her. There was nothing so interesting about herself.

  “You know that you are very attractive right? Not many women with red hair are pretty.”

  “This here is a work zone. We do not gossip and we do not make inappropriate conversation. We are here to teach and to set example and we do not flirt. When you are in this room I am the boss and whatever I say is law. Do not try to hit on me. I am not into guys like you.”

  “Oh, so you don’t like black men? I never realized that people here were racist.”

  “It isn’t your ethnicity. It is you acting arrogant. You are not some big shot and no matter what you do or say I will never be into you.”

  Before he could say anything the bell rang and students began filing into class. Her students sat down and some of them were still whispering. When the final bell rang they waited for a moment and they all said the Pledge of Allegiance and the morning announcements began. Once they were over the class looked to her with wonder.

  “Class,” she said with her composure regained. “This is Mr. Locke and he is our teaching assistant. He will be with us for the remainder of the year. Now, I have a project for all of you. So how many of you know about journalism?”

  The entire class rose their hand.

  “Great. The project we will be working on is due in two weeks.” Standing up she began to pass out the papers. “It is very basic and the only rules to follow are that it is appropriate for school. You all have full reign over this project and you don’t even need to use current news. You can go on and report about what happened twenty years ago.”

  §

  The rest of the day went by without Mr. Locke saying anything inappropriate to her. Sitting behind her desk school was dismissed, but she was still grading papers. “School is out,” he began. “Are we able to talk about other things now?”

  Looking up over the paper she was reading she shook her head. “No. This is still my classroom and I am still working.”

  Before she realized what had happened he was standing at her desk looking at her. “You know you would work better if you had my cock in your pussy.”

  “And you also know that I can report you for sexual harassment. I don’t know in what world you are living in, but I am not your bitch. I do not know how anything is run in your country, but here in America women don’t need men. There are laws about sexual harassment for a reason and it is because men like you are disgusting pigs. Now if you want to keep this job I suggest you leave me alone and do what you are supposed to. – And next time you even touch one of my students “by accident” I will report you.”

  “See,” he began. “I am not afraid of women like you because you are all talk and no action. And you being bossy like this turns me on.”

  “And you being in my face thinking you are all that makes me sick. Now leave.”

  He got up and shook his head. “I don’t mind playing your games. Either way I am going to get you.”

  As he walked out she took out her phone and dialed Carson.

  “Hey, I’m at work. Is everything okay?”

  “No,” she sighed. “I just got this TA sprung on me and he is harassing me. I don’t know what to do and I was hoping we could talk about it.”

  “Of course, but can I call you back. I am going in a meeting. It is only going to be a half hour.”

  “Alright, I’ll talk to you then. I love you.”

  “Love you too.”

  Hanging up her phone she slipped it back into her pocket and she continued grading. Tomorrow they were supposed to be learning about theater. From there they were going to go into Shakespeare. Sitting back in her chair her mind was working as she thought about what her options were.

  She could report him for sexual harassment and get him fired. But was that the right thing to do? There were other ways for her to go about it. She could always steer him straight and put her foot down and prove she was serious, but what if it didn’t work?

  Making her way through the last of the papers was when she began reviewing her lesson plan for tomorrow. Shutting down her computer she put all the papers into a folder and she locked her desk. Walking into the hall she shut her door and locked it. That was when she saw him waiting for her.

  “You left an hour ago.”

  “I left your room an hour ago. Now you are no longer working and we are not in your room. So tell me how do you like it? Do you like it rough? You look like someone who likes it hard.”

  Pushing past him she felt as he grabbed her. Pulling her close to him she punched him in the groin. “Bitch!”

  She looked back at him and quickly walked outside. Getting in her car she got out of the parking lot and was on her way home.

  Chapter 4

  She saw Carson was already at home and he was not alone. His mother was there holding Parker in her arms. Getting out of the car Carson came downstairs towards her. Embracing her he kissed her. “Are you okay?”

  She shook her head. All of them went inside and they sat down in the living room. “Carson tells me you are being sexually harassed at work,” said Bonnie. “You need to report the son of a bitch before he tries anything dear.”

  “He already tried,” she finally said. “He left and I finished grading and preparing for tomorrow and he was waiting for me. He grabbed me and I punched him in the family jewels. I didn’t even know I was supposed to be getting a TA. I wasn’t even told.”

  “Report him dear. That is the only thing you can do. And if it continues you can go ahead and file a police report and get a restraining order. If you need help I can get Sherriff McCoy a call and see what he can do.”

  “No. I will go ahead and deal with this tomorrow and then we will see what happens from there.”

  “Okay, but if you need anything you can give me a call anytime. There is no need to worry about that. And Parker was such a good boy today. He has been going down for his naps and he is becoming more mobile.”

  Looking at her son she felt happiness and knew that everything was going to be okay. “Oh, and Carson told me about h
ow you two may move in together. I think it is a splendid idea. I mean you two have known each other forever and you two would make an amazing couple.”

  “We’ve always been a couple,” she admitted. “We just never knew it before.”

  “Well if only your father was here to see this. He would be glad to see the two of you together.”

  Carson put his hand on her knee and she smiled at him. “Well I best be going. I will see you tomorrow. Until then I am going to play bingo.”

  Getting up Amanda took her son in her arms. Hugging Bonnie she nodded and thanked her. As she left was when Carson turned to her and spoke, “Sweetie you need to go ahead and tell me who this son of a bitch is. I mean what happens if he starts turning up?”

  “Then we get the police involved,” she said sitting down. Parker had beautiful hazel eyes just like her.

  “I still want to know who he is alright.”

  She nodded. “Come to work with me tomorrow then. It is Friday tomorrow and you don’t have to be in to work until noon.”

  He nodded and sat down besides her. “So what are you hungry for?”

  “Are you offering to cook?”

  “You got that right. And this chance only comes once every few months, I would take it if I were you.”

  Smiling she nodded and he kissed her forehead and Parker’s. “My two favorite people in the world.”

  As he got up she held Parker close to her. Cradling him in her arms she watched as he became fussy. Getting up she put him in his playpen and he simmered down. Picking up his Curious George stuffed monkey he began to move his arms up and down.

  Walking into the kitchen she spoke. “Do you remember what happened in this kitchen in seventh grade?”

  “How could I forget that? That was my favorite Christmas.”

  Propping herself onto the counter he kissed her. “How did you feel?”

  “Well, you were my first kiss and it was really nice. Do you remember how we kissed?”

  She nodded. Spreading her legs he wrapped his arms around her and their lips met. “I leaned in for it and you were too chicken to do anything.”

  “But I was the one who put my tongue in your mouth,” he reminded her.

  “No I remember. And I remember everyone watching us and how your father was cracking jokes for the rest of the night.”

  “Are you hungry,” he asked as he picked her up in his arms.

  “I am having a craving,” she began. “For you.”

  “Well Parker is still awake. We need to keep a watchful eye on him. You know how kids can be.”

  She smiled and her feet were now on the ground. “After dinner we are going to have more fun. Just like the other night.”

  “Good, because I am having a craving for you too.”

  Walking back into the living room she saw Parker standing up. He was unsteady, but he was holding on. That was when she heard the doorbell ring.

  Looking out the window she saw someone that she thought would never come back to this door. “Carson,” she said. “Carson come here.”

  He came out of the kitchen and he peered out the window. “What should we do?”

  “Mandy you can’t ignore him. He will never stop. Answer the door and see what that prick wants.”

  Nodding she opened the door and standing there was Dennis. “Hey Mandy. I just wanted to see you again. I mean – I know I cheated on you, but you were the best girl I have ever been with. I came here to know if you would take me back.”

  She shook her head. “No, I will not take you back. Even if we were the last two people left on this planet I wouldn’t take you back. You are not welcome here so I suggest you leave.”

  “Janice called me,” he said. “She told me I have a son. I didn’t know Mandy. I swear. And I am back now because I want to be part of his life.”

  Looking at him she shook her head. “Not a chance. If you want to try and have anything to do with him you are going to have to go to court. He is six months old and you left me remember.”

  “That was before I knew you were pregnant.”

  “You still cheated on me!”

  “But you kept my son and I can only assume it is because you always wanted to have a piece of me around.”

  “Go fuck yourself Dennis. When I found out I was pregnant I was planning on either having an abortion or giving him up for adoption. Then my mother died and I decided to have him as my child. You haven’t been here and you are a low life piece of shit. I will not take you back and my child will not be raised knowing his father is a cheating bastard.”

  “I’ve changed Mandy.”

  “No, people like you never change. People like you keep to the same routine. You find one girl who you can play all your mind games on. Make her feel special and then you find someone else to cheat on her with.”

  “She was just a friend.”

  “Oh really? That’s why I found her naked with you on top of her.”

  “I was practicing for you. Please – Mandy I want to be part of his life. Please let me do that. Let me do one thing right.”

  “No. And if you want to try anything go to court. This conversation is over.”

  Slamming the door in his face she locked it. Carson came back from the kitchen and he held her tightly in his arms. “Are you alright?”

  “Having him around hurts me so much. I don’t want him near our son. I want him to disappear and leave us alone.”

  Rubbing her back she began to cry and he held her. “Mandy I am here for you. I will always be here for you. You had a really bad day, but you are tough. I know you can make it through this.”

  She began wiping the tears from her face and kissed her cheeks. Putting his forehead against hers his hands were on her waist. “I love you Mandy. You are the girl who constantly drove me crazy, and you know what. I love it. I love the way you make me feel, and I love the look in your eyes when you are happy. I remember being in that hospital with you when you had Parker and that glow you had when you held him. You are an amazing mother and you deserve to be happy.”

  She nodded and held him. “I have always been happy with you.”

  “Then, do you mind me adding more chaos to your day?”

  “I guess so.”

  He smiled and got down on one knee. Pulling out a ring she felt her heart stop for a moment and he spoke. “Amanda Joyce Smith, would you do be the honor of becoming my wife?”

  She shook her head and got down on the ground with him. He put the ring on her finger and she pushed him down on the ground. “Mandy, we have Parker watching us.”

  Kissing him they both got up and that was when she walked over to Parker. Picking him up in her arms she kissed his cheek. “Parker we are going to get married. We are going to be a real family.”

  He giggled and they both laughed. “I can see he approves of our arrangement.”

  She nodded and they walked into the nursery together. Setting her son down in the crib he looked up at her with his beautiful eyes and she smiled. Rubbing his belly she turned to look at Carson and she embraced him. “I don’t know what I would do without you.”

  “Well,” he began as they made their way out of the nursery. “You will never have to know because I am here for you, always.”

  Chapter 5

  Waking in the morning with him at her side she smiled to herself. She heard Parker over the baby monitor and she got up from bed. Silently, she made her way towards the nursery and saw Parker laying in his crib making a fuss. Rubbing the sleep from her eyes she walked over to him and picked him up. “Good morning Parker,” she said cradling him in her arms.

  Taking him to the changing table she looked to her son. “I will be so happy when you are potty trained because you are a very stinky boy.”

  Putting a fresh diaper on, she picked him up and headed to the living room. Carson was just walking out of the room and he stretched. Amanda couldn’t help but recall the events of last night. Why would Janice want to tell Dennis anything? She of all people
knew how much she disliked him and she knew it was her wish to make sure he never knew about Parker.

  “Mandy,” she heard Carson saying. “Are you alright? You have that look on your face. What is eating at you?”

  “Dennis said that Janice told him about Parker. Why would she do that? She knew that I never wanted him back in my life so why is she trying to ruin it?”

  “Maybe you should ask her.”

  “I should. Hey, what time is your mom coming by for our little stink bomb?”

  “A quarter till seven. Are you going to leave early to report your TA?”

  She nodded. “Alright, well I will get the coffee going and maybe cook breakfast.”

  “No, I am not hungry. Thank you though sweetie.”

  Handing Parker off to him he spanked her ass as she walked away. “It is too early in the morning for that,” she said turning towards him.

  “It is never too early to have some fun.”

  Shaking her head she went to the bedroom and picked out clothes. She picked out slacks and a light blue top that would cover her very well. If she had to endure Mr. Locke for another day she was going to cover up as much as possible.

  §

  “Alright, you are telling me that within one day of working here that Mr. Locke has made it impossible to work with him?”

  “Yes,” she said. “He was making sexual remarks and at the end of the day, after he had left, I was getting ready to leave and he was in the hallway waiting for me. I don’t think it is right and he hasn’t stopped and I have the feeling he won’t.”

  “We will talk to him.”

  She felt the frustration controlling her and she wanted to yell and tell them straight. Finding a median and sighed. “So all you are going to do is smack him on the hand?”

  “Yes. This is all just you coming and telling us. We cannot do anything unless you can provide a witness.”

  Getting up she turned to stalk off. “I hope you aren’t teaching these children your behavior. It is shameful.”

  Pausing for a moment she knew she had to keep this job, she knew she couldn’t say what was on her mind. But she wanted to – she wanted to tell him he was a sleazy bastard and that the reason he could never get a woman is because after talking with him everyone had the urge to shower. But she bit her tongue and walked the other way.