Rapunzel. The one who saved the prince.
Shaking his head, he thought he must be losing his mind. Never had a woman had such an effect on him. Fuck, I hope the guys don’t ever get a hint of what I’m thinking!
*
Laurie stood at the window, lost in her thoughts. Rob, the man she’s been dreaming about, the man she thought might be someone worth getting to know, was nothing more than her father. A man, who gave in to his baser instincts with no care as to the repercussions. A man not to be trusted. She wiped a tear from her cheek as she stood at the window looking out into the darkness.
Rob, looking back up as he acknowledged to himself that she was unattainable, was preparing to walk away when he noticed her wiping away her tears. She’s crying, you prick. You did this. But then that thought gave him hope. If she’s crying, that means she’s affected too. Time to change, man. Time to become worthy of her.
Chapter 5
T he next week flew by as Laurie went into the school to get ready for the beginning of the school year. She immediately fell in love with the older, two-story, brick building. Fairfield Elementary had served as the junior and high school about fifty years ago. Once the town built a separate middle school and high school, the large building became the elementary school. The ceilings were high, and each classroom had large windows letting in natural light. The kindergarten and first-graders were housed on the second floor near the stairs leading to the cafeteria, while the older students were housed in a separate wing. With the downstairs being partially below ground level, the second floor was only about one-and-a-half floors above the ground, giving her a perfect view of the playground in the back of the building.
She felt an acute anticipation as she and the grade level chairperson walked up the stairs to her classroom, while she turned the room key over in her hand. Moving through the door, her heartbeat pounded as she viewed her room for the first time. Little tables with four chairs at each sat in the middle of the room. Low bookshelves lined the wall under the windows. Cubbies filled the opposite wall, and her desk sat in the corner facing the classroom. Walking over to the windows, she viewed the playground below stretching to the fence guarding the property. My first classroom. My home away from home.
She attended several meetings with other teachers, liking them immediately. She developed an instant rapport with Lucy Darby, the principal. There was so much for her to learn: procedures for lesson plans, the first grade schedule, curriculum requirements, safety drills. Her mind was whirling every day by the time she got home.
She got home about the same time that Carol walked through the door, and they enjoyed their time together. They settled into a congenial camaraderie, cooking dinner and watching TV in the evenings. Occasionally, Tom would join them for dinner and other times he would pick Carol up and they would head out for a date.
Several days after the night at the bar, Carol and Laurie were settled on the couch trying unsuccessfully to find something worth watching on TV. Carol tossed the remote onto the coffee table and turned towards Laurie, tucking her legs under her. She seemed as though she wanted to talk but was having difficulty getting her thoughts together.
Laurie, staring at Carol quizzically, asked, “What’s on your mind, Carol?”
Carol, blushing, looked at Laurie. “That obvious?”
Laurie just laughed, saying, “You’ve been trying for ten minutes to think of how to ask me something. I think we are friends enough by now that you can just ask.”
Sighing, Carol spoke hesitantly. “I was just wondering what you thought of Rob. Well, to be honest, Tom was also wondering. I mean, I can see where you would think he was such a player. I even told you that. But well, there is just something about Rob that is really likeable when you get to know him. And… well… Tom
Shaking his head, he thought he must be losing his mind. Never had a woman had such an effect on him. Fuck, I hope the guys don’t ever get a hint of what I’m thinking!
*
Laurie stood at the window, lost in her thoughts. Rob, the man she’s been dreaming about, the man she thought might be someone worth getting to know, was nothing more than her father. A man, who gave in to his baser instincts with no care as to the repercussions. A man not to be trusted. She wiped a tear from her cheek as she stood at the window looking out into the darkness.
Rob, looking back up as he acknowledged to himself that she was unattainable, was preparing to walk away when he noticed her wiping away her tears. She’s crying, you prick. You did this. But then that thought gave him hope. If she’s crying, that means she’s affected too. Time to change, man. Time to become worthy of her.
Chapter 5
T he next week flew by as Laurie went into the school to get ready for the beginning of the school year. She immediately fell in love with the older, two-story, brick building. Fairfield Elementary had served as the junior and high school about fifty years ago. Once the town built a separate middle school and high school, the large building became the elementary school. The ceilings were high, and each classroom had large windows letting in natural light. The kindergarten and first-graders were housed on the second floor near the stairs leading to the cafeteria, while the older students were housed in a separate wing. With the downstairs being partially below ground level, the second floor was only about one-and-a-half floors above the ground, giving her a perfect view of the playground in the back of the building.
She felt an acute anticipation as she and the grade level chairperson walked up the stairs to her classroom, while she turned the room key over in her hand. Moving through the door, her heartbeat pounded as she viewed her room for the first time. Little tables with four chairs at each sat in the middle of the room. Low bookshelves lined the wall under the windows. Cubbies filled the opposite wall, and her desk sat in the corner facing the classroom. Walking over to the windows, she viewed the playground below stretching to the fence guarding the property. My first classroom. My home away from home.
She attended several meetings with other teachers, liking them immediately. She developed an instant rapport with Lucy Darby, the principal. There was so much for her to learn: procedures for lesson plans, the first grade schedule, curriculum requirements, safety drills. Her mind was whirling every day by the time she got home.
She got home about the same time that Carol walked through the door, and they enjoyed their time together. They settled into a congenial camaraderie, cooking dinner and watching TV in the evenings. Occasionally, Tom would join them for dinner and other times he would pick Carol up and they would head out for a date.
Several days after the night at the bar, Carol and Laurie were settled on the couch trying unsuccessfully to find something worth watching on TV. Carol tossed the remote onto the coffee table and turned towards Laurie, tucking her legs under her. She seemed as though she wanted to talk but was having difficulty getting her thoughts together.
Laurie, staring at Carol quizzically, asked, “What’s on your mind, Carol?”
Carol, blushing, looked at Laurie. “That obvious?”
Laurie just laughed, saying, “You’ve been trying for ten minutes to think of how to ask me something. I think we are friends enough by now that you can just ask.”
Sighing, Carol spoke hesitantly. “I was just wondering what you thought of Rob. Well, to be honest, Tom was also wondering. I mean, I can see where you would think he was such a player. I even told you that. But well, there is just something about Rob that is really likeable when you get to know him. And… well… Tom
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