Teachers Pet
Ch 1
"Alright class, that's it for today! Remember to review your syllabus with your parents and have them sign it." First grade teacher, Lauren Lewis, reminds her class as they prepare to leave. It's the first day of the school year and she's excited to see how positive the nine children in her class are responding to her teach methods.
This is her fourth year teaching at Thomas Elementary and she's become one of the schools favorite teachers. Her goals are to give the kids the tools they need growing up and the confidence to do so.
"Come on, guys! I need high fives on the way out!" Lauren smiles brightly propping the door open with the rubber stopper. She turns and holds her hand just in reach, for the line of her students to slap against it.
One by one, the boys and girls of the class jump and clap hands with Miss Lewis. After the last of the kids, she watches as they wait at the playground for their parents or guardians pick them up. The week before the school had a meet and greet so the teacher could be familiar with each students parent or guardian. The crossing guards this week are very aware of each student, so Lauren is safe to go back into her classroom until she decides to head home.
"Are you Miss Lewis?" A young girl's voice stops Lauren halfway into her classroom. She turns to see a young and tiny girl with deep chocolate eyes that are hidden behind black framed glasses and curly brown hair.
Lauren smiles wide, hoping to ease the girls nervousness, and approaches the girl, "Yes I am. How can I help you?" The little girl plays with the piece of paper in her hands and shifts from one foot from another. "I'm new. And, and I guess you're my new teacher? My name is Charlotte, but you can call me Charlie. "The little girl holds her hand out for Lauren to take. She does and gives her an amused grin, "Nice to meet you, Charlie. I'm so glad to have you in my class." Lauren looks past Charlie at the door, "So, are you here alone...or?"
Charlie giggles, "No way! My mom is just talking to the principal. They were taking too long, so I decided to come find my new class. When Mr. Santiago said that your class does a lot of science experiments I had to come meet you!" Lauren laughs at how excited the young girl is. It's refreshing to see such young minds get excited over learning.
"Well, I'm just as excited to meet you, too. Here, let's find you a desk and get you set up before your mom gets here. How's that sound?" Lauren asks Charlie. The little girl lets out a breath, "Phew, that would be so great! I really hated that I didn't get to be in class today. I hate being behind."
Lauren bites her lip to prevent from laughing at Charlie's enthusiasm. The little girls seems like she rather learn than make friends, but that's why Lauren went into teaching. To teach her fellow students that being smart is great, but to live life outside of the school is just as important. Children are so impressionable; they needed to be pointed in the right direction.
"I think I'll put you right here in between Jake and Samantha. And don't worry, on Friday we are going to push the desks into groups for our first experiment." Lauren watches as the girls eyes light up. Next thing she knows, Charlie rushes over and hugs Lauren. She's mostly hugging Lauren's leg, but the teacher bends slightly to rub the girls back.
"Sorry about that, she's a hugger." Lauren turns her head, hearing the smooth voice, to see a woman leaning against her door frame. She is a spitting image of Charlie, but her features are bolder. Her long brown hair was straight rather than curly, but the same rich color. Lauren could tell that this was where Charlotte got her expressive eyes, but this older woman had a dimple on one side of her cheek, that only showed when she was smiling. All and all, she was beautiful.
"Mommy! This is my new teacher; we're going to do science stuff and everything!" Charlie grabs Lauren's hand and drags her over to the older brunette. Lauren takes the opportunity to take a better look at this woman and more importantly how attractive she really is, especially in those tight pants and low cut top.
Adverting her eyes to look back at the woman's face, she finally greets the woman, who is looking at Lauren with a knowing smirk, no doubt getting caught staring. "Hi there, I'm Lauren Lewis, or Miss Lewis, as the kids call me. You're Charlie's mom?"
The older brunette does a quick once over of Lauren and reaches out her hand, "Yeah, I'm Bo Dennis. It's nice to meet you Miss Lewis."
Lauren takes the offered hand and notices how soft and warm this woman's hand is. And especially how toned Bo's arms are, in fact her whole body looks very defined. The hand shake last longer than it should and Lauren blushes before pulling away. When she looks at Bo again she sees her blushing as well, and looking away from her daughter, who is giving her a cheesy smile.
"It's nice to meet you, Bo." Bo was staring at Lauren causing her to feel self conscious. Lauren wiped her hands down her slacks and started to retreat behind her desk. "I should get you a syllabus for this semester. I just handed them out today, so no need to feel behind." She threw Charlie a wink before handing the paper to Bo.
"That's wonderful, this girl is all about school. She's a bit of an overachiever, but lacks in being social. Maybe Miss Lewis can help you out with that, huh Charlie?" Bo ruffles her daughter's hair as Charlie groans covering her face. "Moooooooom, don't embarrass me!"
Lauren and Bo share a smile as Charlie hides her face. Lauren steps forward and drops to her knee to me the girl at eye level, "Well don't worry, I know my class will be so excited to meet you tomorrow, they love new students. And seeing is you have a knack for science, I bet they'll be lining up to be your friend."
Bo squeezes her daughters shoulder from her spot behind her and mouths a 'thank you' at the blonde teacher. Lauren only smiles and stands up to look Bo face to face with Charlie in between them. "I hope so, Miss Lewis. I'm not so sure, but I trust you. I can tell you're different from the rest of the teachers I've had. You're a cool teacher!"
Lauren chuckles at the girls comment, "Oh, haha, I don't think I've been called cool before. Either way I promise we will have a ton of fun this year!"
Bo is memorized by this teachers spirit. She's so warm and enthusiastic with her daughter, it's hard not to smile watching her get into her teacher mode. Charlie can be persistent with the questions and the games, Bo hopes love Lauren won't get impatient with her child, like the teachers in the past.
Lauren returns her attention back to Bo, noticing the goofy smile but pretending not to notice. "Well, Mrs. Dennis in the syllabus it shows that we have a few field trips also planned this year so all we need is yours or your husband's signature."
"Husband?" Charlie chimes in, "You're funny Miss Lewis!" The little girl giggles, earning a glare from her mom. She gives her mom a panicked smile before rushing off to her new desk and away from the adults.
"Um, yeah it's just Miss, there's no husband in the picture or father for that matter." Bo admits to Lauren in a soft voice.
Feeling embarrassed and slightly guilty for the assumption, Lauren dives into an apology. "I'm so sorry Miss Dennis-"
Bo brushes off the apology deeming it unnecessary, "Please, call me Bo. And don't worry about it, you didn't know. It's only been us two for so long, I forget there are usually two parents." She jokes trying to lighten the mood. Bo waves at her daughter who keeps looking between the two adults with a wide smile.
Lauren nods admiring how the brunette doesn't dwell on being a single parent. Lauren knows how much time and effort raising a child is. She sees parents struggle all the time. Charlie is no older than 7 or 8, so for Bo to step up as a mother, especially at such a young age, shows how much she really loves Charlie. "Well it seems you're doing a great job, Bo. I look forward to having her in my class. I can tell she's a bright one."
Lauren bites her bottom lip trying to control herself. Saying Bo's name left a tingle on her lips, one that is more than addicting.
"She'll keep you on your toes, that's for sure." Bo glances at the clock noticing the time. "Sorry, Miss Lewis, we're going to have to head out of here or else I'll be late for work. Come on Char Char, I have a client at 3:30." Charlie hops out of her chair and skips to the two women. "I'll see you tomorrow Miss Lewis!"
Lauren smiles at her, "I can't wait!" She looks to Bo, "It was nice to meet you, Bo. I'm sure I'll see you around." She throws her a wink and smiles, enjoying seeing the slight blush cover Bo's cheeks. Lauren knows she shouldn't flirt with a student's parent, but there's something about the brunette that pulls her in.
Bo bites her lip looking at her daughter's teacher, not believing the reaction she's getting from her. She's just not sure if Lauren is flirting or just being friendly, but either way, she's enjoying it enormously. "Likewise Lauren." Is all Bo says before leaving the classroom, but not before turning back to get one last look at the teacher.
They just hold each other's are for a few moments before Charlie grabs her moms hand and leads her out of Miss Lauren's classroom.
Bo and Charlie get into the car, the younger brunette in the back, and buckle up. "So what do you think of your new teacher, kid?"
"I think she's amazing! I can't wait until I come back tomorrow!" The little girl squeals in excitement. Bo chuckles at her daughter, "Yeah she seems like the perfect fit for you." Bo smiles thinking about how easy going the blonde was with her and her daughter. A lot of the teachers she's met through the years would just do the bare minimum to get through the year, but not this one.
"Yeah, she's so pretty too, mom! Her hair is so long, like waves! Remember Mr. Craig from last year? He only had hair in his ears! Yuck!" Charlie comments making her mother laugh.
"Yeah, he was, umm, different." She decided not to comment on how she really felt about him. Saying that he was a disgusting creeper probably isn't the best thing to say to her daughter who likes to repeat phrases. "But I agree, Miss Lewis is very pretty." 'Stunning really', Bo thought, especially the way her eyes would light up talking about her teaching methods. And that smile was the most contagious thing about her.
Unbeknownst to Bo, Charlie was watching her moms reaction through the rear view mirror. She saw the way the two adults were looking at each other, she just wondered if they knew it. She always wondered if her mom would ever find her Prince Charming just like in all those movies she watches on tv. Her mom doesn't date very often and she wonders if she ever gets lonely. She smiles to herself thinking maybe her mom might not need a prince, but maybe a princess.
AN: Shall I continue? Let me know! Thanks for reading and I hope you guys enjoy this as much as I do!