This is my first multi-chapter fic. Hope You enjoy please forgive me if there is mistakes.

Chapter 1: Nice to meet you

"Ok guys time to pack up," Jess says to her new class. Today was her first day teaching kids after a year and a half teaching adults. There is something unsatisfying about teaching adults' creative writing when you know they really don't want to be there.

"Henry, stop talking and pack up I really don't want to tell off someone on my first day." Jess sat back down at her desk she really wanted to get on with her new class, everyone seemed delightful with their own unique personalities. They were clearly showing because she could notice them after 6 hours. Henry was the loud kind, growing up to be the class clown. Max was very quiet but had a lot of potential in him. Sarah was sweet and her favourite subject was maths. Everyone in the class was specific and she could see this job being a great new start for her life.

7 years ago she was living with who she thought was the love of her life Spencer but that jerk cheated on her with some hoe but to be fair she might be a lovely hoe, anyway now she was living with her best friend. If life couldn't get any worse 4 years later she lost her job teaching not knowing what to with herself she spent a year in dead end jobs in fast food restaurants; all while wanting to be teaching just not having the guts to peruse it. Then she finally quit her waitressing job and took half a year to find her job teaching adults. Now after a sub job she was offered a permanent position teaching kids. The old teacher decided to become a stay at home mom, this being great for her career was not so great because it gave her a sad reminder that she was still single at 36 and no offers knocking at her door for love.

Jess was so lost in thought that she didn't realise the bell going signalling the end of the day.

"Well I guess that is the end of the day I hope everyone enjoyed our first day together. Does everyone have everything?" After getting mumbled yes' in reply Jess said, "Alright see you guys tomorrow have a lovely evening."

With that everyone picked up their bags and hurried out the door saying a quick goodbye to Miss Day. Jess shut the door thinking back to what a wonderful first day she just had. She was ecstatic about teaching but she just wished she could find a man to share her happiness with.

After a few minutes there was a little tap at the door, Jess got up to open it to find Matt, one of her new students, standing there. "Hi Matt, what's wrong where are your parents?"

"Sorry to disturb you Miss Day but my dad is running late and I think my uncle is coming to get me. Can I come and wait in here for a bit my uncle said he'd come meet me here."

"Yeah that's fine Matt just take a seat." Jess replied with a sad smile opening the door more to let him in. Matt slumped down on the chair looking down. No wonder it was always hard to be the last one to be picked up from school and the teachers don't like you staying outside the school for reputation reasons. Jess new what it was like being left last with her parents being divorced she was always forgotten.

"Please Nick I'm begging you I can't leave work early."

"Jamie I'm at work to this is important we've got a delivery coming in 10 minutes. I can't just leave I'm in charge here."

"Please Nick you know I'm working extra time because of the leave I'm taking next month and they are making stay late and Dana is at the doctors your our last hope."

"Ok what time does Matt need picking up?"

"Thank you Nick I owe you, well school finishes in 10 minutes so now…"

"Jamie… Fine text him telling I'm coming to get him. I'll ask Big Bob to take care of the delivery. But when I need you for something you best drop everything." Nick hung up rubbing his hand over his face; tired and stressed the last thing he needed was to pick up his nephew. Nick finally got up and left the office into the main part of the bar, "Bob can you take care of the delivery I have to pick up Matt?"

"Sure Nick, don't worry come back as soon as you can I'll take of everything here."

"Thanks Bob." Nick smiled and ran out to his car. Once in his car he looked at the time and he had 5 minutes to get there and in was a 15 minute drive. Poor kid it sucked being the last kid to be picked up, Nick's childhood sucked always being left till last because of his gambler of a father was never around and his mom working to try and make ends meet he was always an afterthought. He was now driving down town and he let his thoughts wonder, he was never the cleverest, cleanest, fittest, well never a real success, and his roommate of 15 years, Schmidt never let him forget it. He loved him as a mate but sometimes he was to brutally honest. The last couple of years his life seemed to be making a turn for the better. He may have been a law school dropout and then worked in a bar for years but he now was manager and making double the pay, he even started looking after himself, well sorta. But even with a push in the right direction for his career he still hadn't had a stable relationship for years after Caroline ripped his heart out and stomped all over it for he has never found the right woman to repair it.

Now if his life couldn't get any more stressful his brother is making him pick up his son for the 6th time this month. It all started 6 years ago when Jamie and his wife moved down to LA with their 1 year old son so Nick of all people could help out with him, he never understood why his Ma couldn't help, but now it's six years later and the kid is seven and Nick is getting more and more responsible for him, especially since Dana is pregnant again, 7 months so not long now.

But with all this thinking he didn't realise he was pulling up to the schools parking lot.

"So Matt did you enjoy today?"

"Yes Miss Day, you are a great teacher," Matt got all of a sudden quiet and what looked like he was lost in thought then saying, "Miss Day can I ask you a question?"

"Yeah sure Matt you can ask anything."

"Were you ever left last to be picked up, because my parents are always forgetting me, with my new brother on the way I don't seem so important to them anymore." Matt looked down and looked like he was about to cry. Jess walked over to him. "Matt, it doesn't mean they don't love you, your parents still love you maybe things are getting a bit stressed but that doesn't mean they love you any less. Look when I was your age my parents got divorced that was a really hard time for me and I always felt like they forgot me to but as age has taught me they never stopped loving me just life can get a bit overwhelming. But maybe tell them that and they will soon realise what they are doing. I hope this helped but if you ever need to talk again I'm always here."

"Thanks Miss Day, you know I think I'm gunna talk to my parents."

Nick walked down the school corridor finding the right room where Matt was located, when he heard Matt talking to someone that didn't sound like his regular teacher, and then he remembered that he was getting a new one today. Nick quietly walked up to the room to hear Matt talking about feeling forgotten, why was he telling his teacher this, at that moment Nick thought he should really try to make more of an effort when he is around Matt. He loves him dearly but maybe he was not helping by giving off the vibe that it was an annoyance picking him up.

Nick knocked the door to the classroom, expecting a middle aged woman with bad dress sense and an awkward smile to answer the door but he found a young, beautiful woman come to the door. She had think brown hair that curled down her shoulders with cute bangs that hit her black framed glasses perfectly. Wearing a blue dress that showed off her curves perfectly and made her big blue eyes shine even more, he could honestly say she was stunning. Thinking he was staring he coughed awkwardly saying "um. Hi I'm Nick, Matt's Uncle I'm picking him up."

"Hi Nick, I'm Miss Jessica Day, but call me Jess." She beamed at him, and it lightened up the whole room.

"Nice to meet you, so you're Matt's new teacher." Wow clever of cause she was his new teacher.

"Yeah it was my first day today. Anyway Matt your uncle's here," he picked up his bag and walked over to Nick.

"Hey buddy, your dad had to stay late at work, but I was thinking we could go out for ice-cream."

"Really, thanks Nick." He gave him a small hug smiling then Matt looked back up at Jess.

"And Matt remember if you need anything you can always ask."

"Thanks Miss Day see you tomorrow."

"Bye Matt, and nice meeting you to Nick and I might see you again someday." She smiled back at him, "Maybe, anyway we should get going buddy. Bye Jess."

Nick and Matt then exited the class room "Bye guys." Jess said while walking back into her classroom. She flopped back down on her desk chair the only thing on her mind was how good looking her student's uncle was. Wearing a plaid shirt with baggish jeans and sneakers; he had what looked like one day old stubble. Normally she would go for cleanly shaven men, tall slick in a suit but something about him was smoking hot, the rugged look really worked for him. She was only hoping that Nick would have to pick up Matt again so she could see him again. While sitting there she was so distracted smiling thinking about the new man she met she didn't even realise her phone was ringing.

She quickly grabbed it, not looking at the caller ID "Hello?"

"Jess, were going out tonight I've just had a great day and I want to celebrate you getting your new job."

"Hey CeCe that sounds great, ok I'm gunna go home quick for a shower and to change then we can go out."

Excited she quickly packed up all her stuff and leaving but her thoughts soon drifted back to the rugged stranger that just walked into her life.

Well that was the first chapter hoped you enjoyed it, please review if you want me to continue with the story. :) Hope everyone had a lovely Christmas and have a lovely New Year!