That's when she said I don't hate you boy
I just want to save you while there's still something left to save
That's when I told her I love you girl
But I'm not the answer for the questions that you still have
RISE AGAINST
'SAVIOR'
(Saraya's POV)
"Ms. Knight, my daddy is probably gonna be running late, can you please wait with me for him?" asked one of my favorite students, Miranda Good as she placed her black and pink backpack over her shoulders
"Sure honey, let's go outside with the other kids and see if he shows up, alright?" I told her as I led her to the front of the school where all the kids were waiting on their parents
"So Miranda, what does your daddy do for a job?" I asked, getting curious as to why this little girl's dad was almost always running late
"He's a police officer ma'am" answered Miranda, looking down on the floor
"That's wonderful sweetie, but why are you looking at the ground, aren't you proud of your daddy for protecting the city?"
"It's not that, Ms. Knight, I'm so happy that my daddy protects the city from the bad guys, but I sometimes get worried that one day he won't be coming back home, that one day my Uncle Colby or Uncle Joe are going to go to my house and tell me that my daddy got hurt or worse..." at this point, Miranda started crying and hid her face in my skirt
I'll admit, I began getting teary-eyed as well, so I picked her up and hugged her tight, by then she had started sobbing
"It's okay to be worried, little one, but I know that your dad is a tough man, he'll be beating up bad guys for years to come, I just know it" I told her trying to calm down the little girl
"Really?"
"Cross my heart and stick a needle in my eye" I answered, earning a small giggle from Miranda
"Your English accent is so cool, Ms. Knight"
"Why thank you, little muffin" I teased, tickling her chin
"Mandy!?" We both looked over and saw a man around my age, wearing a police officer's outfit, beautiful blue-gray eyes and a mop of brownish blonde hair, the man was sex on legs
'Get it together, Knight' I scolded myself 'that man, that sexy specimen of a man is my student's father, control your hormones!'
"DADDY!" Miranda screamed, I let her down and she ran to her father's arms, where he gave her a bear hug
"How was school darling?" Miranda's father asked, as he grabbed her back pack and took hold of her hand
"It was fun, Ms. Knight taught us the time tables and she taught us some cool facts about wild animals, and she gave me a snack for passing the spelling test!" I smiled as I watched the loving exchange between Miranda and her dad, I could see how proud he was of his little girl, I didn't want to be any distraction between the sweet moment they were sharing so I began to make my way back to my classroom
"Ms. Knight!" I turned and saw that Officer Hunk started making his way towards me, and I would be lying if I said that I wasn't starting to get nervous
"What can I do for you, Officer Good?"
"I wanted to thank you for staying with my little girl, there was a robbery in the local bank, and the guy took in a shit load of hostages, it was a hell of a day, but we got the guy and the hostages are all safe" Officer Good explained, taking off his jacket, exposing his toned and muscular arms
"I'm just glad that everything turned out ok, Officer-"
"Please, call me Jonathan, or Jon, Officer Good is just my work title"
I smiled "Alright, well since we're going to be on first name basis now, I guess I'll tell you my name as well, it's Saraya Knight, pleasure to meet you, Jon"
"Believe me, the pleasure's all mine"
"I almost forgot to mention, we will be having a parent-teacher conference next Monday at 7 p.m. if you can make it" I told him as I turned to face the school
"I'll be sure to make it on time then, Saraya" Jon said, giving me a cheeky wink
'Bloody man doesn't know what the hell he's doing to me'
"You have a good day, Jon" I told him as I went back to the school
"Likewise, Saraya"
(Jon's POV)
I went back to the police cruiser where Miranda was patiently waiting on me as she watched cartoons on the Ipad I had given her for Christmas last year
As soon as I got on, she started bombarding me with questions about her teacher, Ms. Knight
"Did she say anything about me, daddy?" she asked, looking quite excited
"No, but I do have to see her on Monday for the Parent-Teacher conference, so maybe she'll tell me about you then" I answered as I grabbed a drink from my already lukewarm coffee from the cupholder
"Ok, Uncle Joe called you, he said that he wanted to talk to you about work, but I told him that you were flirting with my teacher and that he'd have to call you back"
I almost choked on my drink when she told me that
"Miranda Jeanette Good! You did not tell your Uncle Joseph that!"
"But daddy, it's obvious you have the hots for Ms. Knight" Miranda argued
"I'm seriously starting to consider letting someone else besides Nikki babysit you, that woman is nothing but a walking gossip magazine" I grumbled as I started the engine
Miranda giggled as she put her seatbelt on
"But you know I'm telling the truth, right daddy?"
"How old are you again?" I teased as I ruffled her hair
"I'll be 7 in November"
"You're way too young to be so smart" I joked as I made the drive home
"Don't ignore the issue daddy, you haven't answered my question about Ms. Knight"
"She's an interesting and a very pretty woman, that's for sure" I answered honestly
"That's good" was all Miranda said
I looked at my daughter and narrowed my eyes at her suspiciously
"What are you scheming, Miranda?"
"Nothing daddy, I promise"
"Are you sure, Mandy?"
"Cross my heart and stick a needle in my eye" she replied
"Uh huh" I told her, not completely convinced
"Daddy has a crush on my teacher" Miranda sang as I drove home
I couldn't help but laugh at my little girl's mischief, I honestly wanted to get to know Saraya Knight more, but I also knew that with the job that I have and the risks I take, would she really even give me the time of day?
