Nala woke up with a smile. She actually got to talk to Mr. Reigns. She wasn't sure how comfortable she was calling him Roman, at least not yet. He looked so good out of a suit.

"Nala, time for school", her dad called, tapping on her door before he was heard making his way down the hall.

She sat up and turned on the shower as she gathered her clothes. Checking the water to make sure it was the right temperature.

Seeing one of her journals, she reached for it and opened it. It was one of the dirty ones she wrote about Mr. Reigns. She bit her lip and sighed, closing the book and stuffing it into her backpack. She could use some of those stories for inspiration.

And now, she really needed a shower, a cold one at that. Once she was done, her dad already had left for work. He left her some breakfast on a plate with a note that said, Have a good day. She ate some and rinsed her plate before grabbing her bag and walking out. Getting to her car, she really hoped it turned on today, it almost didn't yesterday.

She reminded herself to ask her dad to take a look at it. Getting it turned on, she drove to pick up Kathan, honking once. Seeing her walk out of her house, she had a look of amusement. Nala smiled.

"What's with the face?", Nala asked.

"Elisabeth and I were just messing with my brother. She told me to tell Mr. Reigns hello and Kris hates it", Kathan shook her head.

Nala laughed, before driving off. Kathan's brother rolled his eyes whenever Mr. Reigns was mentioned. They both would just laugh and shake their heads. Nala wasn't about to lie and say she liked seeing all those women flirt with him. Sometimes she wondered if he took any of them up on their offer.

Roman. A man who could never be hers. She knew it was wishful thinking that he could ever look at her twice. Shaking her head.

"Speaking of Mr. Reigns, he showed up at my work", Nala said.

"What?", Kathan asked.

"I took your advice and asked him to help me. We just never set up when and what time", Nala said.

"Well when we get to school you can go to his class and ask. I have to drop of Mr. I give out homework on the first day back to school, packet", Kathan said.

Nala smiled. She knew Kathan would never admit to finding Mr. Calaway attractive.

"He's gotten under your skin", Nala said.

"Please, he's no match for me. I have a reputation to uphold. I'm sure by now the other teachers have filled him in", Kathan said.

"I thought you were terrified of him?", Nala asked.

"Nope, I thought about it last night, I'm not going to let him get the better of me. I'll just step my game up, no matter how sexy he is", she said.

Nala laughed and shook her head at her friend. She always admired how Kathan can be so straight forward, so open and honest. Maybe that's what made them great friends. She needed someone like Kathan to keep her on her toes.

Getting to school, they parted ways. Nala smiled as she saw Mr. Reigns writing on the board. She opened the door and he glanced over, a smile forming on his face.

"Hey", he said, turning towards her and giving her his full attention.

"If you're busy, I can wait till class starts", she said.

"No, it's fine, I'm done", he said.

She nodded.

"So I brought the worksheets that explain what I need to do in order to be able to qualify for this scholarship", she said, pulling out the file and handing it to him.

He nodded and took them, making sure their fingers brushed.

"I'll take a look at them", he said.

She nodded.

"Do you have the stories that are finished with you?", he asked, walking over to his desk.

Nala completely missed that question because she was too busy admiring his butt. He looked over his shoulder and noticed her eyes on him. He smirked and walked over to her. She met his eyes and blushed. One finger under her chin as his thumb rubbed it softly. It moved up and brushed her bottom lip.

"Do you have the two stories with you?", he asked.

She swallowed and nodded. He removed his hand and she reached into her bag, pulling out the stories before handing them to him. Her things spilling out of her bag. She bent down to pick them up, stuffing them back into her bag.

He took the stories.

"By when do you need to turn these in?", he asked.

"Next weekend", she said.

He nodded.

"Are you busy after school? I was thinking we can work on your romance story then", he said.

"I can do you", she said.

An amused smile playing on his lips.

"I mean, that, I meant to say that", she said.

"I know what you meant", he said softly.

She bit her lip and backed up.

"I should go, my first period is across campus", she said.

He nodded.

"See you later Miss Tomlinson", he said.

She quickly turned and pushed the door open, walking as fast as she could and as far away as she could from him.

"Slow down Nala", Kathan said, catching up to her speedy friend.

Nala knew she couldn't tell Kathan. She would never let her live it down.

"How did it go with Mr. Calaway?", Nala asked.

"I think he was surprised that I finished the entire packet. Probably won't be happy I didn't answer some of those idiotic questions", Kathan said.

Nala smiled.

Roman had a free period before lunch. He usually used this time to correct assignments and homework. He read Nala's first story, which was the tragic one. It was about a little girl losing her mom to cancer, he found himself almost crying, few tears slipped and he wiped them away.

Remembering the notebook that he found after things fell from Nala's bag. He opened it and read a few.

"Holy shit", he said breathless.

These were about him.

The bell rang and he quickly took a few deep breaths before putting the story back in its file and sliding it into his desk, along with her journal. He grabbed his bag that held his lunch just as Mark walked in.

"You ok?", Mark asked.

"Yeah, just read something really tragic and then something really exciting", he said.

Mark nodded.

"Michelle called last night", Mark said.

"What did she want?", Roman asked.

The nerve of that woman calling after she hurt his friend.

"Just wanted to apologize and she hopes we could both find peace and happiness", he said.

"What did you say?", Roman asked.

"Ok and hung up", he said.

"I thought you would have gave her a piece of your mind", Roman said.

"I wanted too, but, I realized it wouldn't change anything. She and I are done", Mark said.

"Well, good for you Mark. You deserve happiness and someone who is going to love you and not put you down like she did", Roman said.

Mark nodded.

"I wish I knew that when it all started", Mark said.

During class, Nala could feel him watching her. It honestly felt like where ever his eyes roamed over her body, she tingled in that specific place. Looking up, he smiled. The bell rang and she slowly put her things away. Pulling out her notebook where she had jotted down notes and possible angles to the story.

Once everyone was gone, he cleared his throat. He stood and walked over to her.

"I read the first story, and I just have to say it was wonderfully done. Whoever reads through the stories is going to love it.", he said, sitting beside her.

"Thank you", she replied.

He moved closer till his legs touched hers. She gasped and he pulled back.

"Sorry, do I make you uncomfortable?", he asked, hurt.

He thought he had read the signals right, especially judging by what she wrote. Maybe he was wrong.

"You don't make me feel uncomfortable", she said as he met her eyes.

He swallowed.

"But I do make you feel something", he stated.

She nodded. His hand landed on her jean covered thigh, squeezing gently.

"What do I make you feel?", he asked.

She swallowed. He moved closer till she could feel his breath on her ear.

"Do you like when I touch you?", he whispered.

His lips brushed her cheek.

"Yes", she said, before he attached his mouth to hers.

She straddled him as they continued to kiss. This couldn't be happening right now, Nala thought. She wasn't kissing Mr. Reigns. His hands squeezing her butt and pulling her down more onto him. She could feel him hard.

"Mr. Reigns", she whispered.

"Don't say anything, just let it happen", he whispered, his fingers played with the button on her jeans.

She took a hold of his wrists.

"Here?", she asked.

He met her eyes.

"Doesn't have to be here", he kissed her.

Removing his hands.

"What are you doing this weekend?", he asked.

"Nothing", she said.

"Come over to my house, I have poker night around seven so we have plenty of time before that", he said.

"Ok", she said.

He reconnected their lips. They were both ok with just kissing and touching. His right mind told him to stop this, he couldn't be doing this, especially not on school grounds. His to hell with the world half, told him to keep going. To take her and never look back. He finally pulled away.

"I don't think either of us is going to get any work done today. We could try again tomorrow", he said smiling.

She bit her lip and nodded. He helped her stand as she packed her bag. Going over to his desk and taking out the journal. He handed it to her and she blushed.

"Tasteful", he said smirking.

She took it and put it back in her bag.

"Might want to think about using one of the less dirty ones for your romance story. Just make sure you take my name out and make sure it's five hundred words", he said.

She nodded. He approached her and leaned down to press his lips against hers.

"See you tomorrow beautiful", he whispered.

"Bye", she whispered back.

Seeing Kathan come out of Mr. Calaway's class, looking just as flushed as she probably looked. Their eyes met and that's when they both knew what had just happened with their teachers.

Walking side by side.

"We need to talk", Kathan said.

"I was just about to say that", Nala whispered.