Chapter 7

A month later, Katherine was still thinking about that romantic dinner and the make-out session that it had led to as she walked down the hallway towards the faculty lounge. A smile played at the corners of her mouth as she recalled the flowers Jack had sent the next day. Walking into the lounge, she discovered she was the first person to arrive for the faculty meeting. As she sat down in her usual seat, she heard whistling. Turning around, the smile grew wider as Jack walked into the room.

"Coach Bolton," she acknowledged.

"Ms. Darbus," he replied as he poured himself a cup of coffee. "Can I get you anything?"

"No, thank you."

Jack sat down next to Katherine and gave her hand a squeeze.

"Hi," he said.

"Hello," she answered. "How is your day?"

"Better now that I see you smiling."

Katherine felt the pink rise in her cheeks from the compliment. "Thank you."

"You're welcome."

She flipped some papers up on her clipboard and pulled out an envelope, handing it to Jack.

"What's this?"

"Open it and find out," she replied.

As Jack opened the envelope, other faculty members started entering the room and the principal began the meeting. He took out the tickets and looked closely at them. Opening his portfolio, he took out a piece of paper and wrote something in the corner then nudged Katherine's knee so she could look at it.

A musical?

Yes, she wrote back. You need to expand your horizons.

Are you sure?

This is my favorite show and I want to share it with you.

Ok.