I walked into the daycare center and saw that Trish was giving me a look.
''What?'' I asked her.
''You know what. Meeting,now.''She pulled me into the kitchen.
''Spill it.''
''Spill what?''I say with a smile.
''You went out with him last night and now you love him?That's insane.''
''I've known him for forever,it's not that insane. Besides,he's totally perfect. He's the sweetest guy you'll ever meet.''I glowed.
''So what did you do last night?''She looked me up and down,noticing I was wearing the jeans I wore the day before and a shirt she knew wasn't mine.
''We went to an indy wrestling show then went to his place and had a couple of beers.''
''That's it?''
''Ha um,well...''
''You slept with him?''
''Keep your voice down. But yeah,I did.''
''How was it?I did some research on him and saw how he looked in his trunks.''She winked.
''It was amazing.''
That was where our conversation ended and we had to go play with the kids. For the first time these kids made me think about having my own kids,maybe with Jonathan. The thought made me smile and I started to get excited to see him again.
Finally lunch time arrived,Jon got there a few minutes after Mrs. Lee dropped off her chicken pot pie as she does every Friday. I was in the kitchen putting some in plates for the kids when Jon came in.
''Sarah?''
''Hey sweetie,I'll be with you in a minute,I gotta finish fixing the kid's plates.''
''Ok cool I'll just,uh lean against the wall.''
After giving a single file line of children their food there was one kid left,possibly one of my favorite kids there.
''Here you go pumpkin.''I smiled as I handed Anna her lunch.
'' Thank-you. Your hair looks pretty today,I'm sorry we messed it up yesterday.''She said in her precious 3 year old voice.
''Aww sweetie I enjoyed you guys playing with my hair yesterday. Now you go on and eat okay?'' I gave her a hug and she went on her way. I looked over at Jon and he had a smile on his face. I fixed our plates and led him into the main room. Jon noticed there weren't any tables or chairs.
''Where do we sit?''
''The floor.''I chuckled.
''Oh. Right.'' He sat down where he stood.
''So how has your day been going?"'He asked.
''Good,thanks. I've just been excited about seeing you.''
''Aw.''He leaned over and pecked me on my lips. I looked over at Trish and she was giving a thumbs up.I had to suppress a laugh. After Jon kissed me little Benny came over.
''Miss Sarah?''
''Yeah sweetie?''
''Is that your boyfriend?''He pointed at Jon,and to my surprise,Jon blushed a little.
''Um,I don't know,am I your girlfriend,Jon?'' We hadn't discussed labels yet.
''Uh,yeah,Sarah is definitely my girlfriend.''He smiled. And to my surprise Benny said:
''Don't hurt her.''
''I'm not,ever.I swear. I'll even shake on it.''Jon picked up Benny's little hand and shook it and then Benny went to play with another kid.
''That was so sweet,I love these kids.''I smiled.
''They love you,too,I can tell.I meant what I said by the way. I won't hurt you.''He looked directly into my eyes.
''I know,Jon.''
Before I knew it there was a little commotion. Trish came over with a kid on either side of her.
''Can you talk to these two?''
''What happened?''
''Mikey called Anna a 'stupid head' and Anna pushed him down.I have to go deal with a kid that has food in her hair.''
''Mikey,why did you call Anna a 'stupid head' ?''
''Hey,I got this.''Jon said and knelt down.
''Oh,um,ok.''
''Mikey,buddy,didn't your parents ever tell you not to call people,especially girls,names?''
''No,they're too busy fighting.''When he said that,my heart broke.
''I see,I've been there. Listen,when you call a girl a name,it hurts her feelings,ok?''
''So?''
''Well when girls get their feelings hurt,they push you down,do you wanna get pushed down again?''
''No.''
''So are you gonna call Anna or anyone a name again?''
''No.''
''Ok good. Now go play. Are you ok Anna?'' Anna was standing next to me holding my hand.
''Yes.''
''Don't listen to boys,we say things we don't mean. Go on and play pretty girl.''He said and Anna left. I couldn't suppress the huge smile on my face.
''What?''
''You were so sweet with them.''
''Eh,it was nothin'.''
''I didn't know were so good with kids.''
He answered with a shrug and a smile.
''Listen babe,I gotta go,I don't wanna be late for my interview.''
''All right.''I sounded sad because I didn't want him to leave.
''Don't be sad,sugar,I'll see you in a few hours. Can I get a good luck kiss?''
''Eh I guess.'' I smirked and kissed him on the mouth. A collective ''Ewe!'' rang out amongst the kids. Jon and I both laughed.
''Bye babe.''
''Bye Jon.''
He left and the day went by too slow after he'd gone. Not even 5 minutes after he left I started missing him. Finally it was time to leave so I grabbed my purse and headed home.
