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Chapter 7- Gossip does damage

A week later, Jack's relationship with Sam had become the only topic of gossip among the teachers at Waterloo Road. 'Do you really think that its going to work?' Izzie asked on Friday afternoon.

'Is what going to work?' Tom Clarkson replied.

'Jack and Sam,' Izzie said. 'Office romances hardly ever work.'

'We're the exception to that rule Izz,' Tom replied as he kissed Izzie softly in the lips and gently massaged her bump.

At that moment, Steph Haydock, the French teacher, slammed the staff room door shut. It was commonly known that Steph had long nursed a crush on Jack and was jealous that Sam had got Jack, when she wanted him. 'That flaming cow!' Steph exploded.

'What are you talking about Steph?' Izzie asked.

'Sam Nixon,' Steph replied as she sat down on the sofa next to Izzie.

'What's she done now?'

'She's only been here a week and she's already got her claws into Jack,'

'Oh that,' Izzie sighed.

'He's free agent Steph,' Lorna chipped in. 'Jack's old enough to choose who he sees and if then Sam makes him happy, then good luck to him,'

'You still don't get do you?' Steph said. 'I saved his life from Lewis Seddon when he threatened to kill Jack. And when someone a lot better looking come along, he forgets everything we've ever been through.'

'If you really have Jack's best interests at heart,' Lorna said. 'Then you should just accept that he's with Sam.'

Steph scowled. 'Do you want a cup of tea?' Izzie asked.

'Yes please Izzie,' Steph replied. 'Still got…15minutes until my lesson.'

'I'll get them Izzie,' Tom said and he smiled at her as he got off the couch.

'I really, really hate her,' Steph said to Lorna as the staff room door opened once more.

Sam entered the staff room and everyone looked at her. 'You hate who Steph?' Sam asked, indicating that she'd hear what Steph had said.

'Nobody,' Steph lied. 'I've got Janeece and Donte in my next class. I don't know, there's something strange about them.'

'In what way?'

'They just seem a bit off. They volunteered to come back and re-sit their GCSE's but they just don't seem to be putting in all the effort. They seem a lot more pale than they used to.'

'Whatever happens to them in their spare time is nothing to do with you. You can't always see the best in people, some people are born lost causes,' Izzie said.

'Janeece and Donate weren't always lost causes though,' Steph argued back.

'I know that,' Izzie said. 'Chlo's still going out with him and she refuses to hear a bad word said about him.'

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Jack was out at a meeting and didn't come back until about 4:00. He smiled at Sam as he walked past her desk. 'I didn't think you'd still be here,' he said as he passed her.

Sam followed Jack into the office and closed the door behind them. 'I need a word,' she said.

'What about Sam?' Jack asked as he perched on the edge of his desk.

'I heard some of the staff talking about us earlier,'

'Saying what?'

'I don't know, Steph and Lorna shut up as soon as I entered staff room,'

'Steph Haydock,' Jack said. 'I should've known.'

'What are you gonna do?'

Jack cupped Sam's face in his hands and softly kissed her on the lips. 'I'll have a word with her, get her to keep it zipped. We're happy Sam and all that matters.'

Jack kissed Sam on the lips once more, with more passion. They both pulled away and Jack put his arms around Sam. She leant into him as he kissed the top of her head. 'I'll go and have a word with her now,' Jack said as Sam pulled out of his arms.

'I'll wait for you Jack,' Sam said as Jack opened the door and left the office.

About 5minutes later, Jack was stood outside Steph's French classroom and he knocked on the door. He didn't wait for an answer and Jack opened it. Steph smiled at him, 'what can I do for you Jack?' Steph asked.

'I'll tell you what you can do,' Jack replied as he slammed the door shut. 'You can keep your comments about me and Sam to yourself.'

'I don't know what you're talking about,'

'Whatever you said about me and Sam really upset her. You're just jealous because I've never felt anything for you,'

'Really?' Steph said. 'I don't remember you saying that on our first date.'

'Whatever happened back then Steph is in the past, I'm with Sam now and she makes me happy, just keep your comments to yourself Steph, please,'

Jack didn't wait to hear her answer; he walked out of her classroom and headed back up to his office.

He opened the office door and smiled back at Sam. 'Well?' she asked.

'I think she'll keep her opinions to herself from now on,' Jack replied.

'Good,'

Jack put his arms around Sam and kissed the top of her head. He was happy with Sam and he wasn't going to let Steph Haydock destroy that, no matter what.

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