Jensen hadn't even thought much about what would happen when he pulled away. When you hug someone, there's a certain sense of intimacy and comfort. But there's also the added message that you're not usually looking right at someone when you're hugging them, so it doesn't have that awkward feeling that can sometimes happen right after a kiss where neither person really felt the spark that they thought they would. It was just a hug that makes people feel good, you pull away, and then resume talking. But unfortunately, Jensen didn't realize that he probably should have pulled away completely when talking to Terri. Though she didn't seem uncomfortable, he had probably made her feel that way. He had only pulled away a little while still remaining in the embrace so that he could talk to her while looking into her eyes. Looking into a person's eyes when communicating with them made it so that there was no misunderstanding. For example, he had to watch what he said when he

talked with people on the internet because if he said something as a joke to tease them, they might take it seriously and their feelings might be hurt. Though it happened less often, the same could happen while talking, so he made sure to look people in the eye when speaking.

And oh, for his sake, he was glad that he kept Terri in his arms when he talked to her. Her lips were so close to his that he could barely focus on what he was saying. And he noticed that her arms didn't drop from around him, either, so he couldn't have made her too uncomfortable if she kept holding on to him anyways. He could see her blushing slightly and it brought a smile to his face that, for her sake, he tried to suppress as he was talking. She looked so beautiful that he couldn't help looking at her lips as he was speaking, if only for a moment. He could tell that she noticed, however, even though he tried to hide it. Oh well. It wasn't exactly uncommon to look at someone's lips... maybe. He was confusing himself, lost in all of his feelings for her. He had been telling himself that she was just a student that he cared for deeply and really admired, but that didn't seem to be all that was behind it anymore. He pushed the thoughts to the back of his mind. He

couldn't think about those now, but he did make a mental note to think about them later. Depending on what conclusion he came to, when their lips were so close together, he might make a bad decision if he realized how much more his feelings just might be. Her lips were temping him endlessly, so close to his, yet he couldn't reach out for them. He could have sworn he felt her moving the slightest bit closer, but he dismissed that as well, figuring it was probably just his wishful thinking.

And then Terri had made the comment about not just being the pretty face with the great voice. Coming from someone else, someone like Robin, he would have thought that the person was arrogant or full of themselves. But not with Terri. He knew her well enough to know what she meant, and he could see her blush slightly at the words that had come out of her mouth, probably without much thinking. He was, if anything, glad that she was more confident in herself. Many people lost faith in themselves after going through loss, and Terri had lost so many people close to her in her life that he was glad that she could still believe in herself and her ability. He felt the slightest urge to tease her about her comment nonetheless, but he decided against it. She looked a little anxious after the words had fallen from her mouth, and, as he had said before, words could easily be misinterpreted. For all he knew, she might actually end up thinking that he really thought of her as

arrogant, so he decided that teasing her wasn't worth the possibility that something could go wrong. So he just didn't really mention anything about her comment at the end, and focused more on what she had said earlier.

"Sure, we can work on all of those. I've never taken the piano much myself, but I am familiar with some of what's involved, and I can always listen to you play and offer suggestions. Depending on what you want, though, it might be in your best interests to find a teacher for the piano, depending on how far you want to go. As far as singing and writing goes, I can definitely help you with both of those."

Terri smiled brightly upon hearing that he could help her with those also and was now glad

more than ever that he was her new Music Teacher. Now maybe having a new Music Teacher

wouldn't be so bad after all. Thought Terri to herself. She noticed how Jensen didn't pull

away as she inched closer to him and leaned a bit forward so they could kiss that is, if

he wanted to. She probably shouldn't be making this move but maybe he wouldn't mind it.

"Great. I look forward into practicing more things with you then!" Terri loved having his

arms wrapped around her in a loving embrace. She was glad to have found this friend in

him that cared deeply for her. Terri then found herself and Jensen slowly leaning forward

to go in for that kiss. Jensen used one hand to cup her chin so he was looking into her

eyes. Terri closed her eyes as their faces grew closer, closer, Jensen closed his to

giving in and realizing he wanted to kiss her so bad to, and no one was in the room or

so he thought.

Robin had just come in tired and hungry for a snack when she returned from doing work

around the school. She couldn't believe how much trouble she had gotten in with Jensen.

Usually, she was a student that teacher's loved. As she was going to go to the snack

machines, Robin noticed a bulletin outside of Jensen's classroom.

Auditions for a new soloist tomorrow afternoon. If interested for a solo, drop by and

see me.

Robin saw this as her chance to ask Jensen for a solo. He just had to give her one!

Robin had hated doing yardwork outside and was all dirty. At home, she never had to garden

or take care of the yard. They had servants that did all that. Oh if her Dad only knew of

her punishment, he would yell at Jensen. Maybe even visit the school himself.

But Robin liked Jensen and didn't want to put his job in jeopardy. So she decided to tough

out and handle her punishment. And she would ask Jensen for that solo and another chance

to prove she was was worthy in getting it.

She walked into the classroom doorway and was shocked at what she saw. Robin stopped and

stared. Terri and Jensen were about to kiss and they were so close together and if Robin

hadn't walked in that moment, she didn't want to think about what would happen. Robin

knocked on the door smiling. "Am I interrupting something?!"

Terri immediately pulled away in a big hurry. Her heart pounded like crazy because they

had almost been caught kissing. She pulled away more moving herself from Jensen's arms

even though she wanted to stay there much longer. She saw that Jensen was surprised at

Robin's sudden entrance to and was slightly annoyed at Robin.

"No, your not Robin. My meeting with Jensen has just ended.I'll see you tomorrow, Jensen".

Terri gathered her books up clumsily and flashed him a smile. "Thanks for everything".she said.

Terri went back to her dorm not knowing that Denise would invite her to Karaoke night, and

she would run into Jensen.

Author's note:

Thanks for the replies and keep sending them! We love good postive feedback!Also, Jay isn't

going to make any special appearances in this story. The whole story is mostly about

Terri adapting to the tough changes in her life, and I think with Paul's reappearance and

Robin's bullying would give her enough drama to worry about for awhile.!