AN: I got this idea from a suggestion made by opheliafrump. Thanks again! :)

On the first day of school after Christmas, Frank and Tim got in the truck and headed over to the school. Tim was excited to finally meet his teacher, since he'd had a substitute teacher ever since "Ms. Quinn" had left at the start of November. "Daddy?" He asked, looking at Frank. "Why is Ms. Thorne just starting now? Where was she before?"

"She wasn't feeling well. It happened so suddenly that Ms. Quinn was hired before it was discovered that she wasn't right for the job." Frank glanced at his son.

"Oh." Tim seemed to be satisfied with that answer, and their conversation turned to other topics.

Frank pulled into the school's parking lot. Tim saw some of his friends playing in the snow, so he went to join them. Frank was about to leave when he saw Rose. He got out of the truck and walked over to her.

"Dr. Furter!" Rose grinned when she saw him.

"Hello, Ms. Thorne." Frank smiled. "How are you?"

"Call me Rose. I'm fine, thanks. Much better than the last time you saw me." She looked shyly at the ground. "What about you, Dr. Furter? How have you been?"

"Fine. And since you want me to call you by your first name, you can do the same with me."

"Okay, Frank." Rose blushed slightly. "Thank you so much for saving my life! And for getting my job back."

"Well, I just did what anyone would do. And I didn't want you to be punished for something that wasn't your fault, so I contacted the school board and convinced them to let you keep your job." Frank smiled warmly at her.

"Well, I appreciate it. I really do." She moved toward him like she wanted to hug him, but stopped and blushed again. "How can I ever repay you for all you've done for me?" She thought for a minute. "Would you like to have dinner sometime. It'll be my treat."

Frank grinned. "That's a great idea! I'm sure my wife would like that."

"Your wife..." Rose's smile disappeared for about a second, but she perked back up immediately. "Of course! I'd love to meet her." She looked at her watch. "Oh, I should go inside before the bell rings. I'll talk to you soon. Bye!" She turned and scurried to the door.

"Bye, Rose." Frank waved to her, but she was already inside the school. He got back in the truck and went home.

The weeks passed. One day, the phone rang and Frank answered. Rose was on the other end. After taking to her for a few minutes, he hung up the phone and went into the kitchen, where Janet was sitting at the table, helping Tim with his homework. "Tim, Ms. Thorne just called. She said you forgot your math book at school, and she's coming to return it." Frank crossed his arms. "Honestly, you have to learn to take responsibility for your belongings. You can't..."

"Frank?" Janet interrupted him. "Is this the book you're talking about?" She held up Tim's math book, which had been on the table the whole time."

"Oh!" Frank stared at the book, dumbfounded. "Maybe she saw someone else's book and thought it was yours. Sorry, Tim. Carry on!" He left the kitchen and went back to the phone, hoping to catch Rose before she left the school. He didn't get an answer, and felt guilty about her coming all the way to the castle for nothing. He answered the door when she arrived. "Rose, I'm terribly sorry, but there was a misunderstanding. Tim has his math book."

"Math book?" Rose was confused.

"Yes, you said you wanted to return Tim's math book. The book you found isn't his." Frank looked at her quizzically.

"Oh, right." She smiled sheepishly. "Fine, you caught me! There was no math book."

"Why did you come here, then?" Frank raised an eyebrow.

"To see you, silly!" She grinned and threw her arms around him. "You love me and I love you, so why fight it?"

"What?" He tried to free himself from her clutches. "I don't love you!"

Rose released Frank and gaped at him. "Of course you do! Don't deny it!"

"Look, Rose..." Frank sighed and ran his hands through his hair. "I think you'd better leave."

"Fine. Play hard to get." She opened the door. "You'll be mine, just wait and see!" She walked out and closed the door behind her.

Later that night, after everyone had gone to bed, Frank and Janet were woken up by the sound of Mina crying through the baby monitor. Janet got out of bed. "I'll go. Go back to sleep, Frankie." She kissed him and left the room.

Frank rolled over on his side and went back to sleep. After what seemed like just a minute, he woke up when he felt arms wrapping themselves around him. He smiled as kisses tickled the back of his neck. "That was fast." He turned around to look at Janet, but his eyes popped open when he realized that the person he saw wasn't Janet. "Oh, it's you!" He recoiled in horror.

"I'm afraid so, Frank." Rose grinned mischievously at him. "But isn't it nice?"

He frowned at her. "You tricked me... I wouldn't have... I'd never... never..."

Rose smiled and moved closer, looking deeply into his eyes. "Yes, I know, but it isn't all bad, is it?" She leaned in to kiss him.

Frank turned his face away before she could kiss him. "Stop!" He yelled.

"Shhh, Janet might hear you. Do you want her to see you like this?" Rose threw herself on top of him, trapping him.

"Like this? Like how?" Frank struggled to get free.

Janet came back in the room at that moment. She was shocked to find Frank and Rose in bed together. "Oh, Frank! I don't believe this!" She ran from the room, sobbing.

"Janet!" Frank sat up so fast that Rose almost fell out of the bed.

"Don't worry, Frankie." Rose smiled as she inched closer to him. "Now that she's out of the way, we're completely free to be together!"

Frank glowered at her.