Sam went to school twenty minutes earlier than usual after Aldys told him
that Josie would meet Sam on her way to the office. While waiting for the
mysterious guest, Sam pulled out Shakespeare's Love Sonnets and began
reading, sitting on his chair facing the window and away from the door.
Josie was eager to meet the infamous English teacher who shared her passion of the written word, especially Shakespeare and the classics. Plus, according to Aldys, the man had good looks and sincerity. When Aldys first told her about the meeting, Josie wasn't too keen on going through with it. However, she had secretly hoped to run into or catch a glimpse of the green- eyed man.
Just before the two women entered Sam's classroom, Aldys had to retrieve a textbook from her locker. She motioned Josie to go ahead.
A little nervous but also curious, Josie peeked in and saw an empty classroom. Then her eyes went to the front of the room where a familiar sandy blonde-haired man was engrossed in a book.
Approaching softly, Josie called out shyly, "Sam Coulson?"
Hearing his name uttered huskily, Sam felt goose bumps all over. He turned around slowly and was almost blinded by the vision of loveliness in front of him. The sunlight had shone through the window, making Josie's curls a perfect resemblance of a halo around her face. Her eyes were sparkling bright as she saw the very man that had been on her mind lately. Her knee- length floral blue dress showed off her curves and creamy skin.
Sam was unaware of his blatant staring and opened mouth. Blinking rapidly, he blurted out, "I must be dreaming." then stood up and walked over to peer at her closer.
Blushing furiously at Sam's intent gaze, she stuck out her hand with a "Hi, I'm Josie."
Amazed at the coincidence, Sam made sure his ears weren't playing tricks. "You're Aldys' friend? The editor at Chicago Sun Times?"
At Josie's nod, he muttered "Wow! This is unbelievable!" and clasped her hands in his enthusiastically. "You got it the first time, I'm Sam Coulson, Aldys' teacher," smiling broadly.
They continued to hold on to each other's hands. Feeling as if they never wanted to let go, they kept gazing into each other's eyes wearing silly grins until Aldys burst into the room and broke the connection.
"Wonderful! You've met!" she exclaimed, wearing an identical grin on her face, since she had caught the looks between Sam and Josie, their attraction obvious.
Unfortunately for the two adults, the rest of the English class poured in three minutes before the bell rang. Josie hugged Aldys goodbye, whispering "Thank you!" and both women giggled.
Josie then turned around to address Sam, "It was so nice to meet you, but I must go to work now, and so do you" (gesturing towards the noisy classroom). With a huge smile and a wave, she flew out the door.
Sam watched her leave, and then turned to Aldys, "We need to talk during break." Understanding his intent, she smiled and nodded. With renewed vigor, Sam dived into his lectures excitedly that the kids can't help but participate with some new interest.
Aldys couldn't meet Sam during the first break or during lunch, the Denominators had an emergency meeting about a new competition. So after school, Sam followed Aldys out to her car.
"But Mr. Coulson, I don't have my car this week, it's in the shop," Aldys commented when Sam offered to walk with her to the parking lot.
"I'll give you a ride home then if you don't have anyone to do so," Sam suggested.
Aldys was happy to answer him with "Actually, Josie will be picking me up in a few minutes."
Hearing her name, Sam perked up "What! Josie is coming here!? Now?" He smiled sheepishly when Aldys cast a knowing look towards him. He lifted his head to glance at the street, looking for Josie's car. Aldys chuckled at Sam's impatient tapping of his foot waiting for her friend.
At last, Josie's Lexus pulled up in front of student and teacher. Sam was glad she wasn't wearing sunglasses despite the blaring sun, he could gaze into their blue depths forever.
Josie was happily startled to see Sam waiting with Aldys. "Hey Guys!" She flashed a 100-megawatt smile as she gazed back into the twins of sparkling emeralds on his handsome face.
Leaning on the window, Sam asked "Would you let me buy you Iced Mocha, to drink this time?" he added with a playful smile.
Josie grinned, "How about we meet in front of Starbucks later? Aldys and I are going to change at home, me into jeans, her into a dress."
At Sam's puzzled expression, Aldys explained "I'm having an interview with Josie's formidable boss Gus for an internship."
"Good Luck!" he said pleasantly. She answered "Thanx! I might need it!" At Josie's expression, she defended "Gus is sweet on Anita, but he still barks at all of us."
On his way home, Sam recalled what he has seen at Albertson's. The thought of Josie's husband and daughter didn't even enter his mind until he saw the keychain picture of the little girl hanging from the Lexus' rearview mirror. He felt uncomfortable buying a drink for another man's wife, their meeting at Starbucks almost seem like a date. Uncertain, he also recalled that there were no signs of a wedding ring. Blast it! Why didn't he think to ask Aldys? Although he's sure that there's no way Aldys would set them up if Josie was married. Then what about the brown-haired man and the little girl who looked exactly like her? Well, Sam decided to follow through with their meeting. He can ask Josie whether she's available and whether he's the first man on the block to have a chance with her.
They arrived at the parking lot within minutes of each other, both regarding their appearances as they make way to the front door. Sam thought Josie in jeans is as attractive as her in a dress. Her hair is no longer curled, but still soft and wavy. Josie thought Sam doesn't even come close to a portrayal of a typical high school teacher. His tall athletic body and the cleft on his chin hinted at him being a perfect model for Calvin Klein masculine colognes. He is really quite a catch, an intelligent gentlemanly hunk. The blue shirt he had worn at school had been covered with a black suede jacket, his lean black slacks had been replaced with comfortable jeans.
As they silently agreed to walk up to the cashier, Sam noticed Josie's husband and daughter behind them. He became angry when he saw that her husband had obviously been having an affair. The man had his arms around a tall blonde, and they would stop for small kisses between delighted laughter. How dare the man treat Josie like that! The couple hadn't seen Josie, and the little girl was preoccupied with a gumball machine near the entrance. Sam was also disgusted at himself for having feelings for a married woman. Josie probably considered him a good friend since they're the same age and he's Aldys' teacher.
Sam suddenly realized that Josie was looking at him expectantly, "What kind of coffee do you want Sam?"
Before he could answer her, Josie spotted Rob, Tracey, and little Rosie. Sam was too late to prevent Josie from looking in their direction. With a grimace, he prepared himself for what was to come. Sam missed the delighted look on Josie's face at seeing her brother and his family. All he heard was a loud "Oh My God!" Then he was pulled towards where the couple and the little girl were now standing. He offered a little prayer for both Josie and himself.
Josie was eager to meet the infamous English teacher who shared her passion of the written word, especially Shakespeare and the classics. Plus, according to Aldys, the man had good looks and sincerity. When Aldys first told her about the meeting, Josie wasn't too keen on going through with it. However, she had secretly hoped to run into or catch a glimpse of the green- eyed man.
Just before the two women entered Sam's classroom, Aldys had to retrieve a textbook from her locker. She motioned Josie to go ahead.
A little nervous but also curious, Josie peeked in and saw an empty classroom. Then her eyes went to the front of the room where a familiar sandy blonde-haired man was engrossed in a book.
Approaching softly, Josie called out shyly, "Sam Coulson?"
Hearing his name uttered huskily, Sam felt goose bumps all over. He turned around slowly and was almost blinded by the vision of loveliness in front of him. The sunlight had shone through the window, making Josie's curls a perfect resemblance of a halo around her face. Her eyes were sparkling bright as she saw the very man that had been on her mind lately. Her knee- length floral blue dress showed off her curves and creamy skin.
Sam was unaware of his blatant staring and opened mouth. Blinking rapidly, he blurted out, "I must be dreaming." then stood up and walked over to peer at her closer.
Blushing furiously at Sam's intent gaze, she stuck out her hand with a "Hi, I'm Josie."
Amazed at the coincidence, Sam made sure his ears weren't playing tricks. "You're Aldys' friend? The editor at Chicago Sun Times?"
At Josie's nod, he muttered "Wow! This is unbelievable!" and clasped her hands in his enthusiastically. "You got it the first time, I'm Sam Coulson, Aldys' teacher," smiling broadly.
They continued to hold on to each other's hands. Feeling as if they never wanted to let go, they kept gazing into each other's eyes wearing silly grins until Aldys burst into the room and broke the connection.
"Wonderful! You've met!" she exclaimed, wearing an identical grin on her face, since she had caught the looks between Sam and Josie, their attraction obvious.
Unfortunately for the two adults, the rest of the English class poured in three minutes before the bell rang. Josie hugged Aldys goodbye, whispering "Thank you!" and both women giggled.
Josie then turned around to address Sam, "It was so nice to meet you, but I must go to work now, and so do you" (gesturing towards the noisy classroom). With a huge smile and a wave, she flew out the door.
Sam watched her leave, and then turned to Aldys, "We need to talk during break." Understanding his intent, she smiled and nodded. With renewed vigor, Sam dived into his lectures excitedly that the kids can't help but participate with some new interest.
Aldys couldn't meet Sam during the first break or during lunch, the Denominators had an emergency meeting about a new competition. So after school, Sam followed Aldys out to her car.
"But Mr. Coulson, I don't have my car this week, it's in the shop," Aldys commented when Sam offered to walk with her to the parking lot.
"I'll give you a ride home then if you don't have anyone to do so," Sam suggested.
Aldys was happy to answer him with "Actually, Josie will be picking me up in a few minutes."
Hearing her name, Sam perked up "What! Josie is coming here!? Now?" He smiled sheepishly when Aldys cast a knowing look towards him. He lifted his head to glance at the street, looking for Josie's car. Aldys chuckled at Sam's impatient tapping of his foot waiting for her friend.
At last, Josie's Lexus pulled up in front of student and teacher. Sam was glad she wasn't wearing sunglasses despite the blaring sun, he could gaze into their blue depths forever.
Josie was happily startled to see Sam waiting with Aldys. "Hey Guys!" She flashed a 100-megawatt smile as she gazed back into the twins of sparkling emeralds on his handsome face.
Leaning on the window, Sam asked "Would you let me buy you Iced Mocha, to drink this time?" he added with a playful smile.
Josie grinned, "How about we meet in front of Starbucks later? Aldys and I are going to change at home, me into jeans, her into a dress."
At Sam's puzzled expression, Aldys explained "I'm having an interview with Josie's formidable boss Gus for an internship."
"Good Luck!" he said pleasantly. She answered "Thanx! I might need it!" At Josie's expression, she defended "Gus is sweet on Anita, but he still barks at all of us."
On his way home, Sam recalled what he has seen at Albertson's. The thought of Josie's husband and daughter didn't even enter his mind until he saw the keychain picture of the little girl hanging from the Lexus' rearview mirror. He felt uncomfortable buying a drink for another man's wife, their meeting at Starbucks almost seem like a date. Uncertain, he also recalled that there were no signs of a wedding ring. Blast it! Why didn't he think to ask Aldys? Although he's sure that there's no way Aldys would set them up if Josie was married. Then what about the brown-haired man and the little girl who looked exactly like her? Well, Sam decided to follow through with their meeting. He can ask Josie whether she's available and whether he's the first man on the block to have a chance with her.
They arrived at the parking lot within minutes of each other, both regarding their appearances as they make way to the front door. Sam thought Josie in jeans is as attractive as her in a dress. Her hair is no longer curled, but still soft and wavy. Josie thought Sam doesn't even come close to a portrayal of a typical high school teacher. His tall athletic body and the cleft on his chin hinted at him being a perfect model for Calvin Klein masculine colognes. He is really quite a catch, an intelligent gentlemanly hunk. The blue shirt he had worn at school had been covered with a black suede jacket, his lean black slacks had been replaced with comfortable jeans.
As they silently agreed to walk up to the cashier, Sam noticed Josie's husband and daughter behind them. He became angry when he saw that her husband had obviously been having an affair. The man had his arms around a tall blonde, and they would stop for small kisses between delighted laughter. How dare the man treat Josie like that! The couple hadn't seen Josie, and the little girl was preoccupied with a gumball machine near the entrance. Sam was also disgusted at himself for having feelings for a married woman. Josie probably considered him a good friend since they're the same age and he's Aldys' teacher.
Sam suddenly realized that Josie was looking at him expectantly, "What kind of coffee do you want Sam?"
Before he could answer her, Josie spotted Rob, Tracey, and little Rosie. Sam was too late to prevent Josie from looking in their direction. With a grimace, he prepared himself for what was to come. Sam missed the delighted look on Josie's face at seeing her brother and his family. All he heard was a loud "Oh My God!" Then he was pulled towards where the couple and the little girl were now standing. He offered a little prayer for both Josie and himself.