February 28th, 2002
Harry walked into the teacher's lounge. Only Lauren was there besides him.She smiled when she saw him.
"HEy Harry." She said sippingher tea.
"Hey." He sat downnext to her, "What are you reading?"
"King Leopold's Ghost." She shrugged.
"Isn't that a history book?" Harry asked. Lauren nodded.
"Yeah. I stole this off of Lipschultz's desk." She laughed, "I ranout of htings to read in my room."
"I'm sure Danny has better books."
"Yes, but this was closer." She winked. Harry nodded.Lauren continued to read, but soon stopped and looked at Harry, "Is something wrong?"
"What would make you think that?" He asked.
"Because youre sitting here with me instead of being in your third period class." She said putting the book down. "Is something going on with one of your students again?"
"Lauren..."
"I didn't mean it like that." She frowned. Harry ran his hands over his face.
"It's nothign to do with school." He said, "Well, it does but it dosent."
"Care to elaborate?" Lauren asked.
"Well, you know how Danny and Ronnie are seeing eachother?" Harry asked. lauren nodded.
"Yes." She said, "Are you jealous of Danny?"
"Yeah. A little." Harry said.
"Well," Lauren moved in her seat, "I'm sure Ronnie is happy just having you as a friend." Harry looked up.
"What?"
"Ah...We're talking about you being jealous because Danny si dating Ronnie." Lauren said, "Aren;t we?"
"What? No." He said.
"But you said you were jealous...." Lauren said slowly.
"I'm jealous what Danny and Ronnie have." Harry said, "An office romance."
"Oh....OH!" Lauren blushed slightly. "I like being your friend Harry."
"I like being yours as well." Harry said. "Just hear me out, lauren...."
"Harry, Don't do this." Lauren said softly. Harry smiled slightly.
"All I want to do is...Get close again. If that leads to another realtionship, then good, but if it only leads to a stronger friendship then thats cool too. I just like being in your pressence." Lauren blushed slightly.
"Oh you do, do you?" She smiled.
"Yeah I do." Harry laughed, "What do you say?"
"We'll see." She winked getting up, "You need to get to your class." Harry smiled slightly feeling rejected.
"Bye Lauren." He said getting up.
"Bye." She smiled getting back to her book. Sighing softly, Harry left. Lauren was now left alone to read about the horrors of the Congo. A voice startled Lauren.
"Sorry." Louisa smiled slightly sitting down. Lauren sighed.
"Thats okay." She said, "I wasnt enjoying these pictures." Louisa looked over and wrinkled her nose.
"That's so sad." She shook her head and looked at Lauren, "I know it's none of my business, but why aren't you giving Harry another try?" Lauren sighed.
"You're absolutly right it's none of your business." She said.
"He looked like he really wanted to give it a go." Lousia said tucking her hair behind her ear.
"I'm seeing someone." Lauren said. Lousia sat there, staring.
"Oh." She said softly. "Are you going to tell Harry?"
"I don't know if I can." She admitted. "Harry is great and I like having him as a friend, but he has those eyes....those hrt eyes when you say somethign he dosent want to hear and I hate that." Louisa chuckled slightly.
"He does that well, dosent he?"
"Too well." Lauren smiled as the school bell went off. Lauren sighed slightly. "Well, Gotta go prepare for a test."
"All right." The women got up, "If you ever need to talk Lauren, you canalways give me a hollar."
"I know, louisa." Lauren smiled, "Thanks." Lauren waved as she left. Louisa shook her head and headed back to work.
Harry walked into the teacher's lounge. Only Lauren was there besides him.She smiled when she saw him.
"HEy Harry." She said sippingher tea.
"Hey." He sat downnext to her, "What are you reading?"
"King Leopold's Ghost." She shrugged.
"Isn't that a history book?" Harry asked. Lauren nodded.
"Yeah. I stole this off of Lipschultz's desk." She laughed, "I ranout of htings to read in my room."
"I'm sure Danny has better books."
"Yes, but this was closer." She winked. Harry nodded.Lauren continued to read, but soon stopped and looked at Harry, "Is something wrong?"
"What would make you think that?" He asked.
"Because youre sitting here with me instead of being in your third period class." She said putting the book down. "Is something going on with one of your students again?"
"Lauren..."
"I didn't mean it like that." She frowned. Harry ran his hands over his face.
"It's nothign to do with school." He said, "Well, it does but it dosent."
"Care to elaborate?" Lauren asked.
"Well, you know how Danny and Ronnie are seeing eachother?" Harry asked. lauren nodded.
"Yes." She said, "Are you jealous of Danny?"
"Yeah. A little." Harry said.
"Well," Lauren moved in her seat, "I'm sure Ronnie is happy just having you as a friend." Harry looked up.
"What?"
"Ah...We're talking about you being jealous because Danny si dating Ronnie." Lauren said, "Aren;t we?"
"What? No." He said.
"But you said you were jealous...." Lauren said slowly.
"I'm jealous what Danny and Ronnie have." Harry said, "An office romance."
"Oh....OH!" Lauren blushed slightly. "I like being your friend Harry."
"I like being yours as well." Harry said. "Just hear me out, lauren...."
"Harry, Don't do this." Lauren said softly. Harry smiled slightly.
"All I want to do is...Get close again. If that leads to another realtionship, then good, but if it only leads to a stronger friendship then thats cool too. I just like being in your pressence." Lauren blushed slightly.
"Oh you do, do you?" She smiled.
"Yeah I do." Harry laughed, "What do you say?"
"We'll see." She winked getting up, "You need to get to your class." Harry smiled slightly feeling rejected.
"Bye Lauren." He said getting up.
"Bye." She smiled getting back to her book. Sighing softly, Harry left. Lauren was now left alone to read about the horrors of the Congo. A voice startled Lauren.
"Sorry." Louisa smiled slightly sitting down. Lauren sighed.
"Thats okay." She said, "I wasnt enjoying these pictures." Louisa looked over and wrinkled her nose.
"That's so sad." She shook her head and looked at Lauren, "I know it's none of my business, but why aren't you giving Harry another try?" Lauren sighed.
"You're absolutly right it's none of your business." She said.
"He looked like he really wanted to give it a go." Lousia said tucking her hair behind her ear.
"I'm seeing someone." Lauren said. Lousia sat there, staring.
"Oh." She said softly. "Are you going to tell Harry?"
"I don't know if I can." She admitted. "Harry is great and I like having him as a friend, but he has those eyes....those hrt eyes when you say somethign he dosent want to hear and I hate that." Louisa chuckled slightly.
"He does that well, dosent he?"
"Too well." Lauren smiled as the school bell went off. Lauren sighed slightly. "Well, Gotta go prepare for a test."
"All right." The women got up, "If you ever need to talk Lauren, you canalways give me a hollar."
"I know, louisa." Lauren smiled, "Thanks." Lauren waved as she left. Louisa shook her head and headed back to work.