A few days had pasted. It was now Tuesday and Lena was getting ready for work. "Is she going to be there today?" Stef asked as she buttoned her uniform. Lena has been waiting for that question since Saturday morning. "Yes. She should have gotten back in town last night." Lena said pinning up her hair. "What you did was wrong Lena, but she is just as much in the wrong as you. She knows you're married and from what you told me you made that very clear." Stef said leaning against the door frame of the bathroom with her arms crossed.
"What are you going to say to her?"
"I don't know Stef, I haven't had a chance to think about it. I've thought about just saying nothing. Maybe it will just go away."
"It's not going to just go away Lena. This makes me sick talking about it but you both work together. You're going to have to talk." She said watching Lena adjust her blouse. "With a door open." She added. Lena turned around to look at Stef but only got a glimpse of her as she left the room.
Summer school was just as crowded as the regular school year. They had hired more teachers this summer and were able to take students in from local schools. As she pulled into her parking space she noticed Monte wasn't there yet.
It was a busy morning; they both had been gone for a few school days. It was almost lunch time and Lena still hadn't seen Monte. She had been making phone calls, talking to a few of the new teachers and filling out paper work all morning. There was a knock at her door. "Come in." She said as her heart dropped.
The door opened and it was Stef. "Hey, have you had lunch yet?" She said walking into Lena's office with a bag of take out. "No, I've been too busy." Lena said rubbing her temples. "Good because I brought you lunch." Stef said with a genuine smile as she pulled a chair closer to the desk.
They talked about Stef's day. Stef described the scene of a car accident she had handled and the endless amount of paper work she still needed to file. "Have you talked to her?" Stef said as she pushed the last of her food away from her. "She's not here." Lena said doing the same. She hadn't eaten much, she felt like she wouldn't be able to stomach anymore food. "Oh really?" Stef questioned as she collected their trash.
"I'm actually surprised because there's a lot to catch up on here." Lena said brushing crumbs off her desk. There was a knock at the door as Stef sat back down. Lena looked to Stef then to the door. "Come in." She said as her mouth went dry.
The door opened. "Oh, you're busy." Monte said looking from Lena to the person in front of the desk. Stef turned around and made eye contact with Monte. "No, no." Stef said waving Monte into the room. Lena looked from Stef to Monte then back to Stef. What is she doing? She asked herself.
Monte hesitated for a moment but then walked into the office.
"Here, sit." Stef said patting the chair beside her.
What is she doing?
"No, I'll leave you two alone."
"Oh, well, I was just leaving." Stef said standing up. She smoothed out her uniform before walking toward the door. She stopped as she started to pass Monte; she turned to face the younger woman. They were a few inches apart. "I'm sure you two have a lot to catch up on." Stef said eyes blazing, her eyes wondered across Monte's face then back to her brown eyes. Monte stood there not knowing what to do. Stef leaned in a little closer as she placed her hand on her gun. "You touch my wife again, you so much as look at her in the wrong way and our next encounter might not be so pleasant love." She said through gritted teeth. Stef looked from Lena then back to Monte. "I think I've made myself clear."