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When You're Around

Chapter 5

Chloe followed Randy and Lindsey to their home from the grocery store and after she turned off the ignition, she had to just sit in her car for a second and stare at the beautiful house before her. Now, it wasn't a mansion but it was much, much larger than her apartment. Hell, it was at least two or three times the size of the house she grew up in. She finally climbed out of her car and grabbed a bag of groceries she decided to contribute to dinner. She grabbed a couple of bags from the back of Randy's SUV to help them get all the bags in one trip. Randy handed Lindsey a key, which she assumed was to unlock the front door of the house and she followed her student up the walkway. Lindsey carefully unlocked the door and help it open for Chloe and led her in the direction of the kitchen. If Chloe thought the outside of the house was impressive, it paled in comparison to the inside. It was a mix of luxurious hotel and cozy home. It was the type of place she hoped to own herself one day. She set her groceries on the counter and grabbed the bags Lindsey was holding, also setting them on the counter. Randy came in shortly after carrying the rest of the bags, which was quite a few and Chloe tried to make some space on the counter.

"Thanks." He said, offering her a smile as he set the bags on open spaces of the counter.

She smiled back and began to empty the grocery bags. "Uh, this yours?" She asked, amused as she held up red spice deodorant and the latest issue of Maxim magazine.

She would swear she saw him blush a little but, if it was there, it left just as quickly. "Yeah," He mumbled, quickly taking the items from her hands and looked around for a place to put them.

"You want to put those away? I'm pretty sure I can figure out where all the frozen and refrigerated food goes, unless there's a specific spot things go?" She asked and she saw out of the corner of her eye Lindsey go sit on the couch in the next room and flip on the TV.

"No, no, just, wherever is good. I'll be right back." He said as he fast walked out of the room. Chloe chuckled to herself as she pulled out a carton of milk and orange juice. She spent the next minute or two going through the grocery bags and putting the refrigerated items in their rightful places. Randy returned not too long after she finished and helped her put away the rest of the groceries.

"So where should we start?" She asked, rubbing her hands together.

He laughed at her and began gathering ingredients he would need. "Just go take a seat, I got this."

"I can't just sit back and let you do everything. Let me help." She said with her hands on her hips.

He looked at her and nodded. "If you say so." He turned his attention to Lindsey. "Linds, you want to help us?"

"Yeah!" The little girl exclaimed as she quickly shut off the TV and ran into the kitchen. Chloe and Randy both couldn't help but smile at her enthusiasm.

"Alright, so pretty much all we need to do is make our twice baked potatoes, a salad and maybe some biscuits. I've already got our pre-marinated tri-tip and we just have throw that on the grill when we're ready. Anything else you girls want?" He asked as he washed his hands. They both shook their head. "Well, then I guess we should get started. Lindsey, don't forget to wash your hands." He said as he pushed a foot stool over with his foot to sit directly under the faucet. The girl climbed the step and turned on the water right before the phone rang. Randy wiped his wet hands on a dish towel before answering the phone.

"Hello?" He greeted. "Hey man, one sec." He put his hand over the bottom of the phone and walked closer to Lindsey and Chloe, who was now washing her hands. "Mind if I take this call real fast? I'll be back in a couple minutes."

"Sure, no problem." Chloe answered after Lindsey nodded. "What should we get started on?"

"How about the potatoes?" He suggested. "You know how to make twice baked potatoes?"

She shot him a smirk and tilted her head to the side. "Of course, what kind of girl do you take me for?" She asked as she walked over the oven, opening the door. "These done?"

"Yeah, I put them in an hour or so ago." He said as he watched his daughter hand her teacher an oven mitt so she could take the potatoes out. He watched as Chloe put the potatoes on the counter. He also watched as Lindsey put her hand out to touch it and Chloe quickly put her hand over the small girls.

"You don't want to do that sweetheart, you'll burn yourself." She said sweetly. A smile graced Randy's lips before he knew it and he was stuck in a trance until he heard his name before repeated from the phone he was holding.

"Oh, hey, sorry," He said before walking out of the room to have a conversation with John. "What's up?"

"I thought you said you weren't going to St. Louis this year," John said, confused when he distinctly heard a female voice in the background that wasn't Lindsey's.

"I'm not. We're at home." Randy said.

"Well who else is there?" John asked curiously.

"Lindsey man, what's wrong with you?" He said with a laugh.

"Yeah, but who else?"

"Man, you're nosey. You really want to know?" He said then paused. "It's Lindsey's teacher."

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, Rand my man, Linds' teacher?" John asked, confused.

"Yeah, but it's not what you think."

"Well, last time we talked about this teacher, you were saying she was hot and I was warning you about the consequences if you decided to act on that attraction." Randy rolled his eyes, leave it to John.

"John, we ran into her at the grocery store and she was going to be all alone today. She was buying a chicken pot pie. A chicken pot pie! I couldn't let her eat that crap by herself on Easter." He explained to his best friend.

On the other side of the phone John let out a breath. "That's tough. where's her family?"

He shrugged. "I think she said something about her parents on vacation for their anniversary but I didn't ask man, I barely know her. "

John nodded. "Well that was real nice of you, I'm proud."

Randy laughed. "So what's up? Why are you calling me interrupting my time with not only my daughter, but my daughter's hot teacher?" He joked.

John rolled his eyes. "I just wanted to wish you and Lindsey a happy Easter."

"Thanks man, you too. Tell your mom and everyone I say the same."

"Will do brotha," John said before they both said their goodbye's and hung up. Randy made his way back into the kitchen and hung up the phone before turning around and seeing the two girls laughing as they mashed together the potatoes.

"I'm so full!" Lindsey exclaimed as she laid on the couch with her dad. He was sitting and her head was resting in his lap.

Randy laughed. "Me too, I never want to eat again." He ran his hair through his daughters hair.

"Oh come on you two! I still have dessert!" Chloe said happily from her spot on the other side of the couch with Lindsey's feet in her lap.

"Dessert? You have dessert?" Lindsey's head shot up.

A smile stretched across the teachers lips. "Of course I have dessert! What's a holiday dinner without dessert?" She asked the girl as she playfully tickled her.

"You're just trying to fatten us up." Randy inputted and they all laughed.

"Ok, you two relax here, and I'll go make it." Chloe said as she got up and walked into the kitchen. She got out her chocolate bars and fished around for a pan to melt it in. She finally found one and stood up, turning around and jumped back when Randy was standing directly behind her.

"Sorry," He said with a laugh as he took a step back. "I just wanted to know if you needed any help."

She set the pan on the stove and turned around to smile at him. "Sure, want to get the strawberries out of the refrigerator?" He nodded and did as he was told. "Randy?" She said a few moments later as she began to melt the chocolate and he washed the strawberries.

"Yeah?" He asked, glancing at her.

"I just wanted to thank you for inviting me over today." She left the chocolate and moved to stand next to him. He also stopped working and gave her his full attention. "I really appreciate it. I've had so much fun and the food was great. I just think it was really generous and thoughtful of you to let me butt in on your valuable time with your daughter. I imagine you don't get much time together and I think it was really sweet of you-" She was rambling and she only did that when she was nervous. Luckily, she was put out of her misery when Randy did the one thing they both have been hoping for since that night in the club. He silenced her with his lips. It surprised them both but didn't stop them from participating in it. She let out a sigh of satisfaction when Randy pressed closer to her, pushing her back against the counter. It wasn't until Randy smelled something burning that he pulled back from the kiss.

"Is something…burning?" He asked, glancing around the kitchen.

Chloe was just coming back down to earth when she jumped out of his arms and over to the stove top. "My chocolate!" She went back to tending to her chocolate and he went back to cleaning the strawberries with a chuckle. She's a good kisser, he thought, definitely wouldn't mind kissing those lips again.

He wiped off his wet hands when he was finished. "Wha-what else do I need to do?" His voice croaked at first, still recovering from that kiss.

"Um, can you spread out a piece of wax paper? I'm almost done here." She said and when he finished she walked over with her pot of chocolate. "Ok," She said. "Let's test it out." She grabbed one of the strawberries and dipped it in the chocolate, making sure to cover the majority of the surface. She turned to face Randy shyly, "Want to taste test it?" He nodded and leaned forward when she pointed the strawberry at him. He placed his hand over hers, but tightened his grip when she tried to pull her hand away. His eyes never left hers as he guided the strawberry into his mouth. He closed his eyes as he bit through the berry and nodded in approval. He chewed and swallowed before opening his eyes.

"That's delicious." He said, licking his lips of any leftover chocolate. She beamed at him and nodded before getting to work at making more of the delicious treat. "I'll go get Lindsey," He said after she had made a good four strawberries. He walked back in the kitchen, a few paces before his daughter and saw Chloe was just finishing off eating a strawberry.

"You have some chocolate on your face." He said and instead of letting her get it herself, or getting a napkin to wipe it, he leaned forward and kissed her again, getting the small bit of chocolate that was on the corner of her mouth. He pulled back before his daughter walked in and smiled at Chloe, offering her a wink. Now that he's had a taste, he didn't think he could ever stop kissing those lips.

A/N: So I'm going out of town this weekend, I am going to try my hardest to update Thursday morning to tide you guys over for the weekend. Thanks for all your reviews, i love them!