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The Beginning
Clara's POV
At first he was just a work colleague, a friend. Sure, he was nice enough but he wasn't someone she loved. But she started to notice little things about him. Like the way he always slowed down when he passed her classroom. Or the way he invited her for a cuppa after school. Or the way his breath hitched in his throat when he spoke to her. She caught him staring at her fondly in the staff room, like he'd been admiring her. He even blushed slightly when she asked him back to her flat. He'd had her round so often, she felt like it was time to return the favour.
He was very sweet to her and always greeted her in the staff room when she came in in the morning. He seemed to be quite fond of her and somehow his voice sounded different when he spoke to her than when he spoke to other staff. And maybe, just maybe, she might be fond of him too.
Danny's POV
He couldn't stop looking at her. She was beautiful. It wasn't just on the outside although her rosy cheeks and round, innocent face added to it. She had this wonderful laugh that made him feel happy whenever he heard it. She seemed to be constantly smiling and had this way of cheering him up if he felt down that no one else had.
It might sound corny but as soon as he saw her, he knew she was the one. He looked forward to seeing her every day and, if she ever took a day off, he would check to see if she was okay. Oh well. She was way out of his league. He was just some battle-worn maths teacher who still screamed at night from the nightmares of his days as a soldier. He shook his head. God, he sounded like some love-sick idiot! Which he definitely wasn't. No, siree, not Danny Pink.
He was on his way out of school when he bumped into Miss Oswald. Literally. He was so deep in thought that he walked straight into her and knocked her papers out of her arms.
'I'm sorry! Here, let me help you.'
He bent down and started picking up her things with her. He presented his neatly stacked pile to her.
'Why, thank you, Mr Pink.'
'My pleasure Miss Oswald.'
The two of them stood in silence for a while, each wanting to say something but neither having the courage to do it. Danny screwed up all of his courage and opened his mouth to speak.
'So… Nice weather.' He mentally kicked himself. Who talks about the weather?
'Yes. Did you have a good day?'
'Yes. You?'
'No worse than usual.'
He nodded, effectively killing the conversation. Really Danny? He chided himself. Is that really how you speak to a girl? He decided to try again.
'So… Do you want to come round to mine for dinner on Wednesday?' That was better.
'Yeah. I mean I'd love to, if that's okay.'
'Sure. See you, then.'
'Bye.'
As he watched her walk down the drive, a smile began to creep up his face. It was a good start.
Sorry it was so short! I'll try and make future chapters longer. If you want to post suggestions, review or PM me.