I rewrote the ending of this chapter,with a slower pace
Jack awoke to a sharp pain in his back, realizing he slept on the coach and remembering the message he heard before falling into an uncomfortable sleep. He jogged up the stairs, got into another suit and hooked a tie around his neck. Then he walked over to Aaron's room.
He was faced with the sleeping boy, curled up with his blanket, face buried in the pillow, the sight kind of made Jack not want to wake him, but he had school and they had to talk about what had happen at school the day before.
Jack gently touched the boy's forehead, and placed a soft kiss there "Hey sport, time to wake up"
Aaron lazily rubbed the sleep from his eyes "Morning daddy" Aaron said softly with a yawn
"Good morning sport" As Aaron sat up in his bed, he watched his dad grab him some clothes from his dresser
"Come on Buddy, get dressed meet me downstairs "
Aaron nodded and began to get dressed. When he was done he headed downstairs to meet his dad.
He walked into the kitchen and sat at the stool across from Jack.
"So I got a phone call last night, from Miss Austen" Jack said to his little boy wanting to know why he got that phone call
Aaron sat with his fist curled into a ball resting on his cheek, not saying anything
"You want to tell me why?" Jack continued
Aaron shrugged "I shot some paint at Will" he simply stated
Jack was caught off guard Aaron had always been good at school, and home, never any problems, and Jack always thought Will was Aaron best friend.
"Why would you do that?"
Aaron looked up and lied "He said my picture was ugly"
Jack just stared at his son for a while "Aaron I know that wasn't very nice of Will, and I am sure your picture was wonderful, but that is no reason to throw paint"
Aaron looked down sadly, "I know daddy, I'm sorry" Jack nodded "Ok so you will say that to Will and tell Miss Austen when we meet with her tonight right?"
Aaron nodded yes and looked back down at his hands on the table.
"Ok, what do you want for breakfast buddy?" Jack asked
He thought for awhile "Can I have mommy's favorite?" he asked and Jack smiled at the memory of the day he told Aaron about that, He nodded and began to make breakfast
"Peanut Butter sandwich it is" He smiled
After School, Aaron was the last to leave knowing that his dad would be there soon for the meeting.
Miss Austen wondered over to Aaron after the bell, with a look on her face as if to say sorry
"He isn't coming is he?" the little man asked
Kate shook her head, and placed a hand on Aaron's back, "But he did ask me to tell you that he was defiantly going to your game tonight" She smiled
"and I'm going to have to make another appointment because we all need to sit down and talk about what happen with Will" She continued
Suddenly Aaron had an idea, His head popped up and the young boy smiled
"Why don't you come to my soccer game, you can talk to my dad and I can show how good I am "Aaron said happily
Kate knew it might not be a good idea, and she still had some work to do, but the look on that adorable little boys face was too much to say no and disappoint him, so she nodded "Yeah okay"
Later after Jack got home and picked up Aaron, they made their way to the soccer field.
A little more than 10 minutes into the game, Kate walked onto the field, looking for Aaron so he could point out exactly which one of these people was his fathers.
She's looking around at the little boys and girls running around kicking that black and white ball and before she knew it,
Black.
Her eyes fluttered open a few seconds later, and she realized she was lying on the picky grass of the field,
When her eyes finally focused on everything around her, they were looking directly into gorgeous brown orbs
"Excuse me, are you alright?" The voice asked her
She looked into those eyes until she found herself seeing the man they belonged too, he was tall or at least she thought considering she was on the ground, he also had short brown hair, his cheek was scruffy but just enough to say it was, realizing she wasn't only on the ground because she'd been hit with a soccer ball but now she was staring at the man trying to help her.
"Ummm yeah I'm okay, I'm fine" Kate blushed
Here let me help you up" The man offered his hand, she took it and as she stood up she felt slightly dizzy, taking a step forward she stumbled a little
"Are you sure you're alright?" She heard as she felt a gentle hand on her back steadying her
She let out a small giggle, Jack smiled and just than realized how stunningly beautiful this women was
They were both brought out of this moment, when a little voice was heard
"Miss Austen! You Came" Aaron jumped
'Miss Austen' Jack repeated the name in his head, Aaron's teacher, this is Aaron's teacher, well I can see why he likes to go to school now, and He smiled
Jack looked at Kate "You're Aaron's teacher?" He asked in a statement way
Kate smiled lightly "and you're his father"
Jack reached out his hand "I'm Jack "; Kate smiled and accepted his hand, as their skin touched it was soft and heated "Kate" She smiled
Kate then remembered why she was there, and looked down at Aaron
"I was hoping we could talk about what happen yesterday with Aaron" She told Jack
With a nod they made their way over to the bench, Aaron spoke up again "Miss Austen you're bleeding"
Kate touched her forehead "I'm bleeding?" she said, she hadn't noticed before
"Don't worry just a little "the boy said as if to comfort her, showing her just how much with a pinch of his fingers
Jack smiled at the little boy, and Kate laughed a little "Why don't you let me check that out"
Kate laughed and looked down "I'm fine really" Jack just ignored her and gently touched her cheek to get a better look, Kate instantly felt warmth spread through her body
"Well Kate in my professional opinion I think you'll live" He joked
Kate laughed "Yeah thanks"
Aaron came up with a band-aid "Here you go" he held it up to her
Realizing she'd have a hard time getting the band-aid on the cut Jack softly took it
"Here"
He placed the band-aid softly against her skin, and let his fingers linger there a little longer than necessary
Kate smiled with red cheeks "Thanks again"
With a nod he sat down beside her on the bench and Aaron went back to the game, watching the two adults talking and laughing, Jack and Kate started off talking about Aaron, and by the end of the game their wasn't a topic in this world they didn't cover.
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