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Emma Tutweiller could feel Marion Moseby's eyes following her as she crossed the deck of the S.S. Tipton. She refused to make eye contact, fearing this would result in a flood of tears that she had been holding back since announcing her resignation to her World Geography class. The students' reactions had been as expected. Shock, surprise and general feelings of melancholy which she was sure would wear off quickly after her departure. Children, she thought to herself, could teach most adults a great deal about reacting to change.
There was only one thing on the ship that Miss Tutweiller had convinced herself that she would not miss. It was not the sea-sickness, nor the seclusion, or even the Martin twins, rather it was her one-time confidante, Mr Marion Moseby. She smiled a small, wicked smile as she thought of the hatred the man harboured for his own name! Such a silly little man, very much resembling an angry cartoon character with clenched hands, furrowed brows and smoke streaming from its ears.
The cruelty inherent in Emma's musings was newly founded, having only set in after the incident on the lifeboat. Prior to that, her thoughts towards Mr Moseby had been, at the very least, warm. In all his silliness, he had a talent for making her laugh, even when they were bickering.
It was this that was causing Miss Tutweiller to reconsider her decision to move on with her life. Mr Moseby was always making snide comments in an attempt to fire her up, so why should this time be any different? Miss Tutweiller was sure she was over reacting.
In fact, she had even hit back at Mr Moseby after his now infamous comment.
'Oh yeah? Well good luck getting a date with those stupid shorts and knee socks.'
That had been her lame attempt to disguise exactly how deep his insult had cut into her. It was not that it was unusually horrible, rather it had hit a sore point. It was then and there that Miss Tutweiller realised that her life had, so far, amounted to very little. She had always wanted a family, however at 35 there was still no charming husband and two children in sight. As Mr Moseby had pointed out, she wasn't even dating!
So, as of now, Miss Tutweiller was taking the necessary steps to transform her life. She had handed in her notice of resignation, and was currently making arrangements to move into an apartment in New York not much bigger than her current room on the ship. In addition, she had contacted her former boyfriend, whom she dated throughout her more wild years as a showgirl. He was of the muscular, grunting Neanderthal variety of men, a class she had since attempted to stay away from, however if she was to make something of her life, she didn't have many other options.
Emma's former boyfriend, Chad (Another ridiculous name), was a far cry from the man she was leaving behind. Chad would be very ready to settle down, start a family and raise a football star for a son. Mr Moseby, on the other hand, had made it extremely clear that Zack, Cody and London had turned him off children forever, and if the rumours were to be believed, his relationship history was minimal.
Miss Tutweiller couldn't help but feel that it was a shame that Mr Moseby would never have a family of his own. From what she had seen of his interaction with London, he was caring, concerned, forgiving, loving...
It was apparent that her problem was slightly larger than she had first anticipated. Miss Tutweiller understood very well that her present icy treatment of Mr Moseby was a mere guise for something deeper, but she refused to acknowledge the nature of this 'something.' After all, what was it worth now? Everything had to change, she had made her mind up. This was the end of her time on the S.S. Tipton.
Now that I've laid all the cards on the table, aka the thoughts and concerns of Moseby and Tutweiller, you can expect some action and interaction in the coming chapters. And yes, the twins, Bailey, London and Woody will all be appearing. Please review, and I hope you have been enjoying my first Suite Life fic so far!
