Nikki woke with a start, momentarily forgetting where she was. Suddenly remembering she turned to face Lorraine with a smile and kissed her on the forehead gently. She didn't want to wake her, as it was still early. Nikki watched her sleep for a bit, her thoughts going back to the night before.

They'd had a late night. Talking for hours. Getting to know each other better. Kissing each other tenderly. But nothing more than that. Neither woman wanted to rush into anything, both as nervous as the other for one reason or another.

At almost 2am Lorraine had suggested Nikki stay over. It was once again very late and it wasn't long after getting into Lorraine's king size bed that they were both fast asleep, Nikki with her arms wrapped around Lorraine protectively. It had been a long time since either woman had shared a bed, and it felt great to be cuddled.

When the alarm went off Lorraine groaned. She was not a morning person. Nikki was propped up by a pillow and had obviously been watching her sleep. Without a word Lorraine pulled Nikki towards her for a playful morning kiss.

"Good morning", Nikki beamed, "Did you sleep well?"

"Best sleep I've had in ages", Lorraine said genuinely.

"I wish we could stay here all day", Nikki returned.

"Tomorrow?" Lorraine asked flirtatiously; it would be Saturday after all.

They couldn't help but smile at each other. Today was Friday, and the weekend was almost here. If they could get through another day at Waterloo Road they could spend a whole weekend together.

Nikki had slept in an oversized t-shirt they'd found as substitute for pyjamas, and as she got out of bed Lorraine couldn't help but look at her legs now on show. Unlike hers Nikki had more muscle, Lorraine found this to be a big turn-on. If her legs looked that good she couldn't wait to see more. When she realised Lorraine was looking Nikki dived back onto the bed.

"Come on!" she joked, "We'll be late for school. This can be continued at the weekend", and with that she moved so she was kneeling, her face above Lorraine's, kissing her with passion. Lorraine sighed happily.

"I really wish we didn't have to go in. Do you think Michael would notice if neither of us turned up?"

She giggled, she already knew the answer. There would be no getting out of it. And realistically neither woman would skip work, both were far too professional for that. With that thought Lorraine got up, again admiring the beautiful brunette next to her. Must get ready.

They entered the staff room and were surprised to find it empty. Either they were really early or the bell had already gone for registration. It didn't matter either way as Lorraine had to rush off to the office she shared with Michael. She had a lot of work to do today and the sooner she started the better. Before she left though she couldn't help flirting with Nikki.

"So, I'll see you later then?", she said touching Nikki gently on the arm.

"Yes, definitely. I'm already looking forward to it", she replied with a smile.

"I'll text you", Lorraine confirmed, this time brushing her hand down Nikki's arm. She just wanted to touch her, but knew anything more would be inappropriate.

As Lorraine walked away Nikki watched adoringly. What she didn't know was that the staffroom hadn't been empty, Tom had been there the whole time.

With a smile Tom interrupts Nikki's daydream.

"Good morning Nikki, hope I didn't startle you"

Nikki turned red, "Hi Tom, I . . ."

"It's okay Nikki", Tom interrupted, " I'm not one to gossip"

"I appreciate that Tom"

"So are you two dating?" he asked, instantly regretting it. Nikki was his friend, and he wanted to know what was going on in her life, but he knew she was a private person, so he felt like he shouldn't pry. "Sorry, you don't have to answer that".

"Just know that I am happy right now Tom, and when I am ready to discuss it you'll be the first to know"

"That's fair", he replied smiling, "I'll make you a cup of tea to take to registration and you won't hear another word about it from me until you're ready".

Nikki had a fairly normal day after that. As the students from the PRU were back in main school classes she was back to average teaching. That and spending free periods organising the office she shared. She still couldn't quite believe Lorraine actually liked her, it was all a bit dream-like at the moment. But she was trying to not let these thoughts distract her during the work day. There'd be plenty of time for that later.

Lorraine was in meetings for the majority of the day. Trying to cut the budget by 30% was proving to be difficult. She kept getting distracted by her inner thoughts, which wasn't helping her concentration. She couldn't wait until the end of the working day, and that was unlike her. But Nikki seemed to have this affect. Her phone was on silent, and it had been a while since she'd checked it so when she did and saw a message from Nikki she was already beaming before even reading it.

1 New Message – Nikki

Hey, I know you said you'd text.

But I was just thinking about you.

Drinks after work?

It's the weekend after all! ;) xxx

It took her a while to compose a reply when all she really wanted to say was yes. She'd agree to anything as long as she got to see Nikki tonight. On the other side of the school Nikki was in a lesson when she got the reply. Her phone was also on silent. As the kids left the classroom she pulled it out of her bag.

1 New Message – Lorraine

You were thinking about me :D

Drinks sound great.

Got an after school meeting first with Michael.

I'll call you when I'm done? Xxx

She smiled, hoping that her and Lorraine would be able to spend a lot of the weekend together. Lost in thought as she walked down the corridor she nearly knocked Tom over.

"I'm so sorry Tom, I was completely out of it".

"That's okay, I know you've got stuff on your mind. You have a great weekend", he replied with a wink.