BIG THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT HAS REVIEWED AND FOLLOWED AND READ THIS STORY! INTERNET HUGS FOR ALL OF YOU! I hope you like this chapter I have to decided to split this part into two, second half will be posted in the next week (I hope). I would have posted this chapter sooner but I'm back at college and homework got in the way. I stayed up till 1:30 on monday doing it to find out it was due Friday ahhh! Anyway READ AWAY...

Chapter 3: Field Trip: Part 1

"I put extra mints in the front of you rucksack ok and have you got everything you want for the coach ride?" Matt's Mom was sat on the breakfast bar one Friday morning, today was Matt's first field trip with Miss Day. They were going to a museum to study history. Matt was really excited, but his mom was going into over drive. He had two packed lunches that were twice the size of his normal ones; which included a sandwich, packet of crisps, cake bar, apple, yogurt, juice, and 2 water bottles. She also packed mints, sweets, my ds, a book, my phone, which she has checked 4 times that it has credit, and a list of all emergency numbers he could need, even though they are on his phone and Miss Day has them.

"Yeah mom and I think I have everything." He gave her a small smile. To be honest it was nice to see her care so much about him on this filed trip. Ever since he talked to them about feeling forgotten they have been more interested in his life.

The door opened and Nick walked in "Hey guys," he was taking Dana and Matt to the school because Jamie had to go to work early and Dana wasn't allowed to drive so close to the end of her pregnancy. "You guys ready to go?"

"Yeah Nick, just making sure Matt has everything."

5 minutes later they were on the road. Nick said he was happy to help because he didn't have to go into work today until the evening shift; but what Nick didn't tell them was he really wanted to see Jess again. It had been a week and a half since their encounter but he hadn't stopped thinking about her. He knows he only just talked to her for a few seconds but he really saw something there.

After a 15 minute drive they were pulling into the car park, there was already a bunch of kids waiting outside a massive coach. Then he saw her. She wasn't wearing a dress this time but a pair of jeans and sneakers with a blue and white stripy top; her hair was in a high ponytail and bangs falling over her eyes; eyes which were sparkling in the early morning sun. Not even noticing Matt and Dana were already out of the car, quickly unbuckling his seat belt he got out of the car locking it and catching up with his family.

"So is everybody here? I'm just going to take the register." Jess promptly read out a list of names getting here's in reply until she got to Sarah's name. "Sarah, she not here," finishing of the register her phone went off.

"Hello?"

"Umm… ok…. Don't worry we will figure it out…There is still grownups here…No get better…Ok bye."

"That was Sarah's Mom, Sarah is sick and she is unable to come today. This however leaves us without a chaperone. Anybody here able to come I know its short notice but we're desperate and if I can't find one I will have to cancel the trip." There were groans from kids in the crowd and parents awkwardly shifting where they were standing. Due to kids catching rides with friends there was only about 6 parents left and then Nick and Dana. Children looking at parents with big eyes wanting them to say yes; unfortunately each parent came up with an excuse, either work or other commitments; that's when Matt looked up at Dana and Nick. Dana obviously couldn't help being 7 months pregnant but Nick well he had the day off.

"Don't worry guys I'll talk to the coach company, the museum and principal and see if we can reschedule. I'm really sorry guys but legally we can't go with only three chaperones." All you could hear was moaning from disappointed children, Matt looked up and Nick "Please you have the day off and I really want to go on this trip. We never went on ones with our old teacher please; it was really nice of Miss Day to say she would do this trip even though it was such short notice. All the other classes are going. Please Nick." After Matt had stopped ranting Nick looked at Dana and back at Matt all he felt was guilt. He thought about it for a few seconds he would get to spend the day with Matt, and Jess; he had money on him so he could by lunch and he didn't have work there was nothing stopping him. "Fine, if Miss Day will allow it."

"Thank you Nick you are the best!" Matt exclaimed, "Miss Day? Miss Day?"

"Yes Matt?"

"Nick said he would come he has the day off."

Jess looked at Matt and then back at Nick. All the thoughts of him she had been having over the last week came flooding back. Was he really willing to give up his day off for his Nephew not even his son?

"Is that true Nick?"

"Yeah I don't want Matt to lose out or all these other kids; I haven't got much planned for today anyway. Are you sure it's ok like legally?"

"Oh let me check." Jess looked through all her sheets of paper a pulled one out after reading it she said "Yeah its ok all you have to do if fill out this sheet and have you got ID on you?" Nick nodded in response pulling out his driving licence, "Well then were good to go, you can fill that out on the coach."

All the kids screamed a yes; parents all looked at Nick seeing if he was ok to chaperone their children, but the kids didn't care and all ran onto the coach. Matt gave Nick a massive hug whispering a thank you then saying goodbye to his mom promptly running off to find Jake his best mate.

Dana looked at Nick giving him a hug saying thank you, Jakes mom came up offering her a ride home because her ride now was going on this trip. Nick said his goodbyes and turned his attention back to Jess; she was just done getting all of her class on the coach and went back to Nick.

"Are you sure about this Nick it is so kind of you?"

"Jess honestly don't worry about it."

Jess and Nick got on the coach and sat next to each other while the other two chaperones sat with each other. Jess got up and got the class to settle down and took the register again "Ok guys I would like you to say thank you to Mr Miller for giving up his day to allow you to come on this trip." Everyone said thank you all at the same time Jess smiled, she walked up the aisle making sure everyone's seat belts were on, checking everything over one more time she gave the ok the coach driver and they left the car park. Nick looked out the window seeing parents waving goodbye to their kids and he couldn't understand why they were not willing to do this for their children. Nick was only an uncle and he gave up his day for his nephew and class mates granted his day was going to be spent drinking beer and playing video games but still. As the coach drove off Jess handed him the form with a smile they had fallen into a comfortable silence while Nick read over the form and filled it in. Name, age, insurance number, luckily Nick just got insurance since he had been running the bar or that would have been and awkward conversation. Phone number, email, and one form of ID. Nick quickly filled it in and handed it back to Jess while she placed it in her folder.

"So Jess where are we exactly headed?" Nick said in an attempt to make conversation, he already knew they were going to a history museum.

"A history museum, the kids have been studying WWII and they have an exhibit there for a few weeks so the principal set it up before I came. I was happy to take the kids in place of their old teacher."

"Interesting, the wars were always my favourite thing to study at school. Well that's if I went to history class." Nick then thought about what he said to a teacher, maybe saying he skipped school wasn't the best thing to keep this conversation going.

"Not a fan of school I see?"

"Well, life kinda got in the way, I had to look after my brother a lot and never really got to control my life except if I skipped lessons, now come to think of it, it probably wasn't the smartest move. But I guess I'm doing ok now. Anyway enough about my problems, I assume you always enjoyed school since you decided to stay with it."

"Nick don't worry about telling me about you childhood I honestly don't mind, but yeah I loved school I hated going home to my parents always yelling and fighting they never seemed to care but at school I got attention, while the teachers seemed to care a little bit more than my parents."

Nick and Jess carried on discussing their childhood and found it easy to open up to each other even though they have only met once. Nick discussed his dad and having to be the man of the house while his mom suffered from depression when his father wasn't around, gambling. Jess told Nick about growing up with divorced parents that anytime they saw each other they would begin yelling.

During the time of the journey they had discussed most things with Jess sometimes getting up to check on the kids behind us.

"Then I decided enough was enough and quit."

"Right, law wasn't for you. So if you're not a lawyer then what do you do?"

"I have just taken over management at the bar I worked at, it's more demanding than just a bartender but the pays better and I do enjoy it."

"Cool that's amazing running your own bar, what bar is it maybe I've been?"

"Clyde's it's about 15 minutes away from the school."

Jess thought about this for a moment then coming to realise this was the bar she and CeCe went to after her first day at this school. "Oh I've been there it was lovely but I don't think I saw you. It was my first day here and my friend took me out to celebrate."

"That day Matt and I went out together to get ice-cream and see a movie. I didn't come in until about 9pm"

"I was just leaving we just missed each other."

Nick was thinking about how nice it would have been to see Jess there but he now got to spend the day with her. Realising she must have been the pink wine drinker.

"So were you the mystery pink wine consumer? We never really sell it but when I came in ½ of the bottle was missing"

Jess giggled at this "umm… yeah that was me I love some pink wine."

They were laughing for a bit not noticing what conversations were going on behind them.

"You uncle and Miss Day seem to be hitting it off." Jake turned to his best friend and said.

Matt looked up to see them deep in conversation and sometimes laughing. Was he ok with his teacher and uncle being friendly? He saw how happy his uncle looked and he hadn't seen that glimmer in his eye ever. He had never seen his uncle in a relationship. Not that he could remember anyway. Matt might only be 7 but he can see when someone likes someone it's the same way he looks at Sam when she doesn't realise. "Yeah they do, good for Nick he needs a women and Miss Day is nice. I guess it would be kinda weird to see my teacher outside of school." They both shudder at the thought, they were both still at the age where they believed teachers didn't have a life outside of the school.

Before they knew it the coach was pulling up to the museum's car park. Jess got out and got the kids to line up besides the coach. Nick, Mr Johnson, another teacher, and Mrs Smith, Max's mum then all left the coach after them, Jess took a final register got the kids to stay with their pair and proceeded into the museum.

There you have it I wonder what will happen in the museum... Please Review thanks have a good week bye xx