A week had passed. Riley really missed John. She couldn't even look at a picture of them together when she missed him because they never took any pictures together. Just in case one of there phones accidentally fell into the wrong hands. Riley was teaching her last class before lunch.
"Ok we have time for one more poem before lunch." Riley said. "Who would like to go?" A girl raised her hand. "Alright, Jennifer." Jennifer stood up.
"My poem is called, "Who Am I" by Gillis Triplett." She said. She began to read aloud. "Who am I?" "His mistress!" "I realize he's married." "Yet, it doesn't matter to me." "You see, although I'm just his mistress." "That's not all I'll ever be."
"Do I wonder about his wife?" "No!" "Why should I care?" "She's the one who's wondering." "And fidgeting in despair." "I have what I want." "My man, my king." "A sensual lover." "Do you dare judge me? "Because we must remain undercover?" "You don't know how he treats me." "When the two of us are all alone."
"You've got to be kidding." Riley thought as she listened to the poem. "Why did she have to pick this one?"
Jennifer continued.
"He's a man I can trust." "Who would never break my heart." "He'd never do something as tragic, as ripping a family apart." "He's trustworthy, honest, dependable and strong." "This man who would never do any woman wrong! "Please don't call me crazy, blind, stupid or naïve." "He's in love with me…that's what I passionately believe." "Yes, when I call their house at night." "He must talk to me in secret code." "He has to deceive her!" "In order to be with me." "I realize he's married." "But again it doesn't matter to me." "Although I'm just his mistress." "That's not all I'll ever be."
"What stuck out to you about this poem?" Riley asked.
"The mistress." Jennifer said.
"The mistress?"
"Yes."
"You find her as the antagonist of the poem?"
"No I feel sorry for her."
"Why?"
"I mean she's being kind of mean about it but she obviously loves this guy." "She seems to think that he wouldn't play her." "When everyone knows if he did leave his wife for this woman, he'd do the same thing to her." "It also seems like she's trying to convince herself she won't always be the mistress because she knows that's exactly what she is, and what she'll continue to be."
"Well you did very well."
"Thank you." The bell rang. Everyone got up and started leaving.
"Have a nice lunch." "See you guys tomorrow." The classroom was empty. "I know what I'm doing with John is wrong." Riley thought. "I know that." "Why did he have to take Nikki back?" "Everything was going so well before that." "Damn the similarities in that poem to hell." "That poem was definitely wrong about one thing when it comes to my situation." She sighed in her mind. "John doesn't love me."
Riley went out to lunch with her friend Ashley. Ashley taught US History.
"How's your day going?" Ashley asked.
"Pretty good."
"You look tired."
"I was up late grading papers."
"Riley, you need to go out."
"I go out."
"When?"
"I'm busy a lot."
"Exactly you're busy way to much."
"You need to go out, have a couple drinks, see where the night takes you."
"You mean get laid."
"Well yeah." "When's the last time you had sex?"
"I don't know." "Six months ago." "Well more like a week ago." She thought. "I wish I was with him right now."
"That's to long." "Go out, have a few drinks." "Who knows if you get drunk enough maybe you'll see someone who looks like that hot wrestler you like." "What's his name?" "John, something."
"John Cena."
"Yeah that's it." "John Cena."
"No matter how many drinks I'd have nobody would ever be as sexy as John Cena." "Or as amazing in bed." She thought.
An hour later John was at his hotel in Washington.
"I'm going to the gym Nikki." John said.
"Ok." They kissed. "I love you."
"I love you too." "I'll be back in a few hours."
John did go to the gym, for an hour. Then he left and found an abandoned parking lot to park in. He took out his cell phone and dialed a number.
"Hello?" Riley said.
"Hey." John said.
"Oh, hi." She said happily.
"Hi." "This is your free period right?"
"Yep."
"Good." "How's your day going?"
"Good." "I've been thinking about someone all day though."
"You have?"
"Uh-huh."
"Anybody I know?"
"Yeah I think you know him."
"Do you miss him?"
"Yeah."
"He misses you to."
"I wish I could kiss him."
"I wish you could to."
"I really wanted to this morning."
"I know a month's a long time to wait and see each other again." "I wish it could be sooner."
"Me to." She said sadly.
"Riley."
"What?"
"You're doing your pouting voice."
"I do not have a pouting voice."
"Yes you do." "It's the same one you use when you don't want me to leave the hotel."
"I just miss you, that's all."
"I know." "I'll make up for it." "I promise." "Maybe you'll have to turn me into your love slave for staying away so long next time you see me."
"John." She said laughing.
"I do love that laugh." "And that smile."
"You're so sweet."
"I know." He said jokingly. "I gotta go."
"Ok." "Bye."
"Bye."
John hung up and sighed frustrated at the situation. As he drove home he began to think of the day he got back together with Nikki.
Flashback
Riley and John were at there hotel. They'd just gotten dressed. They were standing by the front door.
"Do you have to go?" Riley asked.
"Yeah." "I have to catch a plane."
"Ok." "We've been doing this for what, three weeks now?"
"Yeah."
"Well, next time come over to my house."
"Yeah?"
"Yeah." "I'll make dinner for you."
"Ok." They kissed. "I'll call you later."
"Ok bye."
"Bye."
Later that night John was at the arena in his locker room. There was a knock at the door.
"Nikki." He said surprised.
"Can I come in?"
"Yeah." She went in. They sat on the couch.
"John, I'm sorry." "I miss you." "I don't care about the marriage thing." "I just want to be with you again." "I love you."
"I love you too." "Come here." They kissed and hugged. Riley came to his mind. He knew he would have to hurt her and he didn't want to do that. He really liked her.
End Of Flashback