Hot For Teacher(89)

She was really bringing out the best in me, and that made me want her even more.

A few moments later, I had a new email.

Re: Sorry

Zeke,

Thanks for sticking by my side. You’re a good kid. If you were a little older, you’d be—perfect.

Anyway, see you tomorrow. We’ll have a lot of paperwork to sort through and new file folders to make.



P.S Never lose your shine, you’ll make someone very happy one day.

-Max

The more I read, the more I fell in love. What did she mean if I was older, I’d be perfect? Usually I’d brush something like that off, but I messaged her right back.

Max,

What did you mean by “if you were older, you’d be perfect?”

-Zeke

Several hours had passed and I figured I must have scared her off or maybe she had gotten sidetracked.

Until, I received another email after midnight.

Re: Sorry

Z,

Use your imagination.

-M

Re: Sorry

M,

I’ll be eighteen very soon...

-Z

Re: Sorry

Z,

Perfect…

-M





Chapter 15


Day 9

Zeke

I re-read those emails several times before I was awoken by my alarm blaring beside my head this morning.

After I took a quick shower, I admired myself in the mirror. I wasn’t as cut as Zach was, but I was still lean from using the weight set dad got me for Christmas.

It was pretty chilly outside, so I grabbed my gray button up sweater from the closest and launched my bag over my shoulder.

“Zeke honey, are you going to eat?” Mom yelled.

“No mom, I’ll grab a snack at school.”

I rushed out the door hoping to avoid Zach and Rachel on my way to school.

I made sure I wore a nice button up t-shirt and pressed my khaki’s. I wanted to look my best for Max today, although I wasn’t sure she’d even be here.

I went inside the old brick building and before I turned the dial on my locker, Rachel started yelling at me.

“Zeke, why are you ignoring my texts and calls? You’ve never been this distant and cold towards me before.”

“Rachel listen, you’re my best friend not my girlfriend. So quit with the yelling. I was busy okay? Can’t that be a good enough reason?”

“No, because I think you have a secret girlfriend you don’t want me to find out about.”

“So what if I do? That doesn’t give you the right to infiltrate every part of my life because I may be pursuing other avenues, Rachel. You’re supposed to be there for me when I need you, no matter who I’m dating.”

“Screw you, Zeke,” she said, pushing her way past me with tears in her eyes.

Usually I’d chase her down, but for some reason I couldn’t.

“What’s her deal?” John said.

John was Jacob’s younger brother. He was the complete opposite of him. Tall, thin, tattooed and he had very long dark hair.

“I don’t want to talk about it.”

“She seems jealous. Hope she doesn’t know about ‘you know who’.”

I glared at John, wanting to wring his neck for his comment. I was sure his brother blabbed because he wasn’t smart enough to figure that out on his own.

“Shut it, John.” I said walking past him.

“Wait, Zeke! Come on man, I have to tell you something.”

“What is it?”

“There’s a party Friday night, at Saint Beck’s College. You should come out for a few drinks. Maybe it’ll help you loosen up and forget about your girl problems.”

“You know I’m not huge on parties.”

“That’s too bad. They’ll be tons of hot, drunk girls for the choosing.”

I didn’t want ‘tons of hot, drunk girls’, I wanted one hot girl.” But maybe a night out, a way to relieve this stress would do me some good.

***

Zach

I checked my voicemail this morning and coach gave me nothing but shit for bailing on practice yesterday. I couldn’t blame him, when I was out sick with the flu, I still showed up for practice last year. So he knew my mind was elsewhere.

Amber and I hung out all night and it actually felt good. I made her laugh so hard at my corny jokes that she nearly peed herself. Which was good, it kept her mind of what happened with her sister, temporarily.

“Dude, you better be at practice tonight. Coach was so pissed that he sent us all home a half hour into practice last night,” said Chris.

“I know and I’ll be there tonight, keep your skirt on.”

“We all know you have a new girlfriend now, but don’t forget what we talked about.”

“Relax, I’ve got this all under control.”

“You better. Oh there’s a party Friday night at Saints, you should come.”

“I’m so there, thanks bro.”