Kane(58)

I loved Fridays.

I walked out behind my students as they filed out of the classroom, and  headed out to the yard where they each lined up until their parents made  themselves known. Luckily it only took ten minutes for me to say  goodbye to my students and their parents. I went back to my classroom  and began to pack up my things.

I grabbed my phone and its charger and put them in my bag along with my  lip balm and mints. I clipped my bag shut, hooked the strap over my  shoulder and walked out of the classroom, locking the door with my keys  behind me.

The hallways were clearing fast of older students as they always did on a  Friday because it was a half-day. I made my way down the hallway and  headed for the staffroom so I could hang the keys to my room up on the  key rack. When I entered the room, it was just as scarce as the hallway.  Staff members wanted to get out of the school just as much as the  students did.

I hung the keys to my room up on the key rack and left the staffroom, smiling to myself.

I was halfway down the main hallway, headed for the exit of the school  when I looked up and saw a man leaning against the wall outside the  school doors.

He was just standing there, waiting for something... or someone.

Who was that?

"Aideen?" I looked over my shoulder when I heard Kiera's voice call my  name. I saw Kiera coming towards me so I stopped walking and waited for  her to reach me. While I waited, I turned my head and looked back down  the hallway. I was surprised when I found the area outside the school  doors were empty.

No man.

"I'm going crazy," I mumbled and turned back in Kiera's direction.

"Hey," Kiera breathed, "I'm glad I caught you.

I pushed stray hairs back out of my face. "Is everythin' okay?"

"Yep, everythin' is perfect."

Perfect?

I smirked. "Who is he?"

Kiera laughed, "How did you know it was a man?"

I shrugged. "You got that big goofy smile on your face."

"You've had the same smile for a while now, don't rag on me."

I laughed, "I happily admit mine is for Kane, who is yours for?"

"His name is Trevor Moore. I met him in Tesco, of all places."

I froze. "Trevor Moore?"

Skull?

Kiera frowned. "Do you know him?"

I swallowed. "Trevor is Skull, babe."

Kiera's face dropped. "Oh."

I pointed my finger at her. "Don't you even think about what you're  thinkin'. Skull and I are old news. I love him to death, but only as a  friend. He feels the same way about me."

Kiera groaned, "But he was your lad for years, it'll be weird if I-"

"It's only weird if you make it weird. Skull is amazin', and I'm being  honest when I say you won't find a better lad than him. He is a gem,  Kiera, and how rare are gems?"

She gnawed on her lower lip. "You really don't mind if I go on a date with him?"

"I really don't mind," I assured her.

She eyed me. "Are you tellin' the truth?"

I nodded my head. "Honestly, if I could pick someone for Skull, it'd be you."

She flushed. "It's only a date."

"Then why're you so giddy about it?"

"Because he is perfect," she gushed.

I burst into laughter.

Kiera playfully swatted at my shoulder. "Stop laughin', I haven't been  on a date in years. I'm in me mid-thirties, I shouldn't be this giddy  over a man."

"Skull is the man, though. He is brilliant. You have every reason to be excited."

Kiera beamed. "I really am."

I was so happy for her, and for Skull. Kiera was perfect for him.

"When is your date?" I asked.

Kiera slumped. "It's tonight."

I frowned. "Aren't you on detention duty tonight?"

She always did Friday evening detention.

"I am," she groaned. "I forgot all about detention."

"What are you goin' to do?" I asked.

She scratched her neck. "I was goin' to ask you to take over detention for me tonight?"

My answer was already a yes.

"Like you even have to ask. Of course I'll cover."

Kiera screeched and threw her arms around my body, hugging me tightly to her chest. I laughed and hugged her back.

"Thank you so much, this is exactly why I love you. You're brilliant."

I sighed, "It's true."

Kiera laughed, "Okay, so detention is in my old room, which is your new  room. It starts at half four and ends at six. You don't have to do  anythin', the kids bring their own things to work on. You just sign off  that they attended."

She handed me a sheet of paper with only one name on it.

"Detention for one kid? I questioned.

Kiera held up her hands. "Don't blame me, blame the board."

The board were arseholes.

Kiera and I turned and walked down the hallway and through the school doors.

"Don't worry about it, I've got this covered. How hard can running  detention with one kid be? I'll be home by half six with my feet up."

"Atta girl," Kiera chuckled. "I'll tell you everythin' on Monday."

I gave her a thumbs up. "I can't wait. Have fun!"

We headed our separate ways; Kiera went home, and I drove to Kane's  house. He stayed in my apartment every night, but he didn't officially  live there. I thought keeping it like that for a few months was best. I  didn't want to bring too much upon ourselves since everything was still  so fresh for us.

"Kane?" I called out when I entered his house.

"In the kitchen, babe."

I yawned as I walked down the hallway and into the kitchen. I found Kane  sitting at the kitchen table next to Nico, both of them watching  something on a laptop.

"What're you both watchin'?" I asked as I opened the fridge door and began to root around inside for food.

Things were silent for a moment until I felt arms slide around my waist  and to my belly. I jumped a little and it made him chuckle in my ear.

"Scared you," he murmured and lightly bit on my ear.

My eyes fluttered closed for a second but quickly reopened.

"Please, don't," I groaned. "Lunch time sex will kill me with tiredness  and I have to go back to work in a few hours. Kiera asked me to cover  evenin' detention because she has a date and I said okay."

Kane chuckled, "I'm only teasing. Well, kind of."

I growled, "Evil man."

He continued to bite on my earlobe so I turned and shrugged him off me.

"I may look completely calm and at ease, but in me head I've killed you twice already. Stop it."

Kane grinned. "You have a short fuse."

I snapped my fingers. "No, I've a quick reaction to your bullshit."

"Woo," Nico said from the kitchen table and snapped his own fingers in Z  formation accompanied with his head bobbing from side to side. "You go  girlfriend."

I tried not to laugh, I really did, but it was too difficult not to.

"You're such an eejit."

"I own that shit," Nico said then looked back to the laptop.

I walked over and tried to see what he was watching, but he closed the laptop before I could see what was on the screen.

"What was that?"

"Porn."

Liar.

I stared at Nico until he began to fidget under my glare.         

     



 

"It's a guy I'm fighting tonight in Darkness. I was just studying his fighting style."

I frowned and touched Nico's face. "You're too pretty to receive punches in the face."

Nico laughed and said, "Bro, your girl thinks I have a pretty face."

"So? She thinks I have a pretty cock, I know which one I'm happier with."

Nico cracked up laughing while I rolled my eyes.

Men.

"I wish I could stay here all day," I sighed.

"So do," Nico said with a shrug of his shoulder.

I rolled my eyes. "I can't. I told Kiera I'd cover for her. Were you not listenin' to me? I just said it a few minutes ago."

Nico looked at me, a thoughtful look on his face. "Who is Kiera?"

I smirked. "She is a friend, but you know her as Miss McKesson."

"No!" Nico gasped. "She still teaches at the school?"

I nodded. "Yep."

"Is she still hot?"

I deadpanned, "Really?"

"What? If Bronagh never walked into class that first day of school, I  would have made it my mission to bang Miss McKesson. She is too hot to  be a teacher."

I stared at Nico, long and hard.

"She wouldn't have touched you."

Nico smirked. "I disagree."

I shivered in disgust. "You're nasty."

"I'm a guy."

That was no excuse.

I move away from Nico then and over to Kane. I tested his blood sugar,  then gave him his final injection for the day. It relaxed me to know he  was loaded up on insulin and good to go until tomorrow. When I put his  kit away, I made a sandwich for myself as he went back to watch the  fight video with Nico. I was leaning against the counter eating my food  as I listened to the brothers talk.

"Right there, his counter strikes are weak. He gets a ten-second burst  for fast punches, then he needs twenty to thirty to cool down. He is  dancing around to avoid the big hits. After he does that tonight, you  counter and don't stop until he drops."