Teacher's Pet

Maybe

Christopher's P.O.V.

I walk out of the school,
after everyone else is gone, with Drew. "Where's your car?" I ask. She points in the direction of the student parking lot.

"Ok. See you at my house," I smile, watching her walk off. I open the backseat door, tossing my breif case on the leather seat, then going to the front seat. As I'm switching on the engine, my pocket vibrates. I fish out my phone and look at the screen.

Asia.

What am I going to say? Was I really aware of what I just promised? Am I getting in over my head? I don't even know Drew. Why did I promise to break up with my fiancé for her? What was I thinking? I must be nuts. I love Asia. Maybe, I love Drew. Maybe that's why I did it. I couldn't possibly love her. But, could I?

I looked down at my phone and decide to answer before she got the voicemail. "Hello?"

"Hey," she says and I smile. "How are my girls?" I ask. "We're fine. How are you holding up? Take out every night?" She laughs. I scratch my head and sigh, "Yes. I miss your cooking."

"Well we'll be back before you know it," she reassures me. "I actually wanted to talk to you about something," I tell her, before I can talk myself out of it. "But, it can wait until you get back. I don't even know why I said anything."

"Eh, okay. Now I'm going to be going crazy wondering what it is." She laughs. I don't. "Okay, babe. I love you," she tells me. "Love you too. Kiss my Sage for me." I hang up. I sigh, what am I getting myself into? I pull off, heading towards my house. I've known Drew for a month but it's felt like forever.

I pull into my driveway after Drew and we both get out. I follow her to the front door and unlcok it, holding it as she walks in. "Just go to the sitting room," I tell her, picking up the newspaper on my welcome mat and tossing it in the recycling bin.

I come into the house, locking the door and making my way to the sitting room. Drew looks up at me and smiles. I smile back.

Walking over there, I ask, "Would you like anything to drink?" She shakes her head, as a no. I take a seat next to her on the couch. That night pours into my mind, every that happened. "It WAS crazy," Drew mumbles, "the night we kissed."

"I agree. I thought that maybe you-" she cuts me off, "I did feel it. That's not why I ran out. I just wasn't sure what you felt. I refuse to be anyone's second choice and as long as Asia is here, that's exactly what I am."

I stoke her arm with my thumb and continue, where I left off, "You're not second to me. I'm not sure how to describe what I felt that night without scaring you off. I felt so many different emotions and, at first, I wasn't sure if it was real. Now, I'm sure. You intrigue me and," I pause, thinking about what to say.
Should I say I'm in love with her? Is that even true? I don't want to make any empty promises. What if it's just a like, and not a love? I don't want to break her heart. I decide to leave it there, and not say anything else.

"How can I be sure?" She suddenly asks. "You can't," I tell her truthfully. "You can take a bet on this. You have nothing to lose," I tell her.

She sighs and caresses my cheek, "But, you do. You have a fiancé. You have s daughter. I'm barely out of highschool, don't bet your life on me."

"What if I want to? What does age have to do with anything?"

She sits up, grabbing her purse. "I don't think we should see each other anymore. We're both obviously confused. You need a little time to think about what you're doing," she tells me. She leans in, kissing my lips softly and shortly and then, leaves.

My first mind was to follow her out of the door, tell her I love her and that I need her. But, that would be a lie. I think that this feeling isn't love, it is just that I don't want to lose her. And, maybe I do want a relationship with her but, in order to justify me leaving Asia for her, I want to say it's love. Then, I wouldn't look like a crazy person leaving my fiancé for someone I barely know, which by the way, I almost just did.