Jacob_A Clean Billionaire Romance by Christina Benjamin

Author:Christina Benjamin [Benjamin, Christina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Crown Atlantic Publishing
Published: 2019-07-18T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Stacy

I don’t know why I thought I’d hear from Jake.

It’s not like we have any reason to talk when Ryan’s not directly involved, but for some reason, after everything I saw on the television, I’d thought he would at least, I don’t know, reach out to me to explain what was going on.

Don’t I deserve that much at least?

I know he and I haven’t known one another long, but I'm helping him take care of Ryan and I'm also Ryan’s teacher. I deserve to be kept in the loop. At least that’s what I'm telling myself to try and ease the feeling of disappointment that Jake hasn’t reached out to me.

Even though I’ve never been particularly attached to my phone, I’ve started carrying it around and checking it almost compulsively just in the hope that Jake’s name pops up on the screen.

But days have passed, and I haven't heard a single peep from the unquestionably sexy tight end. No matter how irritated I get with him, I still can’t entirely forget the way his smile makes me feel or the way his laugh makes my knees go weak.

“Miss Davis?” Ryan’s little voice asks when all the other students have drifted from the room at the end of the day. “Are you ready?”

He’s hung back, pretending to take his time in packing his things while the other kids leave. Neither Jake nor I have told Ryan that it’s supposed to be a secret that I’m taking him to soccer, but the six-year-old doesn't seem keen on letting the other children know anyway.

It’s not cool, I suppose, to hang out with your teacher after school. Ouch.

I'm not going to lie, that stings a little, but it’s also convenient. It means I can tell Jake that Ryan would prefer someone else take over my soccer duties.

Ryan has been quieter than normal this week which doesn’t surprise me. I can’t imagine what must be going through his head, or how much he may know about the stuff on television. I decided to push all of that away and focus solely on brightening his day.

“I sure am!” I answer, plastering a big smile on my face that I hope is believable. I can’t tell whether the somber six-year-old is convinced or not.

It’s hard to read the little boy’s expressions. He seems to have two, one a slight smile and the other a distracted frown. I no longer reprimand him when he stares out the window in class, instead I gently try to coax him back to reality. Now that I understand the heavy weight that’s been placed on his small shoulders, it’s made me rethink the way I approach some of my students. No matter how much money they may have, you never know what’s going on in their home lives.

“So,” I say slowly as we walk out toward the parking lot. I peek around corners for Principal Walton’s beady little eyes, but he’s been distracted lately with an assembly coming up and he hasn’t had time to pester me.

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