Going for Two: A Novel (Camellia Rom-Com Series Book 2) by Marie Veillon

Author:Marie Veillon [Veillon, Marie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Homegrown Publishing LLC
Published: 2024-02-26T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 22

Loren

“Welcome back, Coach JD,” I grumble and open the door to my classroom. The rest of the class is split between amused snickers and annoyed groans.

“Just here for a walk-through, Ms. Reed,” he returns with a canaille grin.

“Only the third one today,” I add under my breath.

“Pretend I’m not even here.” He feigns an inspection of the slides on my SmartBoard as he sneaks over to my desk and stuffs one of his huge hands in the box of peanut butter cookies I left hanging around.

I snort as I return to my lesson. JD may be many things, but subtle he is not.

“So, now that we’ve read a little more, can anyone tell me what’s bothering our boy Young Hamlet? Do you think his attitude toward King Claudius and Queen Gertrude is fair?”

My eyes scan the classroom until they land on Ethan, leaning back in his seat and wearing a very Hamlet-esque sneer of his own. I haven’t called on him in a while, but that’s probably because I’m afraid he’s going to make some underhanded reference to Blake or the pregnancy. He’s just witty enough to do it, and from the knowing looks he’s been giving me since he heard what’s going on, he’s dying to have a laugh at my expense. And I’d rather have a little more time before I have to start fielding questions from the entire class.

“His mom rushed into marriage, and now his n’oncle-daddy is in charge, and you’re asking whether Hamlet has the right to be in his feelings?” Ethan mutters, causing the rest of the class to break out into hysterics, myself included.

JD stands there, biting into a cookie and tapping on an iPad as if he’s actually conducting a classroom observation, though we both know better.

“I think,” I begin, stopping to laugh again and secretly relieved JD’s such an easy target. “I think a shot has been fired, Coach.”

He furrows his brow and looks around the classroom, noticing his nephew/foster-son in the corner. “Oh, yeah?”

Ethan smirks. “You tell me, King Claudius.”

Caidence backhands him softly on the shoulder. “He’s not at all a Claudius. If anything, he’s a Fortinbras.”

“Nice one, Caidence. Anyone want to tell me why that was super insightful? Bonus points if you use the right literary terms.”

“Because Fortinbras is a foil,” Ethan answers, still staring JD down. “He’s the good prince. He’s a better leader than Claudius, and he’s not as emo as Hamlet. He’s basically there to make the other guys look mid in comparison.”

I watch as JD’s jaw flexes. The rest of the class must be at the edge of their seats as well.

“But then again, I’d say Coach is probably more of a Polonius than anything,” Ethan chimes in again. “He talks a big game, but at the end of the day, he doesn’t scare anyone.”

His friends chuckle again, and this time, JD smiles along with them. “You’re lucky I haven’t read Hamlet since I was in high school, kid.”

I clear my throat. “You guys

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