Passionate Wishes by Barbra Campbell

Author:Barbra Campbell [Campbell, Barbra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Romantic Escapes Publishing
Published: 2020-03-31T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

Melody

My first day of teaching should have filled me with excitement, but before meeting most of my students, I’d already pissed off my star student’s dad.

I’d only heard from Brandt once since he stormed out when I overstepped and gave him parenting advice. Our one communication was a text message where he told me he was calling our relationship off.

It wasn’t even supposed to be something that had to be called off, but I’d gotten too attached to him in the weeks I’d been in Hopeful. Spending Christmas morning in his arms watching the snowfall had been the best Christmas ever. How had my fling run amuck?

My attachment to Brandt was the problem. It snuck up on me, blindsided me that I’d fallen hard and fast. When we had a week of playing house, I’d felt like we had something real. He truly listened to what I said and turned idle comments into sweet gestures. I learned about cows, horses, types of hay, and all the different ways we innately read each other intimately.

But the package deal of his life revolved around Hailey. Our heartfelt conversations had given me a sense of ownership that I didn’t actually have.

I saw myself in her and I’d kind of gone Mama Bear, wanting to protect her from all the naysayers. Something no one had done for me.

Brandt reminded me he was the alpha. I had no claim to Hailey other than being her teacher, one of many.

The bell rang and students began filtering into the classroom. Taking a moment to greet each student, the implications of getting a bad reputation in a small town hit me hard. With any luck, the kids would be more worried about who was having sex in their own age group and not who their teacher was banging.

As each day passed and I was thankful our misstep hadn’t affected Hailey.

I’d hoped I’d get to see Brandt at Meet the Teacher night, but he didn’t show. A national contest, Teen Voices, was coming up and I wanted to talk to him about it. The kids had to send in an audition tape with their parent’s permission and if selected, they’d be asked for another submission of diverse material, and if they passed that level, they got to audition in person. Scholarship money and visibility were on the line.

Other than Brandt, the parents must have been curious about the new teacher because over half the parents stopped by. My mind was a blur of faces and names, many of which I’d seen and heard around town, and could finally start piecing together.

When the evening wrapped up, I called the one parent I’d been eager to see, feeling a touch desperate for hoping he’d be the next one to walk through the door all evening. Why couldn’t I be more grateful for everyone who showed up?

My call went to voicemail.

I hung up.

***

The likelihood I wouldn’t run into Brandt in a month had to be pretty slim, but it happened, almost as if he’d avoided me.

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