Page 81 of No Place Like Home

Jake wasn’t exactly glaring at me, but his look was disapproving. “Yeah, she never talks about it. One day she decided that it didn’t happen, and that was that.”

I sat up straighter, and upon my movement, so did Simba. Or maybe he realized we were talking about Jess.

“She used to be sad all the time. She ran way more and wrote in her journal. She saw her therapist less and less, and then one day she said she was fine, and that was that.” He sighed. “We didn’t want to push her. With her being away, we were scared that she wouldn't come back if we backed her into a corner.”

Ithadstopped being just sex.

Now I was in front of the school with a few footballs. Lunch break seemed like the perfect time for this, so I made my way to her class with no objections. The secretary just smiled and waved at me.

The bell had yet to ring, so when I opened the door to Jess's room, all the kids turned around to look at me with excitement. I felt something that I hadn’t felt for a long time: the thrill of the game. Suddenly, I was pumped to play with them.

“Mr. Giant, you’re back!” the little kid that had questioned my fame yelled.

I threw one of the balls in the air and caught it with one arm.

“I never break my promises.” I grinned at them.

Slowly, my eyes made their way to the front. Big mistake…’cause now my dick was hard. I’d seen Jess plenty, so it was a mystery how she kept taking my breath away. She was sitting in the front of her room, laptop open, her hair in a messy bun, and a pair of black glasses with purple tints on her face.

Naughty schoolteacher was my number one spank bank material in high school. I wasn’t here for that…yet. First priority was the kids.

“Who wants to play ball?”

All the kids yelled “yes” just as the bell rang.

Jess got up from her desk and shut her laptop, then told all the kids to get in a single file line because we were going to the gym.

I cocked my head, because it was mesmerizing watching her do something she loved. It was a contagious feeling.

Anyone could see that her kids adored her.

One of the kids led the way as we started to walk behind them.

“How are you?” she asked, not looking at me.

“Is it going to be a yes or a no?” I asked, feeling impatient all of a sudden.

Her head swung my way fast. Heat flooded her cheeks, and I wanted to be anywhere but here.

“I don’t know yet.”

She bit her lip, and I grinned because it wasn’t a no.

As soon as we were in the gym, I took the lead. It was a feeling I missed. Leading my team into victory was one of the best highs life had ever given me.

“We’re going to make two teams,” I said. “I’ll be captain of one team, and Miss Jess will be captain of the other.”

Jess’s eyebrows reached her hairline. “Oh,noooo, I’m not playing.”

All the kids protested.

I walked up to her and whispered so only she could hear. “Your team wins, I let you go home.”

She sucked in her breath. “And if they lose?”

My grin was feral; I was feeling more and more like my old self. “I’m fucking you on your desk.”

I laughed as she walked away from me and started to pick kids.

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