Page 30 of Connectio
Chapter Six
His misty eyes hover over my chest, so I cross my arms, shielding his view. “What are you doing here?” I hiss.
“I’ve come to clean out your pipes.”
“What?”
“Apparently your pipes are blocked.”
I pinch my brow, a headache forming.
“You look confused, sweetheart.”
“I am.”
“Sorry, Will. I had to answer that call,” Carly says as she steps out from behind him, a sneaky smile creeping across her face when her eyes meet mine. “Oh, good. You’re here, Lib. Can you show Will the tap that burst, please?”
“Why?”
She looks at me like I’m an idiot. “Because he’s the plumber.”
“He’s the plumber?”
Will jiggles a metal toolbox dangling from his hand, his smile full of white dazzling teeth, which look contradictory against his bushy beard.
I throw my hands in the air. “Of course you are.” Turning on my heel, I walk away and bite out, “Follow me,” not waiting for him to do so.
“You look good wet,” he says, voice low but humorous as he falls into step beside me.
“Oh, shut up.”
He chuckles. “So tell me what happened.”
“I’m not entirely sure. One minute, I’m standing there, and the next, I’m soaking wet.”
I regret the words as soon as they leave my mouth.
“You wouldn’t be the first woman to say that to me.”
I roll my eyes, my smile sarcastically sweet as I open the classroom door. Will follows me inside, and the students grow silent, which is eerie considering they’re normally bustling with sound.
I look at their faces, all of them staring at Will, wide-eyed, their mouths parted but quiet.
“Whoa!” Jet croons. “You’re the biggest man in the world.”
I go to correct him, when Will nods and says, “Yes, I am.”
The rest of the class croon too, and I have to bite back my laugh.
“You’re bigger than my house.”
He nods again, nose scrunched. “I’m bigger than my house.”
This time, I do laugh.
“Hey! That’s my boxing teacher.”
My eyes dart to Dylan, who has shot out of his seat and is waving at Will like a lunatic.
