Chapter 3

• "Nate, I swear I'm gonna kill you when you come out. I'm going to be late on my first day," I kept pacing outside the bathroom as he was taking forever to come out.
• "Relax, baby girl. I'm the one who is going to drop you," came his reply, making me roll my eyes.
• Baby girl? Okay, that's a new nickname!
• "Quit it and come out before I break this door," I yelled in frustration.
• "You know I'll open the door if you don't mind seeing me naked," he yelled back, making my eyes go wide. Woah! Naked? I shook my head, trying not to picture him naked.
• "Eww, come out please!" The door burst open suddenly, revealing his wet torso. He just had a towel wrapped around his waist and his hair was wet from the shower. Oh, fuck me already. I licked my lips unknowingly and flicked my eyes to meet his gaze. He had a huge smirk plastered on his face and came closer towards me.
• "From the way you look at me, I don't think you wanted to say 'Eww', Becca," he said in a deep raspy voice and brushed past my shoulders. I let out a breath that I didn't know I was holding. Okay, he never acts like this around me. What was he trying to do? Maybe he was just teasing me. I didn't try to read much into it and went to take a bath as I was running late.
• I quickly wore a blue dress that reached till my knees and brushed my hair to get out the knots. I applied minimal make-up to keep it natural and looked at myself in the mirror. Once I was satisfied with the way I looked, I grabbed my things and headed out to find him all dressed for work. He looked so sophisticated and formal.
• Damn, what happened to the carefree playboy look?
• "Don't," he muttered, eating his cereal as I tried so hard to hide my smile. I've never seen him in formals and this was something new.
• "You do clean up good, Wilson," I teased him, grabbing a bowl for myself and started to eat.
• "I wish I could say the same," he stuck out his tongue in a playful manner while I just rolled my eyes. He kept going through his phone and I ate silently, stealing glances at him now and then. We soon left the house and were on our way.
• "Alright, good luck, Becca. Go get em," he pulled me in for a hug and I hugged him back tightly, enjoying the warmth of his arms. I noticed that he hugged me a bit longer than usual and finally let go of me.
• "Bye, Nate." I smiled and was about to get down but he held my hand, stopping me. I felt jolts of pleasure running through my body. I turned around slowly to find his gaze on me.
• "Uhh...I was kidding earlier. You do look great," he gave me a small smile which made my heart leap from my chest and I tried to fight the blush that was threatening to creep on my face.
• "Tell me something I don't know," I flipped my hair, trying to act cool. He chuckled, tousling my hair.
• "You know how much I hate when you do that, Nate," I frowned, trying to fix my hair.
• "And you know how much I love annoying you," he winked at me. I shook my head with a small smile and got out of his car. I watched him drive away and felt optimistic about us for the first time in forever. Maybe I should make the move first.
• Yeah right, if only I was brave enough for that!
• I walked inside the school building, wearing a huge smile on my face. I couldn't wait to start teaching the little kids. Once the principal explained to me all the basics and the system. I made my way towards the classroom. Once I entered, I found a bunch of bright little faces, looking at me eagerly.
• "Hello everyone, I'm your new teacher and you call me Ms. Thompson or Becca," I gave them a friendly smile but they looked at me like I was an alien.
• Okay, not the worse reaction.
• I started to talk friendlier so that they wouldn't be intimidated and after an hour or so I could see some smiles.
• Gosh, these kids were so darn cute.
• "So our first lesson today is going to be drawing," I explained and started to write on the board when I heard few murmurs behind me. I turned around to find everyone looking at the door and turned to my side to see a little girl, standing near the door, wearing a small backpack, looking frightened. She looked to her side and tried to call someone. I went closer and bent to her level.
• "Hello," I smiled so that she wouldn't be scared of me.
• "Hi," she said in a cute voice, making my heart melt in an instant. She was so damn cute.
• "I'm so sorry that she is late on her first day, we were searching for her favorite socks and ran out of time," I heard a deep voice from above me and looked up to find a guy around my age with messy brown hair that looked so sexy and he was wearing a fitted white t-shirt and cargo pants. I quickly stood up and meet his gaze which was a beautiful shade of blue. He had high cheekbones, full plump lips and a hint of a beard. I realized that I was staring at him for a long time and looked down at the kid.
• "It's okay, are you her brother?" I asked with a small smile.
• "Oh no, I am her dad," he chuckled and my eyes went wide.
• "Wow," I blurted out loud while he had an amusing look on his face, "Umm... I mean.. I'll take care of her, she will be fine," I rushed out, giving an awkward smile. He looked like he was trying to control his smile.
• Oh god, kill me!
• "Thank you so much and she won't be late again, Ms--"
• "Thompson, Rebbeca Thompson,"
• "Xavier Philips," he smiled, extending his hands and I shook it. He had a firm grip and I quickly pulled back my hand as if it burnt.
• "Nice to meet you," I tucked my hair behind my ears, nervously as he kept staring at me. I held out my hand for the little girl and she looked up at her dad. He bent down and spoke something to her in a hushed tone.
• "Be a good girl, Hannah," he hugged her and kissed her chubby cheeks. My heart warmed at the sight in front of me and he finally stood up.
• "See you around, Ms. Thompson," he flashed me a sexy smirk, before walking away and I let out a huge sigh.
• Well, he was one hot daddy!
• Fuck, I should definitely get laid. I pushed back my inappropriate thoughts and bent down to find the little girl staring at me with her doe eyes.
• "So Hannah, that's a beautiful name, Why don't you find a seat and we can start drawing?" I grinned and her face light up. She nodded eagerly and ran to find a seat. I couldn't help but smile at how adorable she was and continued my class. The rest of the day went by quickly and I had a great time with the kids.
• Not bad for a first day!
• Once the classes were over, I decided to take a cab since Nate would get out of work only around 6 pm. While waiting for the cab, I noticed a truck pull over and Xavier got out of it. Hannah rushed towards him and he swooped her into a huge hug. I smiled at how happy they looked and felt my heart ache with sadness. I never knew what it was like, to have a father. Xavier seemed to be a really good dad and I was happy that Hannah had him. I blinked back my tears and walked towards the entrance before they could see me. The cab finally pulled over and I got in.
• On my way back home, I couldn't help but wonder if I would ever have a relationship with Nate and maybe one day have kids with him. I know it seemed far fetched but I wanted those things with him. I know it may sound stupid but I wanted the fairytale romance. Fuck, I was a 23 year old, virgin who hasn't been in a single relationship because I was waiting for my best friend to notice me. I realized how pathetic I was and wiped my tears away angrily.
• God, when will I get my 'happily ever after'!