Hi, everyone! Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers, almost-mothers, daughters, sisters, and kick-ass aunties out there! I salute you! Here’s another snippet from Learning to Love as my gift to you! 🙂
Continuing from where we left off…
Just so long as his sexy lips didn’t go flapping, they’d be okay. No matter how competitive the guy was, nor how hard she’d made him work for that kiss, they both knew there was way more than pride on the line if word got out.
Thank God they hadn’t been caught by the girls. And now she had to go and pretend she wasn’t pissed as hell at them for interrupting what had to be the single hottest kiss of her entire life. Well, there was no putting it off any longer. Rebecca, the woman, had to be muzzled because Rebecca, the teacher, had a job to do. With one last cleansing breath, she strode toward the girls’ washroom.
She pushed open the door to find the two teens huddled in front of the mirror, a pile of toilet tissue streaked with makeup and tears at their feet. Even partially masked and made-up, she recognized the girls. Jenna Wade and Ryley Parker, both seniors, and both currently flunking her Phys. Ed. class.
Here’s the blurb:
Rebecca Ledgerwood is a physical education teacher who’s ready to invest some sweat equity into a lasting romance. On a whim, she has her palm read before summer vacation ends, and she’s told she’s an old soul who’ll find happiness with a younger man.
William Whitney leaves an unfulfilling career to pursue teaching and gets placed at Rebecca’s school for his physical education practicum. He’s desperate to make a difference, convinced that the choices he made in the past contributed to his younger sister’s death. Kendal High School is nothing like the prep school he attended as a teenager, but he’s determined to make the most of his time there, especially if it makes Rebecca notice him.
Though they come from vastly different backgrounds, there’s an undeniable chemistry that sparks between the two. They resist, as they must, until his practicum ends, but when he’s offered a teaching position at his former prep school, will he take the easy way out, or fight for what’s right in front of him?
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Well, Dad’s 70th birthday was a huge success! And my cake went over like gangbusters!
Not bad for a newbie cake-baker, eh? Next time, I’ll triple the icing and maybe lose a couple hundred of those sprinkles. Or maybe not. 😀 Enjoy the rest of your weekend, and happy writing! xo
Award-winning romance author & PE teacher who plays sports, sings, juggles, dances, has a sneaker obsession, & lives on PB! 
You really know how to write a story, you rascal you. Love whats happening and a birthday party for your handsome Dad. And the nifty cake! Wow, my girlfriend forever. Hugs.
Thank you, my friend! You’re sweeter than that cake was! 🙂 xo
A noble effort at putting aside her desire . . . for now. We can be patient, for a minute. Congrats to Dad on the big 70!!
Haha, exactly. Thanks for the congrats! The cake may be gone, but we’re still celebrating. 🙂
Now that’s going to be an acting job to deserve a Tony–to act like she’s not pissed at the girls for interrupting her kiss. But if the girls are in distress, I believe Rebecca will go into teacher/mom mode and try to console them. Great snippet for showing her range of emotion.
You’re exactly right. That’s her first instinct when it comes to her students. Thanks so much, Jenna!
This was great! I loved the range of emotions (from the sexy lips to the sudden teacher mode when required).
Thanks, Brittany! I appreciate your positive comments! 🙂
I’m guessing she doesn’t have the best relationship with these two students so the next scene may get awkward to say the least! Enjoyed the excerpt – you take me right back to high school!
😀 I’m sorry and not sorry to hear that–depending on how positive your high school experience was lol. Thanks, Veronica! I love that you’re enjoying the story!
I liked how the two components of this snippet have similarities. Rebecca is upset by the kiss and the girls by (I’ll bet) something boys
Boys are always to blame. 😉 Thanks, Ed! Glad you enjoyed it!
Seems like the way it always is, with interruptions. And that cake looks yummy! Happy birthday to your dad!
Yes, indeedy. Thanks, Jessica! We had such a fun time, despite the crazy state of the world. 🙂
Well, they pulled that off–I think. lol It’ll be interesting to read what comes next!
Nice job on the cake. Tell your dad happy birthday from me. 🙂
We always know we love our parents, but as they grow older (and we grow older and wiser) we understand what a gift it is to have them with us into their elder years. I know…I don’t have to tell you that.
Thanks! I will certainly pass on your message. You’re so right about elder parents being a gift. I try to remember that whenever I lose my patience with Dad over techie things or his mission to exist solely on milk and cookies. 😉
And dagnabbit, I knew I’d forget to add this: we just relaxed the rules on wewriwa. I wrote about it on my 8sunday post this week. Participants will no longer have to change punctuation or write run-on sentences to stay within wewriwa guidelines. 🙂
Have a wonderful week, Jules. 🙂
Got it! Thanks for all that you do for this group! Enjoy your week, my friend! xo
Woohoo!! Great cake!! And if she wasn’t upset about the interuption, shes upset now at who did it… two flunkees. Wonder if they get an earfull. LOL.
😀 Thanks! Two flunkees who will soon be her star pupils. 😉
I can really feel her frustration and apprehension about getting caught kissing. Something bad must have happened to those girls. I’m glad she checked it out. Happy B’day to you dad. Great looking cake, esp. for your first one.
Thanks, Diane! I’ll pass on your message to Dad, even though he’s been spoiled enough. 😀
Really well written. 🙂 I’m definitely following this story – I’m a high school teacher and I can sooooo relate to finding girls crying in the halls or in the bathroom. Sigh.
Oh, that’s awesome! *high fives* fellow teacher! I always laugh because I work at a school that doesn’t have a drama program and our students would all get top marks based on their hallway performances alone lol.