Michael Baxton had always thought of himself as a mildly attractive man. In truth, he was far more than plain; the female teachers at Lennon High talked about their colleague, the 12th grade history teacher, in whispers around the teacher's lounge. His broad shoulders, his winning smile, and his piercing gray eyes halted conversations when he walked in the room, just so the women could turn and stare at the brown hair that fell perfectly across his forehead. Some of the single ones had even considered asking him on dates, just to see what a man that hot would be like in bed, but they had yet to approach him.
It would have been futile, anyways. Michael's attention that year had been focused on a singular person: Tina Leighton, a student in his third period class. On this day in particular, Michael found it hard to teach third period. Tina had walked into the room today with armfuls of presents and two balloons displaying the number 18. Pleased to have an excuse to ask, Michael brought it up during class and discovered that her 18th birthday had been Saturday. After having the class sing her "Happy Birthday" and safely stowing her balloons in the back of the room, Michael set the class to independent work and went behind his desk to, supposedly, enter grades on his computer. Instead, he used his vantage point to watch Tina as she wrote. Her long, blonde hair fell across the desk as she leaned over, looking at her paper. Inadvertently, Michael thought, it also gave him a view of her cleavage: a magnificent sight, the curves of her breasts forming on her chest, then melting away into her shirt, hiding the nipples he could only imagine.
As subtle as he tried to be, Tina always knew when Mr. Baxton was watching her. She tossed her hair so it would display perfectly, she wore a shirt that would allow her to lean over, and she savored the feeling, even if she never looked, that Mr. Baxton was watching her, imagining her soft breasts, the feel of her hair, the touch of her lips. Unable to stand the suspense, Tina chanced a quick glance under his desk - so quick that he would not notice her eye movement - and saw a telltale bulge in Mr. Baxton's trousers. She smiled a small, hidden smile, then focused on her work. A thought formed in her mind, then: if she did not finish her work, perhaps she could come back after school for some, say, individual attention?
When the bell rang, Tina sat up, feigning surprise. She looked at the clock, then at her paper, and bit her lip softly in a way that she knew could drive a man wild. She took her paper up to the front, careful to be last in line to turn in her work. When she and Mr. Baxton were the last people in the room, she walked over to him, looking concerned.
"Mr. Baxton," Tina started, her voice wavering.
Michael's heart leaped, and he looked over to see Tina standing next to his desk, with her paper in hand.
"Yes, Tina? What is it?" He fought to keep his voice level, so as not to give away his agitated state.
"Mr. Baxton, I didn't get to finish my essay," Tina went on, keeping the tiniest quiver in her voice. "I was so wrapped up in the subject that I didn't plan my essay well, and..." She was nervous about this part. "Well, I was wondering if I could, um, come in after school, maybe, and finish it." Mentally, she slapped herself. Why didn't I ask for his help? Now he'll think I don't want him, I just want more time!
Michael couldn't believe his ears. He knew Tina's work - it had never been incredible, and she'd never shown the slightest inclination that she could get wrapped up in history.
"Sure, Tina," he heard himself saying. Why am I giving her extra time? he thought as the words spilled out of his mouth. I know she doesn't need it..."Of course you can have some more time. Come in after school and finish your work."
Tina beamed at him, and Michael felt like his pants would split from the strain. She practically bounced to the back of the room to gather her balloons and presents, and it was all Michael could do to hold in the groans of longing that threatened to spill out of him. As Tina walked out of the room, Michael called after her.
"Happy birthday, Tina."
Tina spun around, her hair whipping across her back to fall gracefully on her shoulders, and graced him with one last, dazzling smile before heading off to lunch. With that, Michael raced to the teacher's bathroom, praying no one was in there - he needed to take care of this erection, of these feelings, before anyone noticed.
After her last class, Tina could hardly contain her excitement. She had dropped off everything in her locker but her history notebook, and now she headed to Mr. Baxton's classroom. She tried to go in, but it was locked and the shades were down. Tina knocked on the door, hoping Mr. Baxton hadn't forgotten. After a little while, she knocked again, and almost instantly, Mr. Baxton opened the door.
"Hi, Tina. Sorry about that, I usually like to work in privacy after school," Michael stammered, embarrassed that a student had almost caught him - that Tina had almost caught him - trying to forget, well, Tina. But there she stood, waiting for him.
"It's all right, Mr. Baxton, I was just worried you'd forgotten," Tina replied. Michael moved out of the way, allowing Tina into the classroom, and closed and locked the door behind her. Tina sat down, in the very front row, and opened her notebook to her essay.
Tina took about ten minutes to write, hastily finishing up her essay. She had noticed Mr. Baxton lock the door, and she was going to take advantage of it. Tina tore the essay out of her notebook and brought it up to Mr. Baxton.