I stared at the clock waiting for the next few minutes to pass before the bell would ring and my students would hand in their tests and go to their next class.
I leaned back in my chair and tried to relax even though I was incredibly nervous.
I had planned this out and what happened next could set it in motion or derail it completely.
When the bell rang students rushed to give me their papers, except Paige.
I watched between shuffling students as she put away the book she had been reading, The Family by Mario Puzo.
Interest choice of book.
She moved her curly brown hair to one side of her neck and delicately swung her legs out of her desk.
I looked away to my leaving students while she gathered her backpack, purse, and test.
Her mouth formed a smile as she approached my desk and set her test facedown.
"Hey Paige. I was wondering if you could help me out."
"I'll certainly try Mr. Reeves."
"I'm going out of town Friday to see family and I was wondering if you could dog sit for me. I wouldn't ask if I hadn't tried my other options."
She seemed interested.
"I have three dogs and I think I can trust you with them for a weekend. You're eighteen, right?"
I tried to hide how nervous I was as I waited for her answer.
Not that I had to wait long.
"I am. Since last week actually. I can watch them for you. I love dogs!"
I knew she did which was why I choose the dog sitting excuse to have her over.
She wrote a paper on some work she had done at the local animal shelter.
It included her experience in giving dogs CPR, the Heimlich maneuver, and dislocated joints.
"Great. Thank you so much Paige. Let me give you my number and you can call me after school for all the details. I don't want you to be late for your next class."
She ran her fingers over her necklace and I snuck a peak at her before writing my number on a post-it.
It seemed that whenever Paige wasn't doing anything she would trace her finger over the gold heart that hanged from the small chain around her neck.
"I'll call tonight."
"Okay. Thank you again, Paige."
I watched her walk out and it wasn't long before my next class trickled in.
I got home around five and still hadn't received a call from Paige.
As usual my dogs greeted me at the door.
I set my things down and gave them belly rubs and told them about Paige as if they understood what I was saying.
I ordered a pizza and sat down on my couch to watch TV with my cell phone and a beer.
By the time the pizza had arrived she still hadn't called.
I ate three slices and moved on to my next beer.
It was almost six and my phone started ringing. I ran back to the couch and saw an unsaved number.
Yes!
I exhaled slowly and calmed down. "Dean Reeves."
"Hi Mr. Reeves, its Paige."
I closed my eyes when she talked and let her voice take its effect on me.
"Hey Paige."
"Hi, I didn't mean to wait so long to call. It's like as soon as I got home everyone needed me to do something."
She sounded flustered.
"Not at all. It's okay. Like I said, I have three dogs and you would be watching them from Friday night to Sunday night. That is, if you're still interested."
She was quick to reply.
"I'm still interested."
"Okay. After school on Friday do you want to leave your car at the school and I'll drive us to my place? I will have menus for places that deliver and I'll have the house stocked with food."
"Um... Yeah, that's okay."
Everything was falling into place.
"Okay and I'll leave you money if you decide to order something.
Speaking of money, do you want to shoot me a price after you've watched them?"
"That's fine."
I wondered what she was doing while we talked. What she was wearing...
I undid my pants and closed my eyes as I thought of her in her underwear, on the edge of her bed, talking to me.
"Okay. Well I think that will cover it for now. Any questions that I can answer for you now?"
"What kind of dogs are they?"
She sounded so interested.
I stopped imagining her like that so I could concentrate on answering her question.
"Birdie is the biggest one, he's a Rottweiler. Duchess is the one in charge of her brothers. She's a seven year old Beagle mix of some other breed. I think Greyhound, maybe Whippet? Then the smallest and youngest one is Whiskey. He's a mutt through and through but looks most like a Pomeranian."
As soon as I answered her I went back to take care of my hard on.
"Cute! Okay. They sound great."
It was quiet.
I cleared my throat to end the silence but she beat me to it.
"Oh, I have to go. I'll see you in class tomorrow. Thanks for asking me to dog sit. I'm looking forward to it."
"Sure, no problem. Thanks for saying that you'll do it for me."
"Goodnight Mr. Reeves."
"See you tomorrow Paige."
When the line went dead I thought of Paige laying down on her bed with me on top of her.
I thought of what her body would look like as she writhed from the way I touched her.
How her necklace would fall to one side of her chest.
I bit my lip when I thought of how much I wanted to kiss her neck.
I wanted to hear moans escape her throat when I entered her.
I jerked off faster when I thought of her voice saying my name.
I felt my release and grabbed nearby napkins. When I finished I turned my attention back to the TV and drank another two beers before going to bed.
During the week I would smile every time Paige met my gaze.
She was so beautiful.