"Well that's my cue,see you in class"Andrea said,waving goodbye to her student and making her way to Mr Jackson's office.
En route,she felt a wave of nervousness wash over her. She couldn't stop the pit that kept growing in her stomach.
'Is this really a good idea?'She asked herself,her mind wandering off to charlotte's words.
"Andrea,I'm scared for you,I know he agreed to have this meeting but I don't want you to end up like Frank,poor guy haven't found another job" Charlotte's words echoed in her ears as she took steps closer to Mr Jackson's office
She couldn't end up like the chemistry teacher,frank.
She is one of the best literature teacher in crown high,Mr Jackson will listen to her,she strongly believed he would.
He had to.
Andrea had an amazing plan that would ensure Mr Jackson listens to her. She would simply explain her struggles as a 25 year old teacher with a low income.
"Deep breaths Andrea,Deep breaths"She told herself,trying to calm her racing mind.
Without warning,Andrea collided with a pair of strong arms,his cinnamon and after shave scent invading her nostrils,cutting her out of her thoughts.
A pair of piercing black eyes were intensively staring down at her,etched with curiosity and something more,something she couldn't quite understand.
Butterflies fluttered in her stomach as her eyes scanned his perfectly sculpted face,a smirk playing on his lips.
"What is the feisty little princess doing in a school? I thought sneaking into clubs were more of your thing"He teased,his eyes sparkling with mischief.
Liam knew exactly what she was doing in crown high.
After the encounter they had last night,he couldn't get himself to stop thinking about her,so he did a little digging of his own.
For curiosity of course or at least that's what he tells himself.
As much as Andrea would love to put this overgrown Billionaire in his place,she has bigger things to worry about.
"Could you please let go?"Andrea asked,her voice filled with urgency
Liam's huge hands were still tightly gripped around her waist as he admired her beautiful features.
This woman,Andrea jones had an effect on him.
An effect,he couldn't understand,he spent last night,stalking her socials and getting Louise to watch over her.
Why? That was a question,he had no answer to.
All he knew was that he found her fascinating and he wanted to be close to her by all means possible.
He has had lots of temporary women in his life,solely for pleasure and nobody ever made his heart race with just their eyes before.
Could something be wrong with him? Could he be going insane? He spent his night,stalking a woman;a woman who haven't pleasured him,a woman who sneaked into his club,a woman who wasn't bothered by his looks,a woman who didn't throw herself at him.
She had beautiful features but he had seen women with better looking faces so what was so special about her?
He released his grip from her and she immediately walked away without spearing him a glance.
Liam Walton was used to having women throw themselves at him but she,Andrea jones wasn't doing so,which bothered him.
Wasn't he good looking enough for her? He thought to himself as he made his way back to his car.
…
Andrea knocked on the door gently,ignoring the knot that was building up in her stomach.
"Come in" A voice sounded from inside and she immediately opened the door
"Take your seat,Andrea"Mr Jackson commanded not spearing Andrea a glance,his head was buried in a newspaper.
Mr Jackson always greeted her warmly but today was different.
Her eyes wandered away from him,to his spacious office that looked half as big as her bedroom.
This wasn't her first time in his office but it looked better than the last time she was here,he had new brown curtains,the sun light peeking through it,a portrait of the Eiffel Tower,hanging on the wall alongside a big black clock that kept making a ticking sound
"Speak"Mr Jackson said,cutting her out of her gaze on his office. His eyes still fixed on the paper in his hand
She took a deep breath,trying to eliminate the thoughts of getting fired but that was all she could think of.
"Sir,I want to discuss about the increment in my salary,I'm a t…"
"Increment?"mr Jackson asked,his voice laced with sarcasm as he lowered the newspaper from his face to look at Andrea.
Mr Jackson really liked Andrea and he often imagined all the things he could do to her but after the encounter he had with Los Angeles most eligible bachelor and business man,Liam Walton. He was forced to kill his thoughts and do exactly what he was paid for.
"I've a question for you,miss jones. Do you think you're better than anyone here?"Mr Jackson asked,his tone sharp and his eyes scanning her as if trying to see through her.
Andrea swallowed at the question,she wasn't expecting things to go this way,she thought mr Jackson would listen to her and reason with her but she was wrong.
Nervousness crept in as Andrea tried to find the right words to answer the given question.
"I'm not sir"
"You think because you teach few students you should be paid a million dollars?"
"No sir,that's not what I'm s…"
"I didn't ask you to speak"mr Jackson yelled,his face turning red with rage.
Confusion kicked in,as Andrea wandered what she did to offset mr Jackson.
So far,she has only said few words and he kept cutting her off so why is he getting so angry?
"I've seen the way you flirt with your students and I decided to keep quiet about it but I can't take it anymore,it's unacceptable. You're a grown woman,have some dignity"Mr Jackson said,his eyes holding disappointment
"No,you've the wrong person,I would never do anything like that,I respect this kids and I l…"
"That is not what Andrea Walton said,poor girl came in here,crying about how you locked her in the bathroom and tried to have your way with her"he chimed in again
Andrea has never been as confused as she was right now in her 25 years of existence.
She would never do such a thing,Andrea is a young girl and one of her brightest students,why will she ever take advantage of her and besides she was a straight woman,who didn't believe in the whole LGBTQ.
"Andrea Walton was good enough not to report to the higher authorities,if she did,it would've tarnished this school's image,because of your stupidity"mr Jackson uttered bitterly,eyeing Andrea with disgust
"No,this is not right,I did no such thing,it must have been a mistake,there has to be a mix up somewhere"
"The only mistake was employing you,I knew there was something off about the way you loved your job,you were always so excited to help students,I had no idea you had interior motives"
"Please sir,if you could just hear me out,I promise this is just a misunderstanding"Andrea pleaded,fighting the tears that were building up at the corner of her eyes.
"There is nothing left to say,you're fired"Mr Jackson spat,picking up his news paper and burying his head into it,ignoring the crying lady in front of him.
"Please hear me out,I'm innocent"Andrea pleaded,her eyes shimmering with tears as she tried to reason with mr Jackson but he turned a deaf ear.
"You're not only fired but you're also banished from stepping foot into this school ever again"
"Please,don't do this,hear me out,I would nev…"
Before Andrea could complete her sentence,she felt a pair of a strong hands on both her shoulders lifting her up from the chair she was seated.
Mr Jackson watched unbothered,as the men harshly carried her away,her sobs filling his ears.