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don’t want to see you. It’s healthy for both of us to move on.”
    “Okay, Laura, I wish you the best. You have my number. You can call me any time.”
    “Thank you. Bye, Jonathan.”
    “Good night, Laura.”
    I felt like the puppet whose strings were cut from the puppeteer’s grasp. I slumped down on my pillow, overwhelmed with relief and emotionally exhausted.
    I forced myself to get up out of bed and walk to the front door to double check that my door was deadbolted. It was, so I ran lightly back to bed and climbed under the covers. Sleep came easily.
     

Chapter Twenty-Seven
    The next morning I got ready for work as usual. There was a lightness in my step that I hadn’t felt before. I texted Alex first. “Last night I told Jonathan that it’s over and it’s never going to work out between us.”
    Alex immediate texted me back, “Woot!! I’m so proud of you. #byebyeboytoy”
    Then I decided to text Nick. Why not? I knew that we both wanted to be honest and move forward with clear consciences.
    “I dumped my old boyfriend. Even if you and I don’t work out, he was never going to be right for me.”
    I didn’t even care that I revealed a lot in that message. I felt freer than ever before. I put my phone into my purse and left for work.
    I found that once I got to Whispering Pines Elementary, my classroom demands started immediately. Most of the time anything on my mind vanished as I entered my classroom. But as I started getting things prepared for the day, I kept thinking about my conversation with Jonathan. I broke it completely off with him for me. Yes, Nick being an option spurred me to action, but what I did last night was about me and my well-being. I already felt healthier and happier.
    I was writing something on the board in the back and looked up. Nick had entered the room. He closed the door softly. He was wearing a blue polo shirt and his biceps bulged out.  Nick came up to me at the board quietly tiptoeing with a smile on his face. He stood in front of me.
    “You look nice in blue—” I said.
    Nick leaned down, grabbed me by the waist and kissed me gently on the lips. His lips were soft and luscious. I had forgotten how he kissed and how badly I wanted to be in his embrace.
    “I got your text. Did you get mine?” Nick asked.
    “No, I haven’t checked my phone,” I said, “I think you’ve conveyed everything in that kiss, though.”
    “I broke up with my ex last night too, Laura. She took it kind of hard, but like you said it was time.”
    He leaned in and kissed me again.
    “That part of my life needs to be over.”
    I felt wobbly. If his arms weren’t around my body, I would have slumped to the floor. This magnificent man pretty much declared his love for me. And now I was going to have to teach 23 jumpy little first graders how to read.
    “Nick, I think we’re going to get caught,” I stepped away from him with strength I mustered from somewhere. I looked away from those blue eyes. I couldn’t look at him again. I felt my eyes filling with water.
    “Yes, of course,” Nick said and playfully slapped his face.
    I laughed.
    “Can I come over tonight?” Nick asked with a sly look on his face.
    I felt tingly all over as a current shot through my body.
    “That would be nice,” I heard myself respond. I had leaned slightly on one of the desks to keep myself upright.
    “I’ll text you,” said Nick and with that he left my classroom.
    Is this what I’ve been wanting? A romantic encounter with this man, in my house on my turf. Yes, of course it is .
    I was starting to feel scared. Maybe this was not the best choice for me. Maybe I needed to take things a little more slowly with him. Did he respect me? Maybe he was the wrong guy. I didn’t want to make another mistake.
    I felt my head spinning. Maybe I’ll ignore his texts.
     

Chapter Twenty-Eight
    I came home that night and tossed my keys on the table by the door as usual. I checked my cell phone. There were no texts from