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school.  She waited with me to make sure I was safe, but then you already know that, because she called to remind you that I was still at school waiting for you.” 
    Sarah watched her dad closely.  The look of surprise that changed to regret only lasted a nanosecond, but she saw it.  “She’s a very dedicated teacher.  She stayed late to set up a lab for my class tomorrow.  But then again she lives alone, so I guess there’s no reason for her to hurry home.  Still it was very nice of her to offer to wait with me.  Don’t you think so, dad?”
    Regret was not a feeling that Kyle felt often.  He was feeling it now and he didn’t like it one bit.  He let out a sigh.  “Yes it was very nice of her.”  That was all he said.  What else could he say?  Spending too much thought on Caroline Johnson was dangerous to his piece of mind.
    Caroline briskly walked to her car.  She drove home on autopilot.  If anyone had asked her any details about the trip she wouldn’t have been able to answer them.  She recognized the hurt feelings that squeezed her heart like a vice.  They were dangerous for her peace of mind.  The sooner Kyle was no longer on the periphery of her life, the better off she’d be.  She had an uneasy feeling that this was going to be the longest school year in history.  She just hoped she survived.
    Well no matter how long the year proved to be she was going to stay away from Kyle Wakefield.  And that was a promise she meant to keep!  She’d done a good deed for a student and she had been rewarded with hateful rudeness.  She was done!  She’d have the principal call Kyle if she needed to approach him for professional reasons.  As far as personally, he was completely off limits.  She didn’t want to set herself up for heartbreak once again.  That meant she had to stay far away from Kyle and the temptation to be held in his arms once again.

Six
    Caroline had literally been begged by the volleyball coach to chaperone the home volleyball game scheduled for that evening.  The assigned teacher had called in sick that day.   Caroline never minded doing her share, but now she was having second thoughts.  She should have guessed that Kyle would show up to support his daughter.  His dark hair and impressive six foot three inch frame made him easy to spot in the gymnasium bleachers.  Caroline took up residence at the bottom of the bleachers about as far from him as she could get while still standing on the home team’s side.  She was too antsy to sit and as a result she paced back and forth in her little corner.  She tried hard to keep her focus on the game itself so she could cheer whenever the home team scored a point.  Her eyes also darted around the stands looking for potential problems.
    She found her eyes straying Kyle’s way again and was almost punished for the deed.  She barely turned in time to catch the wayward ball that was flying toward her as a result of a wild spike.  She held the ball out to the nearest referee.  He jogged over to retrieve the volleyball, a huge grin on his face.
    Kyle was having a hard time concentrating on the game.  His eyes kept straying to Caroline.  It was hard not to watch her shapely figure as it moved back and forth in front of the bottom row of bleachers.  He focused on the game just in time to see an out of control ball careen right toward Caroline.  He held his breath.  That ball would probably bruise her delicate skin if it made contact.  At the last second Carline seemed to notice the ball and caught it in midair. 
    He saw her hold out the ball to someone.  One of the refs ran over to retrieve it.  It was hard to miss the goofy grin on the younger man’s face.  The fathers seated around Kyle perked up! “Oh look at the ridiculous smile on that ref’s face,” the man closest to him remarked.  “He’s going to ask her out,” another father added to the commentary.   “Wait for it, wait, wait…”
    Kyle looked at