Ben nudged me in the ribs when he whispered, "She is so hot when she's mad!"
We were sitting on the hotel lobby bench, waiting for Ms. Bee to finish up the paperwork at the front desk. The hotel had been overbooked and the rest of the students were all already in their rooms when we find out that the three of us would have to be roomed together for the night. I definitely didn't request to be paired up with Ben, who had a habit of making fun of me, but it was the (bad) luck of the draw.
The pairing up of us with Ms. Bee though didn't make sense to me, but, apparently, it was the only way to ensure that none of the teachers or students would have to pay anything out of pocket. She made snarky comments to the hotel manger as she added her signature to the receipts. He looked flushed and embarrassed as he apologized again and again. Once Ms. Bee finished up, she walked over to us.
"Well, guys it's official: we're roommates. At least for tonight."
Ms. Bee was too cool. I admired her a lot. She was the new Physics teacher and I LOVED her class. Ben and I were both seniors that year and she was our AP Physics teacher. She grabbed the attention of just about everybody at the school. She was 25, dressed like a hipster fashion model from Williamsburg, and was so amazingly hot. That night she wore a yellow backless halter top, round bi-focal sunglasses, this kind of dark brown Audrey Hepburn type hat, short denim shorts, and these really cool black boots. We had been traveling that whole day for our overnight field trip to the Birch Aquarium, so her outfit wasn't as fancy as she normally dressed, but it was still cooler and way hotter than any other teacher.
Admittedly, I got super excited when she said we would be sharing a room together. I had the biggest crush on her, but I was far from alone. Every guy wanted to fuck Ms. Bee and some were not shy about it. This is why Ben worried me. He was never shy around girls. Ever. He didn't have to be. He was one those confident, cocky douchebags that knew he was super good looking and could get away with just about anything. He was an athlete, of course. I think the hockey season was over by then, so he just ran and lifted weights with other guys in the weight room at that point. Whatever he did, it worked. He was very fit.
She was about to pick up her bag when Ben jumped right up and said, "I'll get that for you!" Ms. Bee sighed with relief and thanked Ben while touching his arm. I wish I had thought of that. I wasn't that quick. He flashed her his perfect smile. He was good that way. Not surprisingly, Ben only seemed to be charming when he was around pretty women he wanted to fuck. And it almost always worked.
Thinking back on it now though, Ms. Bee had a very flirtatious personality. I'm not sure she realized it. She might have thought she was just being friendly, but I think she knew she was gorgeous and she used it to her advantage when she wanted to. It's nearly impossible for me to believe she didn't know when she was wielding that power.
I was anxious as we all rode the elevator together. Ms. Bee looked stressed, but was still smiling as she rubbed one side of her neck. She apologized to us about the arrangement, but Ben and I insisted we were more than okay with it. And, given our enthusiasm, I'm sure she believed us.
"This gives us a chance to get better acquainted," Ben said. She looked at him with a grin. He winked.
"I really am sorry about this guys. I'll try to make it up to you."
Ben gave me a devilish grin when she said that. I got angry. I knew what he was thinking.
We got to the fourth floor. Everyone else was one the second of third, according to Ms. Bee. She and I walked down the narrow hallway side by side. Ben lagged behind a bit. Ms. Bee was trying to chat mindlessly with me about something. I just nodded my head. I wanted to pay attention, but I knew
Ben was behind us carrying her bag. I knew that his eyes were all over her small waist and amazing bubble butt, which was impressive since she was skinny. My suspicion was confirmed when I glanced at him. He had on this arrogant smirk that I hated. But then I noticed that Ms. Bee was swaying her hips more than usual as we were walking down the hallway. She seemed to take a liking to Ben's direct approach a little too much, frankly. We got to our room before I could register what was happening and she took out the room key from her purse once we arrived at our hotel room's door.
"I'll bet it wasn't your plan to bunk with us, especially since it means that we have to split the two beds, right?" I tried my best to bring levity to the situation, even though no one was asking for it.
Ms. Bee sighed and said, "Actually, one bed. And one couch. And they're out of cots. This might be the most incompetent hotel in the state."
My heart skipped a beat. Only one bed? One couch? Who would get what? Who would sleep where? What would the arrangements be? I was horribly excited and in a quiet panic.
"I guess we'll see," Ben said with more confidence than I could ever muster in a situation like that.
"Again, I'm really sorry. The hotel manager said he would be sending up a gift basket. He said he felt bad about the hotel being overbooked and wanted to give us a small token for our patience and understanding. I guess we'll see if it's any good."
"Don't worry, Ms. Bee. I'm easy to bribe." Ben had that confident, douchebag grin on his face again when he said that. At that point he made it no secret that he was checking out Ms. Bee's fabulous body. I couldn't blame him. She was so super hot. But he was just so obvious and obnoxious about it! It felt disrespectful to me! I looked at Ms. Bee and she clearly didn't mind it. In fact, she seemed flattered by the way she blushed. I wasn't shocked by her reaction to him, but I was disappointed.
I hate admitting it now, but a part of me did find all of this flirtation happening in front of me exciting, somehow. I couldn't explain it.
"Well, maybe we should split the gift basket, depending on what's in it?" They both looked at me as I said that. Ms Bee smiled at the suggestion and nodded.
The room was exactly as she described: it had one queen sized bed and one small couch. I have to say though I was taken by the set up. My eyes widened when I realized it was actually a really nice room! Smaller than what was originally asked for, but it was nicer set up than I thought it would be. My thoughts immediately went back to how the sleeping arrangements would work when the door closed behind us.
I looked over at Ms. Bee when were all admiring the room. I said, ""Well, I don't want you to have to sleep on the couch."
Ben scoffed. He replied, "Oh, she won't. But you will!" He put the bags down as I did a double take at him and Ms. Bee.
"What? No! You should be the one on it!"
We started arguing back and forth. Ms. Bee talked over us in order to shut us up. "Guys! Guys! Knock it off! Seriously! Stop arguing! It's fine. You two can share the bed. I'll take the couch. I'm the smallest one here anyway." She looked at her watch and added, "Ben, you can just put my bag on the bed for now. By the way, Mrs. Lang said she wanted all the students to meet in the lobby in ten minutes. She wants to go over the schedule for tomorrow. You two go ahead. I'm going to stay here and get settled. Try and get rid of his ache in my neck."
I bit my lower lip when she mentioned her neck. The drive had been about six hours, so I can see how her neck (or even her back) would have been aching after being on a bus all day. I tried to be smooth when I said, "Do you want me to help out with that? Like, maybe I could get you something from downstairs in the lobby, or can I get you aspirin at CVS or something? You definitely shouldn't sleep on the couch!"
Ben scoffed, then laughed. He moved his bag to the side of the bed and added, "He's right. You'll hurt it worse if you sleep on that couch. I can give you a massage if you want." Ms. Bee took out the hair tie in her hair and grinned at him. She could tell that he loved the idea of getting his hands all over her. She ran her fingers through her long, straight, smooth, soft dark brown hair.
"I think I just need a shower. Maybe a bath. But you two go on. Let me know what Mrs. Lang says. Tell her I'll get the details for tomorrow from you two."
Ben and I went down to the lobby and met all the other students and a few other faculty members. I told Mrs. Lang that Ms. Bee had a serious ache and that I would fill her in on everything. At that moment, I saw Ben and a friend of his, Elliot, talking and joking around about something. I then saw Elliot hand something to Ben, but I couldn't tell what it was. It looked like a small packet, but I couldn't say for sure.
As soon as Mrs. Lang was done talking to all of us about the following day and telling us to behave in the hotel, Ben and I almost raced back to our hotel room. He was anxious to get back to Ms. Bee. So was I. But I wanted to protect her. He obviously wanted to fuck her. He took the elevator and I ran up the stairs. He arrived a second before I did.