While walking down the hall, Ari can't hide the smile across her face. She runs into one of her friends who had stayed late for soccer practice.
"Hey Ari! What's the smile for?" Jenn asks.
"Oh nothing. I was just thinking about a guy I like," Ari replies with a quick laugh, replaying the hot scene that occurred a few minutes ago.
"Well I can tell that you really like him. Do I know him? You've got to introduce me," Jenn says excitedly.
"Well you know him, but I don't know that I can introduce you. He's not exactly our age Jenn."
"Ohh? Is he in college?" Jenn asks, even more excited at the prospect that one of her close friends is seeing a college guy.
"No," Ari mumbles. "I met him here, but he's not a student. He's 24."
"Oh my gosh, Ari. Practice is over, tell me everything and I'll drive you home," Jenn is practically begging for details.
"Jenn, I don't know if I should tell anyone about this. It's not supposed to happen. We could both get into a lot of trouble if anyone finds out."
"Ari, how can you tell me everything you've told me without telling me who it is or what exactly happened? I know it was something good, I could tell by your smile."
"Well fine, I'll tell you about it, but only if you promise not to tell anyone else, and we hafta wait til we're in the car." Ari finally caves in to Jenn's pestering.
"Yay!" Jenn exclaims. They walk to their lockers and collect the stuff they need and head to the parking lot. As they turn the corner to head outside, Mr. Green bumps into them. Ari and Mr. Green exchange glances and Ari blushes. Mr. Green tries to compose himself, mumbles a greeting and quickly walks down the hall the opposite direction of the girls.
"Hmm," Jenn replies after her mind starts running through what just happened. "How old is Mr. Green?"
"I think he's 24," Ari replies, still flushed from the unexpected run in with Mr. Green.
"Oh my god. Tell me what happened! Did you kiss him?" She asks, very intrigued.
"Let's go to your car," Ari runs ahead of Jenn.
The girls walk to the car and get inside. Ari takes a few deep breaths and begins to explain what happened with Mr. Green. She can't believe she's telling anyone, but at the same time she's relieved that she can talk to someone about it. Jenn listens intently, wanting all the details. Her eyes are wide open as Ari explains that they did more than kiss in his office. Jenn has always thought Mr. Green was attractive, as did several girls in school, Ari not really being one of them. Jenn was jealous, but also really excited for Ari. When Ari was done telling her everything, including the end of the conversation before she left his office, Jenn was speechless. Eventually she spoke.
"I can't believe that. That's a fantasy come true. I'm so jealous of you Ari. So what are you going to do next time you see him? I mean alone that is."
"I don't know, Jenn. I'm not sure what came over me today, but I'm not like that. It just happened. And I really liked it, but I don't know if we should do it again. I don't even know if he would want to do it again," Ari looks down ashamed of herself.