"Carla, could you repeat to me the quadratic equation please?"
Mr Potter woke my from my daydreaming. "Could math be any more boring!?" I thought to myself. "Pardon me, Sir?"
"Carla, you've just earned yourself a half-hour detention. Be here after the final bell, please."
"I'm sorry, Mr Potter, really, I am, but I have an appointment right after school, and I can't miss it."
"Well, whoever you're meeting will have to wait. I'll sign a note myself. Don't worry." His look was stern.
"Dammit", I thought, "Concentrate, Carla, look like you're at least half-interested."
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I thought the school day would never end. Finally, I was let out of detention. Of all days, he chose Wednesday to give detention! Sheesh!
I walked faster than ever over to the Tomlin residence. I wanted as much time as possible and I was already nearly an hour late.
I rang the doorbell and Steve answered the door. "Carla! You're late! What happened? I was beginning to worry!"
"Sorry, Steve! I got detention... can you believe it!?"
"OK, well, no use, it's already late, come on in."
On Wednesdays, the Tomlin kids got picked up from school, were brought to piano lessons, then to dinner at some random fast-food joint and then to soccer practice. Mr Tomlin got home too late, so his wife, Tara had to do it all; she didn't seem to mind, though, she probably enjoyed the time with her three children.
I knew this family because I had babysat for the Tomlin ever since, Thomas, the eldest child was a wee baby. Things had started between Steve and I when Thomas was about three. Tara had been away on business and Steve had a work-related emergency, so he called me over on a Thursday evening to babysit the baby. Not being able to resist the extra cash, I went over.
When Steve had arrived back home, sleepy but horny. One thing had led to another and we wound up having sex on the couch, his and his wife's bed and finally in the shower.