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“Why does this feel so much like last time? You rushing around trying to get ready to leave.”
“It’s not. I promise you,” she said going to him. “After this, there will be no more secrets between us. I promise.”
“What about your game on Tuesday?”
“I’ll be back,” she said not certain the school would want her to return or if they would fire her immediately. But this news would clear her name, so hopefully they would want her to stay.
“Please, trust me,” she said. “And when I return, we’ll sit down and talk. This is not a prank. This is real life and I’m going to kick it in the butt.”
She could see he was uncertain.
“All right, but I’m nervous. It just feels like déjà vu all over again,” he said.
“No, Zach, I want us to work. Believe me, I don’t like jumping out of bed with you and leaving. I wanted more. Just give me a little time,” she said, gazing at him and seeing his unease. But she had to get on the road right away. “I’ll get packed and drop you by your house on my way out of town.”
He nodded.
As she turned away, he pulled her back into his arms and kissed her. When they broke apart, he sighed. “Let’s not screw this up a second time,” he said. “I’ll be patiently waiting for your return.”
She smiled and caressed his cheek. “It’s going to be fine. I’ll call you and let you know what’s happening when I can.”
Slipping out of his arms, she ran and jumped in the shower.
Finally, everything was going to come out in the open and her name would be cleared. And those parents with the adultery signs would soon be asking for her forgiveness.
CHAPTER13
Monday morning dawned, and with a heavy heart, Zach went to school. Everything felt strange and surreal. And his heart was certain that once again, she’d jilted him for something he didn’t even understand.
This morning he received a text from her to have his television on at eleven o’clock to ESPN.
Had she lied and been offered a new contract? Or could this have anything to do with the team firing her?
Her girls had shown up at six a.m. this morning and done their workout without their coach being there. He’d been shocked. The superintendent must have let them into the gym.
It had been the best of weekends and the worst, all because they had reconnected. And yet once again, she was gone.
This time they had made their intentions clear and she promised him that soon, she would tell him what was going on, but that worried him.
And this morning when he walked into the gym, his clothes were lying on his desk and through the window, he could see Emily’s clothes were also in his office.
Someone knew what they’d done. And whoever it was, were they a good person or someone who would hang them out to dry?
Brian approached him. “Congratulations on the win Friday night.”
“Thanks,” he said, really not wanting to talk to the man. After he learned what the coach had planned for Emily, he wanted nothing to do with him.
“Look, I know you got upset with what we were going to do to Emily, but I wanted to let you know that someone spread a rumor about the two of you dancing around the statue on Saturday night. Is it true?”
Could he have been the one who retrieved their clothing? Zach had felt certain that the sheriff had picked up their clothes. They even spoke about donating them.
But they were lying neatly folded on his desk and so were Emily’s.
“Thanks for letting me know,” he said, neither confirming nor denying Brian’s question.
“Did you see anyone?” The man was still referring to him dancing around the statue.
“Yes,” he said. “I saw a great game on television Saturday night.”
