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“Thank you,” she said, taking a deep breath and walking toward her sentencing.
They would fire her, but she hoped that someone else would hear her story and agree to hire her either as a coach or a player.
Feeling like she was going to her execution, she knocked on the door and then walked inside.
Stunned, she saw Zach sitting there as well as Principal Townsend.
“Good morning, Miss Martin. Please have a seat,” the superintendent said, pointing to the chair next to Zach. “I trust you made it home safely.”
“Yes, sir,” she said, not wanting friendly chitchat, but rather for them to pull the gauntlet, chop her head off, and send her on her merry way.
“Zach and I watched the conference call yesterday morning,” the principal said. “It was quite distressing to see how you women were treated. I’m sorry for that.”
“Thank you,” she said.
“Yes, I had to look it up on the internet after Mr. Townsend contacted me. You’ve created quite a stir at the school, Miss Martin.”
“I’m sorry, sir. I was warned not to talk to anyone about the investigation my lawyer was conducting. I couldn’t tell you,” she said.
She shifted in her chair and glanced at Zach. “May I ask why Zach is here? He didn’t do anything wrong.”
They laughed.
“You two have stirred up more trouble in the last two months than any teachers we’ve ever had before. And yes, we know you dated in college. We didn’t know that when we hired you, Miss Martin, but after we became suspicious, we learned the truth.”
Zach tensed. “There’s nothing wrong with two people dating and then seeing each other again.”
The superintendent leaned back. “No, there’s not. And both of you are fine coaches. Miss Martin has led our girls to victory and I’m still hoping for a state championship. Zach, our boys’ team has done very well under you. I’m just sad to hear that you’re looking for a college team to coach.”
Emily’s head swiveled toward Zach. “Really?”
“Yes, I was going to tell you, but I haven’t had the chance. But I’ve had no offers, yet.”
She smiled at him. “You’ll be excellent as a college coach.”
The principal cleared his throat. “You two have played pranks on each other for the last two months. I also learned that Brian Finestein was behind the adulteress signs and planned on leaving you, Miss Martin, at the Cupid Bar and Grill to deal with the unhappy parents. His contract will not be renewed.”
“I’m sorry to hear that,” Emily said. “But I also had to remove him from my office once.”
The principal rolled his eyes. “You shouldn’t have been forced to do that.”
“After my first experience with a threatening man, I took classes on how to fight back. I will never accept someone harassing me again.”
The men were silent for a moment.
“So why are we here? Are you firing me?”
“No,” the superintendent said.
“We wanted to warn you both. You’re being watched. We know about the pranks. We also have it on good authority that you both ran around the Cupid statue. Did you know the students came out there to watch?” the principal shook his head. “I wish they would tear down that statue.”
The superintendent laughed. “That will never happen. They make too much money off the fines.”
“Look, the eyes of the nation are on Cupid schools. You are representing us and the pranks have to stop. The janitorial staff has complained about the Vaseline and the Saran Wrap. I don’t know what’s going on between you two, but you need to act like teachers who represent good, moral characters to our students.”
Zach sighed. “I take full responsibility. I’m the one who gave her a hard time from the moment she arrived. I’ve been a fool where she’s concerned and done some really stupid things. Blame it all on me.”
Emily was shocked. “No, I took part in the pranks as well.”
