Loving Derek

By Crystal Marie

Lillian Alexander is dealing with her first year of teaching at Garfield Middle school. Her mentor is Derek Chain, a handsome arrogant man who will make her life a living hell. Lillian will encounter new friendships, heartache, and new romances during her first year of teaching. When Lillian has realized nothing can occur between her and sexy Mr. Chain she decides to move on yet every time she tries, Mr. Chain seems to find a way to intervene. What will Lillian's first year of teaching be like with no love interest and a crazy cousin who seems to believe she's God's gift to earth and decides she wants to spend time with her loving cousin?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Crystal Marie
• Release date: Jan 11, 2014
• ISBN: 9781311638281

Crystal Marie

I Graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio with a Bachelors of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies. I love to read, travel, and come up with stories. Creating new stories is great because I have a head start into what the ending will be before anyone else.

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Loving Derek

Crystal Marie

Copyright Crystal Marie 2010

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations and events described in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead is purely coincidental. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means without prior written permission of the author.

Loving Derek © Crystal Marie 2013. All rights reserved

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This book is dedicated to everyone who believed in me, especially my family. Thank you for your emotional and moral support. You’re the best, Thank you for never giving up on me.

Loving Derek

Chapter 1

So you’re probably wondering why I am here talking about myself? First let me tell you who I am. My name is Lillian Alexander, and my story began on the day I began working as a teacher at Garfield Middle School in Prescott Arizona. A year round school, whose first day of school started in May. I was excited to begin my first year teaching my middle school students. Everything was going great the principal Mrs. Bain was wonderful she was an older woman very encouraging. She told me my mentor teacher would be Mr. Chain. I imagined an older man with loads of experience teaching Language Arts.

When she introduced me to Mr. Chain that first day I was completely tongue tied when I almost ran into a muscled 6’3 man with stunning Hazel eyes, tanned skin, and dark brown hair. She told him that we would be working together this school year and that she expected great things from us this school year. I couldn’t say anything to save my life so I simply nodded and smiled. Once Mrs. Bain left, Mr. Chain turns towards me with a smirk on his face looks me up and down then simply tells me not to bother him unless I am a complete idiot and can’t handle teaching. The only advice he would be giving me would be to do my job and do it well. After that, he turned around and walked across the hallway right in front of me. I simply stood there like a fish out of water wondering what the hell I did to piss him off. He seemed like such a nice man so much for him thinking I looked pretty. I am like every average women 5’4 brown hair, brown eyes, ivory skin with freckles, and lets not forget my retro glasses. So I figured fuck him who needs him I do that’s who the rest of my day passed by in a blur.

My students were great a few of them wanted to know my age so I told them I was 24 and had just finished the University a few months before. That I would not only be teaching them, but I would also be learning from them. The rest of the day went by fast. The next thing I knew it was the end of the day and we were going to the staff meeting. Mrs. Bain wanted to welcome us all to the school and introduce the new staff members myself included. I got to meet the rest of the staff members who were mostly women with a few men including Mr. Chain. When I turned to Mr. Chain I noticed he was looking at me and had a smirk on his face, I immediately turned the other way. No way in hell would I let the supercilious man know he got to me. The rest of the week went by in a blur and I was excited to meet my girlfriends at the club I needed to unwind from having to deal with the arrogant ass.

We went to a club in Phoenix, so I wouldn’t bump into any of my student’s parents. We went to Club Electric, which was a nice club that played top hits as well as a few oldies, which I loved to hear even though they were before my time. I hadn’t been to that particular club. When we arrived we didn’t even have to wait in line since my friends knew the bouncer he let us in. We paid our fees and hit the first floor since this club has three different floors each playing a different song depending on what you wanted to hear. That’s what made it so popular it had a little something for everyone. So there I was shaking my thing in my short red sexy dress and my sexy heels, dancing with my girls. When I turn around lo and behold I see the arrogant asshole a few people down looking sexy as sin. So I did the most logical thing I could, I panicked and ran into my friend Lacy when she was walking back with our friends with drinks. She didn’t spill the drinks thank goodness so I drank my tequila shot in one swallow.

I needed to get away as fast as possible, my friends being who they were knew something was up and asked me I simply said I saw someone I didn’t like and that was enough said. We began moving when some random ass grabs my butt squeezes me and then starts rubbing himself all over me. I kept trying to get his slimy hands off of me, but he wasn’t getting the hint. When all of a sudden I no longer felt him touching me, when I turn around to slap him I see Mr. Chain standing them with clenched fists and I turn to look at the asshole whom now has a bloody nose and is cussing him out. All Mr. Chain does is look at me and then with a smirk he asks me if I am okay. I simply tell him yes and thanks while the asshole is still there pissed as hell. All Mr. Chain tells the dick head is to leave before he gets a busted lip as well; the guy actually takes in all of Mr. Chain and knows he will beat his ass since he’s at least a head taller and about 50 pounds more in muscle. When the dick head finally leaves Mr. Chain turns to me and I tell him thank you. He simply stares at me for what seems like an eternity then walks away. I walk towards my friends who ask me who the hottie is and I tell them I work with him. Then they have the nerve to ask me if he’s seeing anyone, while I may think he’s an ass I don’t want to see any of my friends date him I think that would kill me and I don’t know why.

Monday morning I am ready for the day I have my coffee in one hand and my bag and lunch in the other. When I walk into the building the principal greets me since that’s her daily routine she greets all of the students as well as the teachers. I always arrive early, so there are only a few students in the building who are heading towards the cafeteria since their not allowed in the halls until classes begin. When I am outside of my class getting ready to unlock the door I see Mr. Sexy walking by he actually greets me. I am so shocked that I’m left opened mouthed and simply nod my head. I feel like such an idiot and my face is beet red from embarrassment. When I’m in my class I go directly to my desk and set my stuff down when I turn around I see Mr. Chain in my class. He can tell I am shocked from the look because he looks a little embarrassed.

When I open my mouth to ask him if he needs anything he simply says I’m sorry even more shocked I ask him for what and he responds for the way he treated me when I first met him. He told me he was having a bad day, but that was no excuse for his attitude towards me. All I say is don’t worry about it. Still wondering what his objective is I ask him why he helped me at the club and he smirks again and says

I saw that you didn’t have a handle on the situation and decided to intervene I can’t have my head student not showing up to work on Monday."

I’m not your student you may be my work mentor because this is my first year teaching but make no mistake I know what I’m doing. Don’t ever call me your student again. I haven’t been a student since I graduated from school.

Oh! You are a student since you still have a lot to learn, but don’t worry I’ll be keeping a close eye on you to make sure you stay in line.

With that he walks away and heads towards his class. I’m left standing there like an idiot and wonder what the hell just happened with the arrogant jerk from last week to this semi-jerk.

The next three classes go by fast since it’s a Monday my students are getting used to being back in class and are doing there spelling words for the week as well as reading the story we’re working on this week. When it’s finally my lunchtime at noon, I go into the teachers’ lounge and wouldn’t you know it Mr. Chain is in there. This wouldn’t be a big deal if it weren’t for the fact that he is never in the teachers’ lounge when I am here. So I go and sit at an empty chair. When all of a sudden I hear a chair move and then he’s sitting right in front of me. He looks at me and then tells me he wants to be my friend and that starts with him eating lunch with me. He then proceeds to eat one of my grapes from my lunch bag. I am not one of those girls who eat only salads but I do eat my fruits and veggies. So we actually spent the rest of lunch actually having a fun time. I learned a lot about Derek, such as him being originally from Long Beach California, but being raised in Prescott. He is the oldest from his siblings and he had two sisters and one brother. I felt that I was going to have a great year having such eye candy and an arrogant Lead teacher to work with.

Chapter 2

Mr. Chain became a great friend throughout the school year. While I was prepared to teach I was unprepared for how emotional some situations can be with some of my students. I wish I could adopt all of the ones’ who have a lousy home life. Mr. Chain who I learned is actually Derek Chain was a great person to seek advice from. A month into school Mr. Brand had a heart attack and had to enter an early retirement due to the stress of teaching students math. We only had a sub for a week when Mr. Sexy came to town his name is Tom Johnson and he’s almost as good looking as Derek. He’s around 5’11 and has blonde hair with green eyes and gorgeous dimples. When I met him I could tell he found me attractive because he had a smirk on his face and looked me up from head to toe. When we were at our weekly staff meeting, he was sitting next to me and we were talking and flirting.

When Mr. Chain came and sat down right next to me, and told me that we had to sit down with staff members that taught the same subject so that we could discuss how the year was going. Since he was the head of the Language Arts department, we had to move from the table so that we could all fit and talk all six of us. I found it odd that he wouldn’t leave until I got up then he gave Mr. Johnson a weird look, which looked like jealously but I know I was just seeing things. So before I left I told Tom I would see him around and that I would gladly go to get a cup of coffee with him when the meeting was over. Derek didn’t seem too happy because his face was beet red when we had the meeting. He seemed to be repeating himself over and over again while everyone else was done; we were the only ones who were still there.

He seemed to not want to go home which was fine with me because I got to spend more time with him. Mrs. Lenny seemed to be fed up with being the last in the meeting and told him that she felt we were done and were ready to head home. Derek didn’t seem to want to end the meeting but saw he had no choice.