“That’s it class. You really want to sink down into your knees and feel that squat position as we shift from Warrior One to Warrior Two. I know it burns but that is the signs from your body that the muscle is working. You have to give that muscle a test and force it to submit.”

Teegan squatted further into her pose showing the class how it was done, remembering the new things she’d learned from Siri during the retreat. If she could help at least one of her students attain a higher level then she felt that her job was really worthwhile.

She was excited to get back to teaching, thankful to be back in her normal life, and back to her normal routing. It had been almost a week since she’d left Cort and come back. She was starting to feel like everything was going to be ok.

Ellie had actually done a great job filling in with the class and adhering to her instructions. Teegan knew she could count on he friend, but even still she’d been nervous. But there was no way she was about to turn down that once in a lifetime opportunity that had turned out to be life changing.

But she missed Cort terribly. Every waking moment was spent thinking about him, even when she was doing something else. She kept imagining he was right with her, holding her, talking to her. Oh, she could hear his sweet, masculine voice whispering in her ear and telling her how much she meant to him.

She’d blown it. Teegan reminded herself constantly that she’d left the best thing that had ever happened to her because she was afraid. She should have realized that as long as she was with Cort then nothing else mattered and there was nothing she couldn’t accomplish.

He’d emailed her a few times, but she’d been too scared, too embarrassed maybe to even write back. It was pathetic behavior and she felt deep shame about it. What in the world was wrong with her?

“Ok, class. I want to thank you all for you hard work today. I think we made some real progress and I will see you next time.”

Teegan watched her class pack up their things and start to head out. She’d just noticed it was time to wrap things up and it couldn’t have come at a better time. Another couple of minutes of feeling sorry for herself and the whole class might have watched her have a bit of a meltdown.

She hadn’t really thought about Cort that intensely for a few days. She had to speak with him. He had to know how she felt.

Teegan was grabbing her water bottle and her coat off her desk when she saw a figure in the back who was not moving. He was just standing there with a smile on his handsome face and watching her.

She had to do a double take to make sure she wasn’t dreaming. But she wasn’t. It was really him.

Cort was standing in the back of the classroom.

It was like a dream but he was right there in the flesh. Her last student waved goodbye to her but Teegan barely registered it. It was just she and Cort standing in the empty classroom now and she was walking towards him. It felt like she was floating, her legs barely moving.

“Hey, there,” Cort said. “I was in the neighborhood, so I thought I’d drop by.”

Teegan let the tears roll from her eyes as she wrapped her arms around him. Cort planted his lips on hers, holding her closely, mingling his warmth with hers.

“Are you really here?” Teegan sobbed.

“Yes. Baby I’m right here,” Cort said.

“I can’t believe it,” she said. “How…?”

“I had to see you. Listen, the Parliament reconsidered. They ruled on everything again. I’m going to be King. No matter what I am going to be King. As soon as they told me that I realized the one person in all the world I want to share this celebration with was in San Diego. So I hopped on a plane immediately and here I am.”

Teegan kissed him hard on the mouth as he lifted her up in the air. She had never been happier for another person than she was right at that instant. It was like everything she’d been worried about with them and becoming Queen—it was all gone. It all seemed so silly now. All that mattered was the two of them being together.

“Well, I guess we have to celebrate properly,” Teegan said.

She quickly ran to the door, locked it and walked back towards the center of the room stripping her clothes off all the way.

“I guess it’s time for my second Yoga lesson,” Cort said. “Let’s see if I’ve improved.”

Teegan ran to him.