Danielle

What the hell was he doing here?

I walked out of the coffee shop and knew that Mack was going to be right behind me. I also knew that he didn’t have an appointment in town. He didn’t even live here anymore. Everyone knew that he had moved to the big city. I’d heard a lot about him and how successful he was, but no one knew how or why. It told me that Mack was most likely back to his old ways and with him, there really was no telling what he was doing for money now.

“Danny, wait up!”

I sighed to myself and turned around to face him. He hadn’t let me get too far out of the coffee shop and I wanted to know what was so important that he had tracked me down. I didn’t even want to think about how he had done it.

“What Mack? I’ve got to get to work.”

“The school doesn’t open for another hour.”

I ignored the fact that he knew that as well. Mack had always been a fan of gathering information. After our first date together, he had seemed to know everything about me. This time around, I still wasn’t sure how he knew what he knew.

“Yeah, well I have papers to grade.”

“Then I will walk with you.”

“How do you know I don’t drive?”

He had a guilty look on his face. “My car is right here if you want a ride instead. Those heels look kind of tall for a school teacher and not very comfortable.”

“What about your appointment that has you in the area Mack?”

He grinned and I wondered if he was going to admit what it was that he was doing. I knew that he was there because I got my coffee here. There was never any telling where he got his intel. He’d always been this way and I didn’t want to pretend like this was a chance meeting. Nothing with Mack was by chance, absolutely nothing.

“Come on Danny. You know there isn’t an appointment.”

“Well at least you’re finally telling the truth. So if you’re not here for an appointment, what do you want? You’re here for me, so here I am.”

“You don’t make things easy, do you?”

“For you, no. You always had things too easy. Looks like you’ve found another gig that pays a little more than selling hits of acid to the locals.”

His grin was a little bigger and he was starting to look like the cat that ate the canary. I knew then that I was in trouble, more than before. He was going to stick around until he got what he wanted. I just needed to find out what it was he was aiming for.

“I do all right. You never did care about money though, so I won’t mention how well.”

“Thanks for sparing me.”

We passed by a short, black limo and he asked me if I was sure that I wanted a ride or not.

“This is what you’re driving?”

“Well I don’t drive, but Ernest is one of the best and he will take us wherever you want to go.”

“Not trying to impress me huh?”

Mack was quiet for a minute as he walked with me. The school was a couple of blocks away and I always walked because it was a great way to wake up and it gave me time to drink half of the coffee that was going to be my lifeline throughout the day.

“I never was good at impressing you out of the bedroom Danny. That’s why I had to keep you in bed all of the time.”

His was using my nickname and talking about the past so that I would remember the good times. I’d never forgotten them, but it was making them stronger in my mind and I hated that his method was working.

“Was that the reason? I always thought you were just always horny. Your dick stayed hard even when you were sleeping.”

“It still does when I think of you. Ever since the reunion, you’re all I can think about.”

It sounded good, but I wasn’t sure if he was telling the truth or not. I knew that he missed me, how could he not, but I wasn’t sure if he was being a bit much or not. He hadn’t missed me that much or he could have found me before now. Why wait so long?

“How is it that we’ve only been talking five minutes and we’re already talking about your wiener?”

He laughed. “I forgot that you called it that.”

“What do you call it now?”

His face was getting a little red and it was almost worth the ambush that I didn’t see coming. I had never seen him get embarrassed before and I loved every minute of it. How could I not? He was sexy as hell and when he was blushing, there was no stopping how handsome he was. He had my mind thinking about all sorts of things and damn it, I know that was what he wanted the whole time. I don’t know how, but Mack always seemed to get his way. It was a trait that used to drive me crazy and this wasn’t any different.

“I don’t call it anything.”

“Well it’s a shame. It deserves a name.”

“God, I really have missed you Danny.”

He stopped me with a hand on my shoulder and then leaned in for another kiss.

“One kiss. Remember?”

“That was the other day. Now I know that there is something between us, so I don’t have to prove anything.”

“You always were sure of yourself.”

“When it came to you I was Danny. I always just knew with you and that hasn’t changed. A lot has changed over time, but that spark is still there and that’s all I needed to know.”

“Well I wouldn’t be so sure Mack. Things are a lot different.”

“Then kiss me and prove that what I’m saying isn’t true.”

It was a challenge, one that I should have taken him up on, but I wasn’t sure that he wasn’t right. I could still feel the tingle on my lips where he had kissed me before. I started to lean in and I was so close when I heard my name being called.

“Miss. Smith.”

It was the soft, high-pitched voice of one of my students and I could tell that she was close to seeing a kiss. She was waiting for it and I smiled at the parent and mom. We weren’t far from the school now. It was too close and I didn’t want to get caught by one of my students kissing Mack or anyone else. It wasn’t professional.

“Nice to see you Julie. I will see you in class.”

“Is this your boyfriend?”

I looked to Mack and he had that huge smile on his face again. “No Julie. He’s just a friend.”

It looked like Mack liked being called my friend and introduced that way about as much as I did. Not very much at all. That was enough to make my day and make his impromptu walk to work worth it. It was all worth it just to see the look on his face.