“This ring belonged to my Dad, it’s even got his
initials in it,” Bo whispered, as he caught Kate staring. Kate nodded as if uninterested, but she was
dying to know if it was now HIS wedding ring or if this meant he was not
married. She would have to find out,
soon.
Lunch time came and the class was free to eat wherever
they wanted as long as they made it back within the next hour. Kate was excited to eat at her favorite
Mexican food place nearby and mentioned it in passing to Bo. She secretly hoped he would end up at the
same restaurant, but an hour later, they both returned to the class
separately. It would have been nice if they
had been able to slip away and have a flirtatious lunch that would lead to
perhaps drinks later.
Kate was brought back down to earth by the sound of
the teacher starting class. Three and a
half more hours left of day one and Kate was ready for a nap, but looked
forward to her afternoon next to Bo.
Bo found little ways to get Kate’s attention and make
her smile. He made subtle innuendos that
were not so innocent and certainly not something a married man should be doing. There was even a point where their hands
brushed against one another, leading both of them to blush.
Kate fantasized about all of the possibilities that
this 4 day class, at a hotel, could bring.
Unfortunately, the hotel was local to all of them, so there was no need
to stay the night. Unless…..
Unless, after class, Bo hands her a room key and
suggestively invites her up to his room.
Or, he leans over, and whispers in her ear, “I want you!” and they sneak
out to the lobby and duck into a stairwell.
The fantasies must have gone on for a while, because Kate had no idea
the class was wrapping up.
As they walked out, down the stairs and to the parking
lot, they casually talked about their children, with no mention of
spouses. As they reached the outside,
they parted ways with a wave and a “See you tomorrow”, in unison.
“Damn!” was all Kate could think. This was nothing like her fantasies.
Later that evening, she decided to do a little
internet stalking and attempted to find out more about Bo. Because Bo announced that he was a semi-professional
race car driver, she figured there would be no problem finding him on the web,
even only knowing his first name. After
an hour, Kate realized it was not as easy as she had hoped. She racked her brain, trying to remember
where he said that he worked. It was a
big building down town, but that was all she knew. Next, she started searching for high school
baseball teams.
She felt a little guilty
and much like a pervert, however, Bo had mentioned that he was a volunteer
coach at one of the area high schools.
How hard could it be to go to each sight and look at team photos, read
stories, etc. Surely, they would mention
him and she would discover his last name.
No such luck! Kate giggled at the
thought of how she would appear to her friends if they ever found out about her
stalking skills. Not to mention how her
ex-husband would feel if he knew she was pining over a married man. After all, his infidelities within their
marriage were hardly acceptable.
The morning was approaching quickly and Kate decided
to end her pursuit. She would have to
find out more about Bo tomorrow. Then
she had a terrible thought, “What if we don’t get to sit by each other
tomorrow?” Kate asked the question aloud, but knew that she would do everything
in her power to spend more time with him, even if she had to get to class
early.
Stay tuned for more of the short story, Heading For Trouble©, Written by Jennifer Dorsett.
