An off handed remark about Lush Stories by my psychiatrist led me to this site. I just had to find an outlet for this adventure somewhere besides talking to my $120 an hour near-retirement shrink, who’s obviously suffering from job burnout.
I am a forty-four year old school teacher who can’t believe how quickly her life can be turned upside down. My name is Teresa and I work at a Midwest suburban high school. My fourteen year second marriage is okay but I learned from my first attempt that ‘spectacular’ is only an illusion that lasts for a short time. We’re happy, but ‘steady’ is probably a better description. The last of the three kids from my first marriage is off to college and I was hoping the ‘empty nest’ syndrome might rekindle some of the spark of our once white-hot relationship but, sadly, he’s bogged down in a job that is very pressure-packed and the only thing keeping him going is the good money. I’m working just to keep from getting even more bored than I already am.
After reading a few of these stories on the site, I realize a description is almost mandatory, so here goes…
I am very athletic. I work out and stay fit, but I am not very competitive. Organized sports aren’t my thing. I’m Italian and dark featured with black hair (a strand or two of gray but I’ve avoided dye jobs so far, since my husband thinks it’s vain). I was fat as a teenager and finally lost a lot of weight in college and have been steadfast about keeping it off. I’m starting to worry about the onset of ‘turkey neck’ and semi-fallow boobs but so far (knock on wood) my exercise and diet have kept me trim and not bad looking for my age. I’m not at all matronly like some of my friends but would consider myself average looking. I have nice legs, smile, hips, boobs, but nothing spectacular.
Brad says my pouty mouth and my nipples are my best features. I try to wear padded bras to keep the later from sticking out at school in the event I wear something more shear in the warmer months. I’m a 34B if that matters to anyone reading this.
I can’t believe I’m doing this…
Anyway, here’s the story of how one gal went off the straight path and exited on the road to hell.
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Brad scheduled a one night stay (all he can afford to be away from the office) on a Friday at a bed and breakfast a few hours from our home and I was scheduled to leave immediately after the last bell and meet him there. So I had brought an extra set of clothes to school. After a few break-ins on the employee parking lot, I knew better than to leave them in the car so I stuck my overnight bag in my desk drawer. It was Senior Skip Day and I knew I could duck out a little early since I only teach seniors and the little brats wouldn’t be there but I had some work to prepare for the following week.
As it so happens I got into a little snit with my Department Head about a movie I wanted to show the kids. The discussion escalated into an argument and she intimated that maybe I’d be happier at another school in the district. She has had it in for me since I started teaching there. She was always showing up in blue jeans or Capri pants and pull-over tops and I always thought that if you want to be treated like a professional, you should dress like one. So I always came to school in a dress or business suit and I suppose she thought I was trying to show her up.
I was very upset and after splashing water on my face in the powder room, I returned to my classroom. I was crying a little but since there was no activity on my floor I knew no one would see me. I decided to just tidy up, get my things, and leave.
I guess I should back track here to a conversation I had with Brad a few weeks earlier. There was an item on CNN News about a thirty-something teacher who was arrested for having an affair with one of her students. Brad thought it was funny saying that it was an experience that the kid would never forget and to make the kid out as a ‘victim’ was ridiculous. Brad said, “He’ll be retelling this story in bars until he’s seventy.”
Anyway, I found myself waking from a dream a few nights later about having sex with one of my students but I couldn’t identify him. I hardly ever have sexy dreams. It was surreal and foggy but strangely compelling at the same time. I tried to imagine what it would be like for that gal that got arrested; how embarrassing. But did she on some level think it was worth it? Maybe a romp in the hay with a wiry nervous little stud would be good. I could imagine showing a virile teen a thing or two about how to please a woman. The next time I was making love with Brad, I found myself searching my brain for a student--even one from past years that I could fantasize was inside me, but even racking my brain I wasn’t able to come up with someone.
Brad’s okay in the sack but not particularly great. Since I consider myself no better than an ‘average’ lover, given my lack of sexual experiences prior to my first marriage, I never thought I had a right to complain about it. He’s not particularly well hung, he doesn’t last very long in me and he’s not particularly amorous or gentle. I figure we deserve each other. But I did think the fantasy helped the sex seem better that night. Maybe I’ll mentally tag onto some kid when Brad and I make love at the B & B and see if it helps me get more aroused. Anyway, back to the story.
It was Senior Skip Day and all my students were gone. In fact there was no one on the floor at all. So I walked back through my homeroom door feeling pretty sorry for myself about my confrontation with the department head and there were three students gathered around my desk rummaging through my overnight bag! I heard one of them say, “Damn, no purse! But here’s some clothes and some makeup and shit.” They were juniors up on our floor between classes looking for a place to hide out and smoke a joint or whatever.
I don’t know if my guard was down because my students were out of the building (or because I was rapidly considering the job change suggested by my bitchy boss), but I said the word I’ve never said in front of students before. As I stormed over to my desk, I said, “What the fuck do you think you’re doing?!”, as I snatched my sweater and a bra out of one of their hands.
“Whoa!! Ms. Delaney said ‘fuck’!! I got suspended for two weeks for using the ‘F’ word in Mr. Patrick’s class! Nice mouth! Actually, you do have a nice mouth??”
The other two started laughing that kind of chiding laughter because he had complimented an adult, like he was brown-nosing. As I stuffed my clothes back into my bag, blushing, I said, “I’m sorry, that was wrong, but you will not disrespect me or my things!”
“Well, it was your ‘things’ we were checking out, Ms. D. You see, Brenda told us that you had on a nice little number last week. She said you bent over to pick up a notebook before class and about five guys and gals saw you had on red panties. Brenda peeked between the buttons of your blouse and, sure enough, Ms. D., you had on a matching bra! We just wanted to see if you had those pretty undies in your bag.”
More derisive and nervous laughter from the other two didn’t fool me. These delinquents were probably in my room looking to steal my purse! And for them to be so bold in talking to a teacher like this, I figured I was right: they were probably high on pot. So Brenda helped out the boys with their mischief. I’ll have to talk to her about that next week.
“So, ‘Lady in Red’, do you have them on today?”
As the tall one moved toward me I reached for my purse on the desk. It had my alarm button and my mace spray in it. As I did, one of the other wise guys pushed my purse onto the floor, spilling its contents. I walked slowly around to the front of my desk and started to bend down to pick everything up but wisely thought the better of it. I shot daggers at the talker and stood tall in an attempt to defuse the situation. He motioned to one of the others with a nod to go stand watch at the door.
I told them, “Discipline for going through a teacher’s belongings is very severe. Are you three looking for a suspension?! Isn’t the fact that you are all eighteen and still juniors because you’ve all been held back enough punishment for you?” If you look scared, they never respect you, so I stared him right in the eye and put my fists on my hips. As I did I saw the guy to my left bend down to ‘peek’ between the buttons of my blouse. Just like their buddies had done last week.
“Nah, Marcus, she’s got on a white one today. Ha, Ha!”
In the innermost recesses of my brain, I thought to myself ‘Now I have a student to fantasize about when Brad is laying on me. And he has a name... Marcus.’ Could it be that I never settled on a fantasy student because I had ruled out all the black male students I’ve had? Was I secretly prejudiced? Would thinking about a black student when I’m with Brad make me more excited? Less?
I pushed that thought aside roughly with a shake as I tried to look authoritative. I dropped my arms and smoothing out my cream colored blouse to defend against lecherous teenaged eyes. I remembered the day I had on my pink bra and panties (they were not ‘red’!) and realized that the short punk who was trying to get a peek was right. I had on a white bra and camisole that day.
Do I sense my nipples getting tight? No, this can’t be! I’m scared for the first time in my twenty year teaching career. I can’t let them see anything poking through my top. That could further provoke these idiots. I may have to hope someone comes down the hall and breaks this up. I dare not bend down to pick up my purse. At the very least, they’ll be trying to get a peek at something… or worse? I think this skirt is long enough to keep wondering eyes from seeing too far up it if I do bend over but I have to keep them all in my sightline.
A cell phone rang but unfortunately it’s not mine. Marcus says, “Better get that, Jerard, but make it quick. Ms. D has threatened us with suspension. We have to, ah, negotiate a settlement with the ‘Lady in Red’ ‘cuz I think maybe Maurice here might be wrong about that color. He doesn’t have his glasses on, ya know?”
Then Marcus smiled at me… well not at me, but at my chest, which had started to heave a little as I tried to keep from hyperventilating. That has to be nerves, right? This rapid breathing!? Jerard moves down the row of desks and takes the call. The third kid was over by the door, closing it. I kept my eyes riveted on Marcus as he moved toward me, licking his lips as he eyed my chest. “Just a peek, Ms. D., to see if Maurice needs to get his eyes checked. Then we’ll go as long as you don’t report us.”