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Fallon again? So, okay, she thought about him often,
worried about him, dreamed about him. It was time she
started thinking about someone else.
“Yes,” she said. “I’d like that, Chad. I’m free this
weekend.”
The bell rang, and they were just finishing making
plans when students started filtering into the classroom.
He covered her hand briefly with his, smiled and left.
Fiona sat there for a minute, wishing she could feel a
glow of anticipation. It took more than the usual effort
to concentrate on teaching the class.
Oddly enough, the second thing that happened was
right after that class, when Tabitha and Kelli stopped at
her desk on their way out.
They glanced at each other, somehow silently electing
Tabitha spokesperson. “We were thinking about Mr.
Fallon and the lodge. Some of us were talking about
how maybe we’d e-mail once in a while. If you have an
address for him.”
Her eyes narrowed. Now, why would they be asking
about John at this exact moment, when she’d just
accepted a date with another man? But she couldn’t
believe one had anything to do with the other—not in
their teen-centered world view—so after a moment she
concluded the timing really was just coincidental.
“Who is ‘some of you’?” she asked.
“Well…not Amy.”
No, of course not Amy.
But Dieter and even Erin. “We were, like, talking the
other day.”
Fiona wondered what had triggered the conversation.