Welcome to the A to Z Challenge! I am excited to share with you some meet cutes (and maybe some sexy scenes) throughout the month of April! Richard is going to be chiming in with a few of his characters from his Hallmark story, too! Here is the next installment, but stay tuned every day (except Sundays) this month for a short scene! Like and comment, and maybe I’ll continue the more popular stories in May!
– Jayden
“Can I ask you a question?”
“Of course,” I reply, not sure where this conversation is going.
“How often do you come here?” Here is the library.
“As often as I can,” I answer. I don’t work at the library, but sometimes I wish I could. I’m sure it’s not the way it actually is, but it feels like a nice, quiet job where you shelve books and very few people talk to you. I’m sure that’s not reality, and there are a lot of things I wouldn’t like, but it certainly seems ideal when I’ve had elementary school students yelling at me all day.
I am an elementary school teacher, teaching fourth grade, and my kids this year are a handful. So, as often as I can, I go to the library and sit in the peace and quiet. Of course, there are sometimes kids in the library, so I can’t always get away with that, but I do as often as I can.
The gentleman in front of me says, “I can see why. Surrounded by books, sitting in the quiet. I would want to spend every minute here if I could.”
“I do,” I say. “I’m sure I would miss the busyness of the classroom, though.”
“I’m sure,” he says. “I’m Quentin,” he says, offering me his hand. “I’m a substitute today.”
“Welcome, Quentin. I’m Quinn.”
“Q names!” he exclaims. “We’re a rare breed.”
“We are,” I agree. “Are you supposed to be subbing in the library today?” I ask. I hope the answer is yes because my hand in his is warm and I would love to spend thirty minutes sitting with him.
“No, but I’m on my lunch break, so I thought I would take a breather in here.”
“A man after my own heart,” I said with a smile.
“Well, Ms. Quinn, I am mighty glad to have met you today.”
Check out what’s going on with other A to Z Bloggers on the Master List, and come back all month long! Leave us a comment if you’re participating, and I promise to visit your blogs, too!
J R Vincente 