Chapter 12

"Hey, cheer up Tills. Exams have finished and we really need to start celebrating now" said Maddie as she sat with Tilly, Ruby and Esther by the fountain in the Village. "Come one lets go out, I still have money left over from my dad" said Maddie as she stood up and walked to Tilly holding out her hands to gesture to help pull her friend to her feet. "Yeah, I'll be up for that" said Ruby with a huge smile, finally thinking that she had been accepted by her idol Maddie. Ruby was stood near the pathway linked arm in arm with Esther. "Oh that's, right you have studying to do don't you" Maddie shot at Esther followed by a scowling look and a slight smirk as her and Tilly brushed past the two younger females. Tilly followed Maddie's lead, after all she had been feeling guilty for spending so much time away from her friend while being distracted by Jen. This was the reason she had left Jen's art room earlier that day. She had received a call from Maddie and she was beckoned to meet her blonde haired best friend.
She had headed home to shower and change, not really wanting to wash away the scent of Jen from herself or from her clothing but the thought of seeing Jen later that evening was good enough and for now and she had to concentrate on her friend. She had thought that she could spend a short time with her before returning her attention to a certain teacher, however this was not turning out how she had planned and she desperately tried to think of excuses to leave to secretly meet with Jen, who strangely enough had not contacted Tilly. Tilly thought that she would've at least of heard from Jen by now.
"You coming Rubes?" said Maddie and she linked her arm through Ruby's, breaking her connection with Esther. "I'll see you later" smiled Ruby to Esther as she walked away arm in arm with Maddie in the middle and Tilly on the other side. Maddie was feeling quite pleased with herself having pulled Ruby from Esther, this was her kind of revenge against Esther as she still had not forgiven her for upsetting Tilly and spreading the so called rumours about Tilly and Miss Gilmore at the college open day. Maddie could tell that Esther still had feelings for Tilly and she wondered if Tilly had feelings for Esther too as she had been speaking to her and offered her some chewing gum while they were eating their Pizza just an hour or so ago.

The three girls walked through the Village and were heading into town. This was going to be a night clubbing and Maddie was really excited and was a little sick already of Ruby but secretly quite liked knowing she was in constant owe of her. At least she had her best friend Tilly with her.
"Tils, who are you expecting a call from? You have had your phone glued to your hand all afternoon?" "Ugh, oh, no one just expecting a text" replied Tilly who had been staring at the phone longing for it to ring with a message from Jen. "Ooh, do you have a secret girlfriend" butted in Ruby with an over enthusiastic smile. "No. I don't have a girlfriend" snapped Tilly. Her voice cutting the laughter between the girls causing Maddie to stop dead in her tracks and both Tilly and Ruby jolted forward a little as they were pulled back by Maddie's stance. "Tils, what's gotten into you lately? You've been so distracted. I thought it was the exams, but clearly not! You're up for tonight aren't you, I really need this!" questioned Maddie.
Tilly turned around to look back at Maddie and Ruby. "Um yeah of course, why wouldn't I be?" replied Tilly in a soft disappointed voice. She tried her very best to be enthusiastic and even faked a smile, but it was no use, she didn't want to go out with Maddie and Ruby, she wanted to be with Jen.
Tilly stood pretending to listen to Maddie rant on about how distant she had been lately with her and Ruby muttering, all the while the sound of Maddie's voice was muffled and echoing in the background as Tilly's concentration drifted to a figure walking on the opposite side of the road to where they stood. Her eyes followed the woman and she watched her in slow motion as the woman took long, slow strides walking on the pavement. The figure swung her arms as she walked and her bag made what seemed like a loud 'whooshing' noise each time it grazed the woman's leg. The bangles on the woman's arms knocked and rattled together with each movement and Tilly stood in silence watching as the figure walked and returned the stare back at her. Her hair blowing gently with the breeze as the wind picked up and rattled the leaves on the trees above the woman. The slow motion of the moment seemed to last forever and Tilly had almost completely turned around following as the woman past by them and continued on her way. Tilly turned her attention to face Maddie and Ruby as she pulled her phone to her face in both hands and began typing a text message. "Tils, did you even hear what I said?" Snapped Maddie as she had finished her rant and paused to allow Tilly to respond. "Probs not, she was too busy gawping at that art teacher who just walked past" giggled Ruby. "Sorry, something's come up. I gotta go." Spoke Tilly and with her face down and eyes glued to her phone she turned and headed away from the Village leaving Maddie and Ruby standing on the pavement speechless. "We can still go though right?" Ruby asked with hope in her voice. "Just go home Rubes" huffed Maddie and she walked past Ruby and headed for home.

Tilly's pace sped up. She was walking along the route Jen would have took just a few minutes before after she had walked past on the opposite side of the road. Tilly was confused, Jen had seen her, made eye contact with her but had still ignored her, not even a smile or even a text. This was very unusual and Tilly needed to find Jen before she reached her house. Tilly of course hoping that Jen hadn't made it home yet as she would not be able to explain why she was following the teacher, it was not as if she could just knock on the door of Diane's house and ask to speak with Jen.
Frantically searching and looking to each direction while walking along the pavement, getting closer to Jen's street, she continued her text that he had started to type. 'Hey, Where'd you go? I'm looking for you. Can we meet? I need to see you. xx' She pressed send and continued to search for Jen while walking. Her heart stopped as she came to Jen's terraced street and saw the front door to Diane's close. She was too late, she had missed her. Jen had reached her house and entered.
Tilly lingered at the end of the row of terraced houses for a few minutes, waiting for a response from her text and hoping that Jen would reappear from the front door.
After fifteen minutes or so, Tilly stood up from resting on a wall and sulked her way home. She had text Jen again to say she was outside but still she did not have a reply. She walked slowly and still clutching her phone in her hand. Her head lowered and her eyes followed the movements of her shoes as she walked home.

Jen finally managed to get away from the mind numbingly friendly yet awkward conversation from Diane and headed to her room upstairs. She was so tired and just wanted to lie down. She was being polite listening to Diane but she was still a little annoyed at her for her questioning her about Tilly earlier at college. She had thought for a moment that Diane knew more about their relationship but managed to brush off the thought and reassure Diane that nothing was going on between the teacher and student.
Having entered her room and closing the door behind her, Jen threw her bag onto her dresser and allowed her whole body to drop onto her bed. She was so tired, not only from college today but from the past twenty-four hours and the events of the evening and the early morning with Tilly the night before.
She turned over onto her front on her bed to gently lay her face onto her pillow and slid a arm to rest under the pillows and she repositioned her legs so that one knee was bent and curled in by her waist while the other leg remained stretched out dead straight. Her free hand now rested on top of her pillow by her face. She traced the blue and white flower patterns of her pillow case with her forefinger and she used this time to think about Tilly. She mentally re-read the words on the note that had been left for her, over and over again. As the thoughts of Tilly continued, Jen felt her eyelids become heavy. She allowed herself to rest as her body was clearly telling her that she needed it and she drifted into a deep sleep where a certain red headed student by the name of Tilly, crept into her dreams.

Tilly had made it home. Skulking through the front door, hooking her bag over the banister and holding her phone she walked up to her bedroom. The house was empty due to her parents being out for dinner at their friends house which they had informed her when she returned home earlier that afternoon to shower and change before meeting maddie.
She entered her room and removed her blue and white chequered coat. She flopped onto her bed facing the ceiling and brought her phone to her face. She still had not heard from Jen and was beginning to panic. She thought about the words she had put in the note and thought about them, desperately trying to think of how Jen may have inturpretated them. She pulled out her blue diary from her bedside table and began flicking through the pages. She re-read all the days and notes she had made since the first day of meeting Jen back at the art exhibition she had organised at College Coffee. Since meeting the teacher, Tilly had expressed her emotions on paper, she was glad she did. Reading the entries, she relived all of the feelings she incurred being around Jen. She recalled happy moments like the first kiss on the beach, and then recalled the sad moments when she had found out that Jen was her new art teacher and all the torment she felt through Jen's mixed signals at college.

She sat upright and leant her back against her headboard. She moved her knees up and reached for a pen from her other bedside table. She opened a new page and began to write on the blank white lined notebook the entry from the past twenty-four hours with the teacher from waiting for her by the arch in the village, messing around on the beach playing with the blanket, the kiss, the pictures, watching the sun setting, spending the night on the beech with the teacher and then the events from today in the dark room.
After some hours of writing every memory down in her joined blue handwriting, Tilly recalled the intimate moment with her teacher from that afternoon. She relived every moan the teacher made, remembered every curve of the teachers body she had touched, relived the feeling of being inside of Jen and felt the feeling of making her climax. It sent a chil through her spine. The thought alone was enough to turn Tilly on. She closed her eyes and bit her bottom lip taking in the memory. She needed to hear from Jen, she wanted her.
She reached for her phone which had been carefully positioned by her side on her bed since arriving home. She brought up a new screen and text 'Jen, I need you. I want you. I can't feel your body and I hate it. I'm going crazy for you. Call me. I love you. xx' Tilly pressed send after pausing for a split second. She thought it had been too much and a little forward, but she was feeling horny for her teacher and she didn't really care, she just wanted to hear from Jen.

Hearing a buzzing sound, Jen began to come around from her sleep. She hadn't realised she had slept for so long, but was happy after having a lovely dream about her and Tilly being away on holiday together.
She sleepily lifted her head from her pillow and tried to focus on reality. She heard the buzzing again from her dresser and she slowly moved her arms out from under her pillows while trying to turn over onto her back. She laid there for a few seconds looking at the ceiling and allowing her flickering eyes to take in the surroundings of her bedroom. She used her locked arms as support as she pulled herself up and swivelled around on top of her duvet to hang her knees over the edge of the bed. Jen let out a yawn and stretched her arms above her head. She was finally awake.
She moved from her bed to her dresser opening her bag searching for her vibrating phone. She had just remembered that she had put it on silent while in college when she was having lunch with Diane.
Jen unlocked her phone, the password still being Tilly, and began scrolling through the texts she had received, all of which were from Tilly. She read the final message from Tilly saying that she needed her which was only sent a few moments ago. Jen stood up, grabbed her keys and bag from her dresser and headed out the door.
Reaching the open plan living area of the lower ground floor, she was greeting by Diane and Sinead in the lounge. "Hiya Jen, where are you off in a hurry?" smiled Diane. "Um just out to see a friend." Replied Jen, making her way to the front door. "I don't know when I'll be back. Have a good night" and with that she was out of the door, onto the street and getting into her jeep.
"She's been acting well odd lately" piped up Sinead making sure that the door had closed. "I think she's seeing someone, got some fancy girl on the go". "Do you think so?" asked Diane looking to the door and thinking that maybe Sinead was right and in fact Jen was seeing someone. It would explain things and it all started to make sense now. Diane smiled to Sinead to brush off the thought but she continued to be suspicious of Jen and Tilly's behaviour around college. It was beginning to all fit into place and Diane was beginning to twig.

Tilly was still in her room. She had finished her diary entry and replaced it on the dresser side. She had put on her iPod on shuffle and it seemed to somehow be reading her mind and creating a playlist which mirrored her thoughts and mood for Jen. She was still desperately clutching onto her phone, waiting in anticipation for it to chime with a message from Jen. Memories of their passionate moments together still flashing through her mind and she really was craving the touch of Jen.
The door bell rang and she ignored it. As she sat there on the bed she thought it would've been Maddie and really did not want to face her right now, not while she was enjoying her memories of Jen. She also played out scenarios in her head of what she wanted to do to the teacher and she felt herself go red. She was turned on and needed the release. She slid down the bed slightly, no longer sitting up. She could feel her body calling for the touch, she felt the tingling sensation in her lower area and felt the burning from within as her mind returned to thoughts of Jen. He hand slowly made its way down her own body. She reached the edge of her skirt and paused for a briefe moment. It was too much. She closed her eyes and relived her memories of Jen. Her hand moved under her skirt and down inside her underwear. She outstretched her fingers and pressed them until she felt the hot silky liquid as she began to pleasure herself.
The door bell rang again. Huffing to herself and feeling frustrated at being disturbed, Tilly got up from her bed and moved to her window for a sneaky peek to whom was at the door. She parted the curtains slowly and her heart jumped to her throat at seeing Jen walk along her garden path heading back to her car which was parked on the opposite side of the street from Tilly's house in clear shot.

Tilly ran across her room and headed for the stairs. She raced down them two at a time holding onto the banister either side for support. Her feet could not take her to the front door fast enough.
She reached the door and sprung it open. She ran into the front garden, along the pathway and shouted for Jen. Jen had just reached her car and turn to see Tilly sprinting towards her. A smile spread across her face and Tilly flew her arms around her neck and hugged her. She hugged her like she had not seen her in years. Jen retuned the hug and wrapped her arms around the back of the girl who was on tip-toes. Tilly hadn't even realised that she had run out of the house with no shoes on, she just wanted Jen.
They pulled apart and Tilly couldn't resist. She leant in and kissed Jen on the lips. Jen was a little taken aback by the teens public display of affection but was drawn into the passionate kiss and relished it.
They once again parted and Tilly spoke "I missed you and I didn't hear from you. Let's go inside". Without giving Jen time to react, Tilly pulled Jen by the hand back along the garden path and to her front door. Once inside the front door, Jen spoke "Tilly, I got your note. Can we talk?" "No, we can talk later. Right now I want you to make love to me." replied Tilly and she kissed the teacher with the softest of kisses.