Love, Teacher Diana

Chapter 2

Diana Norese is preparing her lessons for her first-ever tutoring tomorrow when her phone rang. It was Mel calling her on Messenger.

"Yiiiiiih. Congrats! I didn't know you can get your first client in less than an hour!", Mel exclaimed on the phone.

"I know, right? I am still in shock right now, honestly. I hope my client will like me to be his daughter's tutor.", Diana is still quite nervous about her first tutoring stint.

"Hmm... His?", Mel curiously asks.

"Yes. I spoke to him about an hour ago and explained to me what I have to focus on. Just three subjects for kids, I know I can do it well.", Diana Norese replied.

"Ohh. And how about the pay?", Mel sounds excited for her friend.

"Well. I haven't really thought about it until I saw it in his post.", Diana Norese mentions. "So I told him in a private message that this would be my first time to be a private tutor.", she continues.

"So what did he say?", Mel asks.

"He told me that I can start tomorrow and that I will have to teach her daughter three times a week. On T-Th-S. Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.", Diana Norese shared. "I told him that it's perfect because I don't do much on those days."

"I guess we're gonna miss our Saturday coffee dates.", Mel says sadly, as she realized that she won't be able to see her best friend on Saturdays now because she is going to be busy with her part-time job.

"I can still see you after the session, I guess.", Diana smiled on the phone trying to console her friend.

"Oh, yeah. I didn't think about that. Well, anyway, we have to go. I bought you a nice dress by way. I will give it to you tomorrow at school.", Mel happily says.

"Mel, you know you don't have to do that. You have given me so much.", Diana Norese mentions.

"Consider that as my congratulations gift to you.", Mel answers.

"I will just treat you on our Saturday coffee date then. How about that?", Diana Norese insists.

"Oh, I think that's a great idea. Alright, see you tomorrow, then. Goodbye, bessy!", Mel replies.

"Bye, bessy! Give my regards to your Mum and Dad, okay?", Diana Norese bids goodbye to her best friend.

She hung up the phone after they bid goodbye to each other. She laid down on the bed after speaking on the phone with her friend. She is thinking about what is going to happen tomorrow in her first part-time job.

If only her mom isn't sick, she would not have to look for extra income. Her father works in a construction firm, and his salary is not enough to buy her mom's medicine and pay for her tuition fees. Also, her brother Dylan Nixon is a senior in High School and will have to enter the university next year. As the eldest, she feels that she have to support her family with every little money she can have. That is why she has been applying for many scholarships to help her with their finances.

She was lost in thoughts when her phone lit up. A message pops up.

From Jackson Alonzo.

"Address: Block 4 Lot 22 Evergreen Drive. High Valley Subdivision. Please be there before 3 PM. 3 hours. You can have dinner/snacks after, just tell the maids."

Diana Norese was a bit surprised by the message. The subdivision is known to be an exclusive subdivision. People who live there own at least 3 cars in a house. "Woah. I got a rich client.", Diana Norese exclaims. By now, she is feeling hopeful that she can at least pay her school bills and won't have to ask for her father's money to pay it for them. She suddenly remembers to reply to the message.

From Diana Norese Mendoza

"Copy that, Sir. I will be there before 3 PM. Thank you again for the opportunity. I will do my best."

Diana Norese sent the message smilingly.

After a minute, she got a reply.

A thumbs up.

A thumbs up? Seriously?

She waited if her client will reply some more. She waited for about 5 minutes. She just stared at her phone to see if her client will send her any other details. But, there were no replies. She thought that her client is busy. Then an idea came to her mind. She tapped on the 'i' icon on the upper right corner of the Messenger app where her client's messages are on. It shows her client's profile picture but she can't seem to see it clearly. She tapped on the 'Profile' button and checked her client's profile.

She is in awe of what she is seeing. A handsome-looking man in his mid-30s, wearing a suit, his hair brushed upwards, his facial hair is neatly cleaned, and his broad shoulders are visible from that single picture. The caption says, "Be your own boss".

"Looks like a model. Dayum, he's hot.", Diana Norese told herself.

"Oh, Diana Norese!", she exclaimed to herself. "No, no, no. You should not be stalking your boss on Social Media."

She threw herself in her bed. Staring at the ceiling, she is hoping everything will be alright starting tomorrow.

***

After her class in Philosophy, Diana Norese had her lunch in the school canteen and immediately rushed to her client's house. She also met Mel in the hallway of the college building and Mel gave her the dress she bought for her friend yesterday.

It is a nice pink knee-length dress with puffed sleeves that emphasizes Diana Norese's collar bones. She has a petite build, has fair skin, and has long black hair that reaches her waist. She decided to change her clothes and use the dress Mel gave her. She put the clothes she was wearing in a paper bag and put them in her locker. Her white sneakers compliment her dress. She looks lovely and presentable. She is wearing light makeup, she just put on loose powder on her face and a strawberry lipgloss.

"Dun-dun"

She pressed the doorbell once.

Diana Norese arrived a little early at her client's house. She easily found the house, the mansion, rather, when she asked the cab to drop her off at the exact address her client gave her. The gate is tall she could only see the roof of the mansion. She gasped as she admires the lovely flowers landscaped in the front yard.

Slowly, the gate opened and there she saw an old woman standing smiling at her. Diana Norese didn't feel any awkwardness and smiled back at the old woman.

"Good afternoon. I am Diana Norese, I am the tutor Mr. Alonzo hired for his daughter.", Diana Norese smiles as she introduced herself to the woman.

"Yes, he told me you'd come today. Come in.", the old woman welcomes her inside the mansion.

She is stunned as she enters the main door. Everything looks expensive. There is a grand staircase that leads to the second floor. An elegant chandelier is hanging by the ceiling.

"You have a beautiful house, ma'am.", says Diana Norese as she cannot stop herself from admiring the house.

"Oh, please, dear. Call me Rosie.", the old woman looks at Diana Norese who is still looking up at the chandelier.

"Rosie, it is.", Diana Norese responded.

"Jackson works in the construction industry and he designed the house himself.", Rosie says. "The study room is the first room on your left.", she points up to the second floor.

"Okay, then. I will suit myself up. Thank you, Rosie.", Diana Norese mentions.

"I will call Olivia and tell her to come to the study room immediately.", Rosie hurriedly goes to the other part of the house and leaves Diana Norese by the staircase.

As Diana Norese arrives at the room, she didn't bother knocking as she assumed no one is in there. To her surprise, a man is half naked inside the room with only a towel as his cover.

She felt shivers down her spine. 'What a view', she thought. The man's six-pack abs face her.

"Enjoying the view, miss?", the man asks.

"O-oh, I-I-I am sorry. I am looking for th-the study room. I-I-I am D-Diana Nor-Norese, the t-tutor", she stutters to answer the man. She is indeed enjoying the view.

"The study room is on the left side. This is my room, miss.", the man replied. And as he walks towards Diana Norese, his eyes burning with something Diana Norese has not seen yet. Diana Norese stepped back as the man walk towards her. The man puts his arms by the door and because of her nervousness, she suddenly tripped back causing her to fall on her butt.

It took her a moment to realize her fall and out of nowhere, the man on the towel reaches his hand for her. As Diana Norese touched the man's hand, she suddenly felt something electric that traveled her whole body. It made her heart beat fast. She stands up and the next thing she realizes is the dark eyes of the man she is facing. Eyes full of desire that the only thing she can do is melt.