The Triangle

Chapter 135 ? Helping

Eventually, all of us made it to the classroom we were supposed to go to. When we walked into the room, we saw the faces of many 3rd graders, all looking thrilled to see us.

HANNAH:
"Hi guys!" She squealed with a wave.

Some of the children said hi back and after a few moments, all of us made it to the front of the room.

Hannah and Aimsey did most of the work. They introduced what the kids would be doing today. Today's first lesson was something wonderful.

Everyone sat down in a gigantic circle and was given a note card. They wrote their names down, including us high schoolers, then the note cards got passed around one at a time. Everybody had to write down one thing they liked about that person whose name was on the card.

Nick and I sat down next to each other while this happened. He was to the right of me. So, when the first pass around came, I was given Nick's card first.

To be honest, it was hard for me to come up with only one thing I liked about him, since I liked everything about him. So, I wrote down the word 'everything' with a heart next to it.

Soon, it was time for the cards to get passed around. We continued this all the way until we received our own card back.

I looked at my card and saw so many sweet things written on it by the kids and by my friends.

you are pwetty :)
I like your hair
cool shirt
You have nice smile
pwetty eyes!!

Those words were written several times by different people, making slight tears form in my eyes as I smiled while pouting.

Eventually, throughout all the words, I found one that had Nick's handwriting.

The request was to write down something you liked about the person whose name was on the notecard, and my hubby wrote:

Everything <3

I huffed out a smile then met his eyes. He had a huge smile on his face with tinted red cheeks. I knew he had read my answer too.

I leaned my head against his shoulder, all while feeling butterflies go crazy in my stomach. Everybody continued to read their positive compliments until it was time to do a new activity.

The next lesson was a math one. The children were passed out worksheets, and on those worksheets were butterflies. You could only color them in unless you got the problem correct.

So, the kids were off and each of the high schoolers walked around, ready to be asked questions for anyone who was confused.

One little boy raised his hand, glancing around for help. I was about to go to him when Nick beat me to it. He bent down next to him and smiled.

NICK:
"Hey buddy. Need some help?" He spoke softly to him.

The little boy nodded and pointed to the first problem.

BOY:
"I don't know..." He frowned.

NICK:
"That's okay. Math isn't my strongest subject either. Let's take a look at it together." He read the problem, "Okay tell me, what is your favorite thing in the world?"

The little boy thought for a moment, then smiled.

BOY:
"Bunny."

NICK:
"Bunnies?" He smiled, "Do you have a bunny?"

BOY:
"No." His lips curled down, "I really want one though."

NICK:
"You'll get one someday, don't give up." He smiled widely, "So, imagine you have 10 bunnies. They hop all around, they poop on your bed, they nom on their carrots like—"

Nick made a silly eating noise, making the little boy laugh.

NICK:
"And imagine, one day, 2 bunnies play hide and seek with you. You look all over, and you can't find them, but the rest of the bunnies are in front of you. How many bunnies are left?"

The little boy thought for a moment, then frowned because he didn't know the answer. Nick understood immediately.

NICK:
"How about we draw the bunnies?" He flipped over the piece of paper then grabbed the little boys markers, "We got a red bunny, a pink bunny, a green bunny..."

He drew each bunny in 10 different colors.

NICK:
"Look at all the bunnies. Which one is your favorite?" He smiled at him.

The little boy pointed to the red one.

NICK:
"Hey, that's my favorite one too!"

The little boy giggled.

NICK:
"Now, let's say the green bunny and blue bunny went to go play hide and seek under the bed. So..." Nick drew a red bed then drew arrows, making the green and blue bunnies go under it, "Now that those 2 bunnies are gone, how many are left? Let's count."

Nick pointed to each bunny while the boy counted to 8.

NICK:
"So how many bunnies are left?"

BOY:
"8!"

NICK:
"Good job!" He smiled widely then flipped back over the paper, "So the answer is 8. Now, you can color in the butterfly."

Nick handed the little boy the red marker and soon, the child colored in the first butterfly, slightly getting outside the lines.

NICK:
"Good job." He held up his hand for a high five, and the boy slapped his palm, making them both laugh.

Seeing how Nick acted around kids has now warmed my heart, and melted it completely. I couldn't erase my smile.

I knew now that if I picked Nick, I could see us having a son. And he'd be the best father.

❥ A/N: I don't know what they teach in 3rd grade now and days but I wanted some easy dialogue LMAO. Also posted hella early bc why not🌝

❥Thanks for reading!
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