Caroline's Seduction (Montgomery Family and Friends) by Iris Abbott Page A

professional level especially there on school grounds. 
    The formal address goaded Kyle to retaliate.  “Isn’t Mr. Wakefield a bit formal for the two of us?  I seemed to recall that you were very fond of the name Kyle.  As a matter of fact I distinctly remember you screaming it on several occasions.”
    “Really,” Caroline arched her eyebrows.  “If you say so, that was a long time ago.”
    “It must not have been that long ago.  I still remember.”  His normally husky voice deepened even more with that statement. 
    “If you want to stroll down memory lane find someone else,” she snapped.   “I’m here to chaperone the students not socialize with their dads.  Please excuse me.”  She tried to walk around Kyle, but he stopped her with a light touch to the elbow. 
    “May I have this dance, Ms. Johnson?”
    Caroline tried to pull her arm free from his grasp, but his fingers tightened.  She could pull away, but she didn’t want to cause a scene.  “I don’t want to dance, especially with you,” she couldn’t help but add.  “I’m immune to your charms now, Kyle.  I don’t know why you’d bother anyway.  You sure couldn’t get rid of me fast enough before and damn the consequences.”
    Kyle was so intent on getting Caroline onto the dance floor he didn’t pay any attention to what she was actually saying.  If he had been he might’ve thought to ask about those so-called consequences.  “Oh come on Caroline.  If you’re as immune to me as you say you are, what would one little dance hurt?”
    Against her better judgment she let Kyle pull her into his embrace.  She tensed her body to maintain a respectable distance between them.  She could feel several pairs of eyes on them as she allowed Kyle to lead her around the dance floor.  Halfway through the song her body rebelled and of its own accord melted into Kyle.  She heard the soft chuckle he emitted next to her ear and tried to pull away. 
    Kyle tightened his hold on Caroline.  She felt so right in his arms.  Maybe he’d just been too long between dates.  If someone had told him even a month ago that he would be considering rekindling an old flame, he would have laughed, hard.  Now he wasn’t laughing at all.  He was speechless.  He knew this attraction wasn’t going to go away and it was going to be a problem.  He couldn’t avoid her entirely, at least not as long as she was still Sarah’s teacher.  If he had any sense of self-preservation left he’d let her go and look for Sarah and Jay.  Instead he tightened his embrace and held her even closer.
    Caroline knew she should pull away, but she didn’t want anyone to know that being this close to Kyle was affecting her normally ice cool persona.  She’d suffered much worse.  She’d get through this dance with her dignity intact. And Kyle would move on to the next conquest leaving her in peace.   
    Sarah and Jay spotted Caroline and Kyle at the exact same moment.  “Wow,” Jay exclaimed.  “I can’t believe Aunt Caroline is dancing with your dad.”  My mom gave up trying to set her up months ago.”
    Sarah nodded her understanding.  “Jay, I have something to tell you.  Please don’t be mad at me for not mentioning it sooner. Okay?”  Sarah looked at her date with hesitant eyes.  She really liked Jay.  He was super cool and her first crush.
    “Okay,” Jay promised.  He really liked Sarah and whatever she had to say couldn’t be that bad.
    “Well,” Sarah began her confession.  “Ms. Johnson and my dad used to date each other.”
    “Really,” Jay sounded as surprised as he felt at the news.  He hadn’t heard his mom or aunts mention that fact.  Surely they knew about this, they seemed to know everything else.
    “Yep,” Sarah confirmed.  “About four years ago.  My dad’s relationships are very short-lived.  I’m sure that has something to do with the divorce from my mom, but anyway,” she continued after a short pause.