"I know Shane and thanks. But it’s just a crush, it’ll go away."

We got through the weekend without anymore mention of Bette. I took what Shane said into consideration. It’s probably best I stay away from Bette and don’t get involved with her. But much to my dismay, she wasn’t that east to get off my mind. I decided to bury myself in my school work, extracurricular activties and my friends.

A couple of months had gone by and I had been successful in not thinking about Bette as often. I had not seen her since we met and I was content with that. My coursework and my afterschool art and photography club meetings were taking over. Eventually Bette was no longer on my mind.

It was a beautiful, cool October day as I walked to school. The semester was a little more than half over and my grades were exceedingly well. I was almost the top of my class, despite being transfered so late in the summer. I walked into my photography class and found my seat and chatted with a couple of my classmates as we waited for the bell to ring.

"Good morning class today we have a very special guest," the teacher announced, and the class started talk quietly. We wondered who it might be, we’d never had a guest lecture.

All I heard was the clicking of high heels on the floor and my heart sank. She was wearing black pumps, under her clean and pressed pin-striped pants. She had a dark purple dress shirt opened just above her breasts, giving a teasing view of some cleaveage. Her form fitting suit jacket accented her whole look. Her beautiful, curly brown hair was pulled up in a clip revealing her neck. Ugh, her neck.

My heart skipped a beat as she looked my way and flashed that million dollar smile at me. She remembers me. She winked as if she could read my thoughts, of course she remembers me. I thought I could master not thinking about her, but her being here, at my school was the last place I thought I’d ever see her. I look up to the ceiling, smiling, God has a great sense of humor.

"Class, it pleases me to introduce Bette Porter, curator to the California Arts Center. Ms. Porter will be taking the reigns today talking about a special project. So she will be here sporadically throughout the rest of the semester and some of next semester as well. Ms. Porter, the floor is yours."