Penguin Relationships
By Sara
Date Posted: September 16, 1999
Note: The fourth installment of my "Sam's Thoughts" series. Enjoy!
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Sam didn't know how he'd gotten himself into this situation. He was standing
in front of a class of mixed juniors and seniors, all awaiting a talk on sex
education.
Sex. Teenagers. Education.
What a combination!
He thought back to his own high school days, remembering some of his
experiences, and then tried not to feel like a total hypocrite as he
considered what the councilor was going to tell this group of kids.
But where was she? He'd been anxiously glancing at the clock for the past
five minutes, hoping against hope she would show up soon, he didn't know how
much more 'teen hormones' he could handle. Especially all in one room, at one
time.
His glance suddenly fell to Josie, sitting in the front row next to a junior
he thought was named Tracie. They were talking about something, and from
their expressions, he had a feeling he didn't want to know about what. He
sighed and turned back to the clock, telling himself thinking about Josie
while surrounded by�things�in this classroom, was definitely not a good idea.
If only his body would listen.
He suddenly noticed a movement out of the corner of his eye, and his glance
turned back to Josie, who he now noticed was motioning towards the door,
almost as if she was trying to signal someone. He looked over, feeling relief
cross his face as he saw a young woman standing outside. That must be Pam!
He walked over to her, hoping the relief didn't show on his face.
"Hi- you here for the sex talk?" he asked, praying she'd say yes. Her response
wasn't quite what he was expecting.
"I like a man who gets straight to the point," the brunette said in a husky
voice, making him take a step back as she looked at him like he was dinner.
Oh boy.
"You're Pam�?" he asked, half hoping she was, half-hoping she wasn't.
"If you say so," she replied in that husky voice again. He shuddered,
realizing he needed to get away from her quickly. He led her into the
classroom, announcing who she was as quickly as possible. He was too
distracted to notice the strange, almost frantic looks "Pam" and Josie were
giving each other. He heard the woman start her discussion, then almost
choked as she spelled out what sex was, in basic terms. She pulled no
punches. He wondered if the class would survive. He wondered if he would.
Ten minutes later he had to hand it to "Pam," she'd gotten the whole class to
actually try and put a condom on a banana. He had to tell himself not to
laugh as he watched his students deal with their task. He noticed immediately
who completed the task quickly, who took their time, and who seemed
completely clueless. He forced his gaze to avoid Josie�not wanting to deal
with the effects looking at her while she was � doing that � were bound to
have on his body.
He wandered around the room, offering a comment here or there, and almost
against his will, found himself nearing Josie's desk. As he approached, he
couldn't help but over hear what she was saying.
"You know, Adeli penguins spend years searching for their perfect mate, and
once they find them, they mate for life�" she said, and Sam smiled as he
realized the truth in what she was saying. How fitting that it was Josie who
should sum everything up in a simple analogy like that. He wondered if she
was looking for her penguin. Wondered if she'd consider him as a candidate.
That thought brought him up short. Not the time to be going there, he
thought. But he couldn't resist jumping in as he heard Tracie say she wasn't
a "penguin."
"It's an analogy," he said by way of clarity as he came up behind Josie.
He didn't see the condom until it hit him right over the eye. He closed his
eyes for a moment, letting the shock of impact wear off, trying not to smile
as he noticed the blush creeping across Josie's face. He was really trying
not to laugh as he heard say she had to 'go die now.' God she was beautiful,
even when she was embarrassed. He could stare at her forever. But, he had a
feeling the best thing he could do right now was to let her recover. He
smiled sheepishly at her before quickly turning and heading for the front of
the room.
He had it bad. He only hoped no one else noticed. He didn't know what to do
now.
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