Thomas sat at his desk getting ready to start the day. "Good morning Thomas, may I come in?" The principal Mr. Rose asked.
"Of course, I'm just finishing up my lesson plans for today's classes." Thomas stood up to greet the principal who had someone with him.
"This is Mr. Derek Chambers, the new student counselor." Thomas put out his hand to greet the new addition to the staff
"Nice to meet you Mr. Chambers" the man chuckled and shook his head
"You can just call me Derek." Thomas nodded as Mr. Rose asked him a favor.
"As a way to get to know the students a little better, I was wondering if you minded Derek staying in your class the rest of this week so he can interact with the students? He did minor in math during college so I thought your class would be best for him to sit in" Mr. Rose explained
"Of course, I welcome any help with these heathens I call my students" Thomas joked which got both the principal and Derek laughing.
"I'll leave you two alone, enjoy your day gentlemen. The principal left as Thomas pulled a chair out of the closet for Derek to sit in.
"How long have you been teaching here?" Derek asked Thomas
"I did my 1-year internship here and was offered a position before I graduated a year ago. So, I've been here 2 years but only 1 year having my own classroom" the man nodded.
He couldn't help noticing the way Thomas' long brown hair resting on his shoulders was a nice contrast to the man's green eyes and dimpled smile.
"How about you? What made you decide to be a children's counselor?" Thomas asked.
"Well, my dad passed away when I was young, so my mom was a single parent and worked as an ER nurse. I had a friend that was being abused at home and ran away. I told my mom, and she got him placed in our home as a foster child. My sister and I helped her as the kids came and went from our home. I wanted to be a counselor so I could be someone safe for kids to talk to." Thomas was touched by the man's reasoning. Especially considering what he and his siblings had gone through with their mother.
"What made you decide to be a teacher?" Derek asked Thomas. The bell rang before he could answer, and students started storming into the classroom.
The first two classes went well. Thomas was taking roll call in his third-period class "Bridget Mahone?" He called out. No response came back because the girl was in deep conversation with her newest friend and Thomas' sister Claire
"Miss Mahone, Miss Ripley, class has started this is not social hour. Miss Ripley turned around in your seat and pay attention" Thomas scolded his sister who spun around quickly and stopped talking. Thomas finished the roll call and began his day's lesson.
About 20 minutes into the lesson Thomas' eyes were drawn to Claire and Bridget who were whispering to each other again.
"Miss Mahone, Miss Ripley, this is your last chance. I will not ask you again to pay attention. If I see you talk again you can go sit in Mr. Rose's office" Thomas scolded much harsher than the first time.
Thomas gave Claire a pointed look and the 12-year-old sank into her chair. When Thomas dismissed his class he held two young ladies back Bridget and Claire.
"I don't appreciate you two talking during my class, do I need to separate you two to different sides of the classroom?" He asked, both girls sternly.
"No sir" they responded together. Bridget you're dismissed" Thomas let her leave for her next class.
"Young lady I shouldn't have to tell you that was inappropriate just because we live in the same home doesn't mean you get to disregard my classroom rules. I want you here during your lunch period" he scolded the embarrassed girl in front of the new counselor. Claire knew she was in big trouble with the way Thomas talked with her.
"Yes sir," she told him with her head down just waiting to be released. He dismissed her as his next class started coming in.
"So how is Miss Ripley related to you?" Derek asked, catching on that they shared the same last name and Thomas mentioned they lived together. Thomas sighed
"She's my youngest sister" Derek nodded understanding why he was so hard on her.
Lunch hour came when Thomas let Derek know he could go to the cafeteria to get food and gave him directions to the Teachers' lounge.
"If it's okay with you, could I stay here for lunch? I brought my own just need to grab it from the fridge in the teachers' lounge." Thomas very much liked that Derek wanted to stay with him during lunch. Derek went and got his lunch and grabbed Thomas' bag that he asked him to bring back. Derek walked into the room as Thomas was scolding Claire for her earlier behavior. Derek sat down as Thomas instructed the teary-eyed girl to eat her lunch and then stand in the corner until the bell rang. Claire went to her desk and ate her lunch.
"So, I couldn't help catching you still living at home?" Is Claire your only sibling?" Derek asked Thomas
"No it's kind of a complicated story but. I was raised from a young age by my two older brothers. I've helped them out since I was sixteen to take care of our twin brothers Brett and Caleb. Claire just came to live with us a few weeks ago. We are still getting used to a girl in the household." Derek was impressed by Thomas' story
"Wow your older brothers must be something to raise 4 kids." Derek commended
"Ya Glen and Zach took me and the twins from our neglectful and abusive mom when I was 8 and the twins were 1 1/2. Glen was just 18 and Zach was 16. They both have sacrificed a lot to be there for us. I'm just happy to stay with them and step in to help care for the twins and Claire" Derek smiled admirably at Thomas. His story sounded very inspirational. He looked forward to hearing more details about his life.
"My story is a little different but has some similarities. I told you my mom got into fostering kids. She adopted one boy Anthony when he was 5 he's now 13, unfortunately, my mother got really sick and three years ago she passed away. I've been raising Anthony on my own since then." Thomas smiled at the fact he and Derek had something in common. He looked at the dark-haired man and was drawn to his dark eyes that seemed to dance when he smiled. Thomas kept studying Derek's features as much as he could. He found himself getting butterflies around the new counselor.
After Thomas brought the kids home he had to take care of Claire's disrespectful behavior during his class. He currently sat on her bed. "I'm not going to scold you anymore Claire, you know why you're in trouble. I will tell you that you wouldn't be facing a spanking if you hadn't repeated the same disrespect in Mrs. Smyth's classroom. I do not like being told by any teacher that one of my siblings is misbehaving and disrespecting their classroom." Claire had a few tears running down her face.
"Thomas I'm sorry I'll behave in class and stop talking. Please don't spank me" she pleaded with her older brother. Thomas didn't answer her; he just pulled her closer and raised her skirt up as he placed her over his lap. He held her securely in place and lowered her panties
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Claire cried out at the hard spanking Thomas was giving her.
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"You don't talk during class. This better not happen again" Thomas sternly told her "I won't I won't please stop" she cried out. However, Thomas wasn't done yet with her spanking.
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"Last ten, I want you to count them for me" Thomas instructed the sobbing girl.
Smack..... "one"
Smack...."ow two"
Smack... "aaahhh three please no more."
Smack...."I'm going to start over if you don't count the spanks. I'm repeating the last spank"
Smack... "four"
Smack Smack Smack ..... "Ow five, Ow six, OWIE seven"
Smack... "Owwwww"
"I'm repeating since you didn't give me the number
Smack.... "I'm sorry, please... Smack...."Number?" eight she whispered
Smack ..... "nnnnine" she sobbed
Smack....."TEN"
Claire went limp sobbing her eyes out. Thomas picked her up and being mindful of her sore bottom he placed her gently on his lap.
"I hope you understand why I had to do that?" Claire nodded and cuddled into his chest. Once she had calmed down he helped her back into her panties.
"Do you want to walk downstairs to start your homework? Or do you want me to carry you?" Claire looked conflicted with answering so she just looked at Thomas with her glossy eyes
"Hurts" she pouted. Thomas chuckled and picked her up.
"It's going to be okay baby I don't mind carrying you" Thomas carried her to the kitchen and gently sat her in a chair. Brett and Caleb looked at her with sympathy.
Thomas sat in his room thinking about Derek, his dark hair and eyes, his tanned skin. He had an amazing smile. It had been a while since he thought of anyone the way he was thinking of Derek. For Thomas, though he didn't let his brothers know he liked both men and women. He had dated a lot of girls in high school giving him a reputation for being a womanizer. He had started to find men more attractive and was scared to tell his brothers he didn't want them to hate him, especially Zach, a police officer and as manly as you can get. Thomas was afraid of losing his family. He lay on his bed as tears filled his eyes.