School for Whores

I Decide on My Future
Chapter. 10

The next morning I was still both mentally and physically exhausted after the previous nights session in the film lab. Once again my exploits seemed to be common knowledge, and when I entered the staff common room, I had several facetious comments like “Can I have your autograph please sir.” and “Do you think it will make the Cannes Film Festival.”

My nights sleep had been broken not so much by the events of the previous night. But because of the letter that had landed so unexpectedly on my doormat. I had never envisaged that a job offer of that kind would come out of the blue just like that, and the pay and conditions were was fabulous. I had more or less made up my mind that I could not refuse such an offer and I intended to telephone later to say that I would attend for an interview as requested. I was not too worried by the thought of the interview as reading through the letter once again I got the distinct impression that the job was mine for the asking.

Peggy Simmonds came across to me as I poured a cup of coffee. “Thank you for being such a sport last night Tony. I would have asked you first but the girls decided it would be more realistic doing it the way we did. “Now we are planning a sequel and I thought….”
“Hold it right there Peggy, there will not be a sequel involving me, because I will probably be leaving you in a few days.”

The look of shock on Peggy’s face was only exceeded by the sudden silence in the staff room, it seemed my comment had been heard by everyone and I was not aware that I had shouted. There was a chorus of cries with “You can’t” being very prominent.
I said “Look ladies I have enjoyed every minute of my time here, well almost anyway, but I have been offered a post which gives me a very substantial salary increase, living accommodation, and a company car, with lots of other perks. I have not accepted it, but I am going for an interview as soon as it can be arranged.”
I was surprised at the look of shock and disappointment on face around the room which dissolved into a series of muttered conversations.

Later that morning Stella sent for me, she got to the point straight away. “I hear that you might be leaving us Tony.”
“Yes that’s true. I have been made a job offer which is too fabulous for me to turn down.”
“Have you told Christine yet?”
“No and I am not looking forward to that.”

Later I tried to contact Christine but she was away from the school. Tammy was still there but she knew little about her mothers movements. I telephoned in response to the job offer and I was invited to go along on the following day which was a Saturday and have lunch with the Directors. I agreed and decided to travel that evening and stop in a hotel overnight so that I was fresh for the next morning.

I arrived at the ground at 12.00 noon as arranged and the team were playing at home so I looked forward to seeing some of my old team-mates again and hoping to see them win. I was escorted into the Directors lounge and to my surprise I saw Christine and Julie coming forward to greet me together. The look of glee on their face indicated straight away that I had been set up as with one girl on each arm I was escorted into the Directors dining room for lunch.

I was soon shaking hands with a number of the directors who were new to me and renewing acquaintances with some of the directors who were on the board when I was playing for the club.
Julie and Christine seemed to get on well together, and I soon gathered that Julie’s father had passed away and she was now Vice Chairman and Christine had recently bought a very substantial amount of the clubs shares and was now a Director. Between them they now controlled the club.

Over lunch they told me that they wanted to expand the youth programme and increase the number of apprentices being taken on each year. The club would help me complete the rest of my coaching badges and I would in effect become the youth team manager and coach. The youngsters were required to complete their general education and as a qualified teacher we could do a lot of this this in the club and not have them away a couple of days every week at college.

I was a little embarrassed as I sat through lunch. I was face to face with my past girl friend and Christine my existing girl friend and they were both getting on like a house on fire. Over Christine
Said “You have not given us an answer yet Tony dear – what is it going to be?”

In the end over Coffee I said to the girls. To tell you both the truth I am rather embarrassed. I am sat here with my two favourite women who are both obviously getting on OK and I feel a shade vulnerable”

Julie laughed. “Yes dear I am now divorced but I am not looking for a husband. If I was, it would certainly be you, but I do really want you to get to know your children and to play a large part in their lives. I have explained my position to Christine who bless her, completely understands.”
I gave a little sigh of relief and I said
“I would love to do just that, but I was on the point of asking a certain lady to marry me until this job comes up.”

Christine smiled at me. ”Whatever the future holds for us Tony I could see that your position at the school would become untenable in the near future with the demands that are being made on you. They will have to manage with an all female staff in the future. I wanted you to be happy and I used my money to bring you back to the game you love, and being a qualified teacher well what could be better for you.

I looked at Christine and said “Will you marry me I know I don’t have much to offer but I do love you.? .Looking at Julie I said : I love you too Julie and I will certainly be there and help all I can with our children.

It was two weeks later that I stood proudly on the touch line as my team of club apprentices took to the field. I had enjoyed every moment of my new coaching job and had a lot of olans to develop even more youngsters for the club.

I looked up to the Directors box, and I could see my wife to be Christine, with her close friend Julie and to my surprise Tammy was there as well she and gave me a little wave. My wedding was to be tomorrow and I was looking forward to a new life with myreday made families.

THE END