Page 6 of Kingston (Savage Dragons #2)

“What would you do then? I mean, there are a lot of families that can’t afford the supplies that are needed to get through the class year.

” He said that he’d need more time and information about it before he could make a decision.

“Backpacks are nice and all, but they don’t do them any good if they can’t get the supplies to fill them. ”

“Your way is going to have parents that might well have afforded it, not buy them because they know that someone down the street is getting one for free. That’s all I’m saying.

It has to be fair or people are going to get upset.

” She asked why they didn’t do this before.

“For that very reason. While we can afford it, it’s still draining on us to have to go out and get the supplies for each classroom, and they’re all different, so that the few that can’t afford it can have supplies while the others can. Understand?”

“I guess I do. It would be like having your wallet out for every little project and plan they have going on. And then they’ll be wanting bigger projects to be paid for by us.

It’ll get expensive, and no one will have anything special done for them because they’ve all gotten something for nothing.

” Skye nodded and continued. “Yes, I understand that. I never thought beyond making things better for those who don’t have the funds.

I should have realized what other people would feel about that. ”

“We’ve been around for a long time, and we’ve experienced it all, I think.

We’ve tried to be helpful in other towns that we’ve lived in, and the result was the same.

We’ve learned a great deal in coming here and just bargaining with the people who live here, like for the computers to be used in the library.

We matched them dollar for dollar on getting four of them.

They ended up with eight nice computers and printers for the library.

As I said, we’ve been around for a very long time and have learned a great deal over the years.

What we’ve done in the past is buy a bunch of backpacks and let the kids pick out the ones that they want.

Anything left over is held until the next year, and that’s worked out great for us.

That way we’ve helped out and it helps all the stores around too because we buy them at retail price from the local stores and they make out as well. ”

“I guess that’ll work out because it does every year.” Both women seemed to be upset with his plan, but he knew that it was the one that worked out best for everyone. “What do you do for the teachers? I’m sure they could use some help, too.”

“Three times a year, we hold a contest about who has the best grades going forward. It’s not just the kids, but the teachers are graded as well.

The principal will notice things that are going on in the classrooms or on the playground that he wants to nominate a teacher for, and their names are put into a bucket and pulled out.

The more you do for your class, the more times you get your name in the bucket.

The teachers can win five thousand dollars if they win each time.

There are second and third-place winners as well.

It’s been going over very well, and there are a lot of teachers who stay because of the money they can win.

And they don’t have to use it for the classroom, either. It’s their winnings.”

“We should have spoken to you before we had lunch. I feel like it was a total waste of time.” He asked if they’d had fun too. “Well, yes, whenever you get a group of women together, there is always fun to be had. It’s why we do it.”

“Then it was a well-spent afternoon. You did learn something, too, so that’s not all bad.” Skye eyed him sharply. “Now what did I do wrong?”

“You made it sound like we learned a lesson that made us sound like failures.” He told her that she was just looking for things to be mad at him about. “No, I’m not. Because we didn’t ask the mighty dragons, we had to learn a lesson that you know better.”

“Even I think you’re reaching there, Skye. He didn’t mean that at all.” Kaida stood up and announced that she was leaving. “You, too, will have to work this out, and when you do, let me know. I love a good fight, but this is just being picky. Goodbye, all.”

When she left, Kings looked at Skye. She looked upset, but rather than ask her what was going on in her head at that moment, he kept his mouth shut and stood himself.

He didn’t have anything going on that needed his attention right now, but he also didn’t want to get into a fight either.

He’d just found his mate, and he didn’t want to spend the rest of his day bickering with her over nothing.

Finding Trevor in the kitchen, the two of them decided to have Chinese for dinner.

They’d order from the local place and go pick it up, or they’d just go there.

It was left up to Skye to decide what she wanted to do.

Trevor said that he’d do the asking as he’d heard a little bit of the argument that the two of them had been having.

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Skye enjoyed her dinner and was happy for the company, too. The two of them were going out of their way to make her happy, and while she appreciated it, she hated that she’d been snipping at Kings so much. There was no reason for her to take her worry out on him.

He did seem to be in a good mood, which helped her mood.

She didn’t know what was wrong with her about him, but he was just too much.

Christ, he looked as if he lifted trees out of the ground to curl them, and he, while mannered, ate like he was eating for the entire family instead of one big man. There she was again, picking at him.

“What else did you learn at your luncheon?” She asked him what he meant and then apologized to him.

She told him she didn’t know what was wrong with her.

“You do seem to be out of sorts. I only meant, did you learn anything about the school that we’re helping?

Kaida seems to know a great deal about a lot of things, and I wondered what she told you.

I was noticing the school seemed to be getting worn down. ”

“We did talk about the school.” She told him how they had discussed that the teachers were all new this year; thankfully, that was so, as they had been several teachers short at the end of the last year.

Also, while they did talk about the school, they’d gotten a grant this year for new updates to the computers that are used in the classes.

“They can all use a smart board now, and the teachers seem to really like it. It’s big enough for all the kids to see around the room, I was told. ”

The three of them talked about Trevor going to school so long as the Connors weren’t around anymore, nor Jason Waggoner either.

The Connors had killed Trevor’s parents when he’d been about one year old to steal the kid.

He could do things like predict the outcome of investments, and they wanted to show him off to their friends when they came around.

Otherwise, he was locked in his room without any way to talk to anyone but them.

He thought they were his parents and didn’t remember his own mom and dad.

Jason had wanted Skye to be his wife and was chasing her all over Ohio to catch her.

When he’d seen the boy, he realized that he could get two for one—the Connors were putting out a huge reward to get Trevor back.

When he’d come into the restaurant that she’d been working in, waving a gun around and firing it into the ceiling, he was arrested for that.

He had then confessed to killing lots of people, and the police were awaiting trial for him so that he could be sent away to prison.

Just where the Connors were headed for murder and kidnapping.

“I was in fifth grade, but I was bored. I would like to take some classes online so that I can get a jump on my college education.” Skye said that they could look into that.

“Good. Also, I know that I can be tested to be out of some of the grades that I can go to, but I don’t want to do that.

I’d like to remain in the grades that I’m supposed to be in for my age.

I don’t think I’d do well in a class setting with kids that are a lot older than I am. ”

“We can look into that, too. The local pack has a good school that teaches based on the level of your intelligence rather than your age.” Trevor said he’d like to give that a shot.

“Good. I’ll talk to them in the morning to see what needs to be done.

You’d be safer there, too, with the pack around you all the time. ”

“I’m excited about this.” Kings said he could tell and was glad that he’d been able to help. The best part was that Skye didn’t get upset with him this time. Maybe she was just out of sorts earlier. “Do they take humans?”

“You’re far from human, Trevor.” He agreed with Skye. “You’ve more magic than I think some of the pack will have. Just be careful there. And watch yourself. You don’t want to be caught up in the same situation that you were with the Connors.”

“No. You’re right. I don’t want that again.” Trevor looked at him. “You’ve given some magic to Skye, haven’t you? I can almost taste it on her.”

Before she could get upset, and she looked like she was going to go that far, Kings put up his hand. Telling them that he’d not given her anything of the sort, but then he explained how she’d gotten some.