"Maybe he's right?"

"Maybe he's right" Samantha thought as she composed herself to speak again.

"Nate, I appreciate you trying to help out and all that. Look I still need you to make an effort though. At least be quiet for the lesson and I'll consider what you say I should improve on. Could we do that?" Samantha said with genuine concern.

"Oh um, sure!" Nate said, quirking a brow almost surprised that Samantha was taking him seriously.

"Okay, thanks Nate. What do you propose?" Samantha asked.

"Well I don't even know your name Miss, what is it?" Nate said regaining his confidence.

"Oh! Um it's Mrs Rogers. Oh but first name? It's Samantha." She said almost unsure of what he was asking in the first place.

"Samantha! Nice to meet you. Now let's chat about what we can do to improve the class."

Surprisingly, Nate was intelligent. Samantha was surprised when he gave her genuine feedback which might actually work. She began writing some of it down and talking more with him, opening up a little more.

About 10 minutes had passed with them talking and the heat in the room wasn't really going away with just the ceiling fans. She decided to remove her jacket while she was talking.

"That is also another great idea." Nate said confidently while smirking.

"Wait, what do you mean?" Said Samantha, genuinely puzzled.

"Look, Samantha, I won't spell it out too much, but we're adolescent boys. Hormones raging, constantly thinking about one thing. What you did there was a great little trick to keep guys' attention." He said sounding genuine enough to Samantha, but also surprising her.

"Um, I see. I'll have to think about it Nate. It sounds inappropriate." Said Samantha nervously. She could all of a sudden feel his eyes on him, but she wasn't just feeling nervous because of embarrassment, perhaps it was something else.

"Of course, just trying to help you out, that's all." He said seemingly genuinely.

"Anyways, we should get going it's getting late. I'll see you tomorrow Nate. Oh, and, do call me Miss or Mrs Rogers in front of the other boys please. Just to keep it consistent." Said Samantha almost cutting him off.

"Of course Miss! See ya." Said Nate as he jogged out the door.

Samantha locked up and decided to head off.