Joseph Quinn and characters imagines

nursery teacher 3 - j.q

part three is finally here loves! i'm sorry for not posting it straight away- i've been busy with a lot of different things. this probably has a few mistakes and has a shitty ending but, part 4 coming soon! enjoy xx

Lizzie had been at nursery for over two months now and after that incident with Mrs Smith, Joseph never let the kids have a supply teacher again. if he had a meeting he would push it till after every child had gone home or have it in the early morning before everyone arrived. he never wanted another one of his students to go through what Lizzie went through and for that you were so grateful.

he was just such a caring person and he always made sure Lizzie was okay before any other child in the nursery. obviously, some of the parents saw Joseph giving Lizzie a lot more attention but they put it down to because she was the youngest. it was true, Lizzie was the youngest in the class but that wasn't the reason why. Joseph cared about Lizzie more because he liked you and he didn't know why he felt so connected with Lizzie but he did.

you and Joseph had gotten closer to. every morning at drop off he'd always make sure you were okay, he'd ask about work and if anything was bothering you and you were just really grateful for that. it was Tuesday morning which meant Lizzie only had to be at nursery for three hours. on a Tuesday, after you'd finished a few jobs at work, you and Lizzie would do something together.

whether it was going into London to the zoo or if it was to a play area or even if it was just for a walk, you always did something together on a Tuesday because sometimes you were busy on the weekends. weekends were for seeing your mum, dad and other family members which left no mother daughter time for you and Lizzie, that's why you did it.

it was 9am and you were just about to drop Lizzie off at nursery and she had woken up in the best mood. she had become a lot less shy now that she was used to waking up in the morning and seeing Joseph and her friends practically every day and she was smiling a lot more which you loved. even when she was a few months old her smile was your favourite thing about her and it still was.

Fathers day was approaching quickly and this day always made you uncomfortable. Lizzie's dad Michael was not in her life and it was for the best. he was rude, stuck up and didn't want anything to do with you when you told him you were pregnant. it not only crushed you when he left but it scared you. you were 21 and going to be a single mum with no support from her father.

Lizzie had changed your whole perspective when she was born and not having Michael there just made things so much easier. you arrived at the nursery and 'singing' Lizzie who was obviously excited for the day ahead, nursery and spending time with her mama in one day? it was exciting for her. "mama" she said as you picked her up out of her car seat and placed her gently on your hip.

"yes my love" you grabbed her bag which had her lunch box in it and locked your car. "two day?" she asked, obviously meaning tuesday but she hadn't quite gotten the grasp of it yet. "yes sweetheart it's Tuesday, that means mama and liz time" you tickled her stomach before stroking her cheek softly, making her squeal loudly, she dug her head onto your shoulder and cuddled into you, making you wrap your arms tighter around her waist.

you'd finally made it to the nursery door and saw Joseph standing there with a huge smile on his face. he always greeted all the children with a smile and a hug if they wanted one and knowing Lizzie, she'd always hug Joseph. every morning without fail she's realise he was standing there and run up to him, arms spread so she could hug his leg.

you gently placed her on the floor so she could walk on her own into the nursery. once she caught eye of Joseph, her eyes lit up and she ran toward him. "miter qin" she said in her sweet voice. she meant to say 'mister quinn' but thy was close enough. he heard her little shout and turned his attention to her. "Lizzie" he said, crouching down to her level so he could hug her.

she crashed into him and wrapped her tiny arms around his neck, making him almost fall backwards but he quickly stopped himself from falling and wrapped his arms around her waist. "how are you doing sweetheart" he asked, picking her up and placed her on his hip.

"good" she smiled, looking around to find you who was walking up to her. "morning y/n" he said shyly, every time he saw you he got nervous. you were just beautiful and he couldn't stop himself from blushing every time you were near him. "morning Mr Quinn. i'll be back here for about 12 today to pick her up. i've gotta go though so i can finish in time" you said, rushing to give Lizzie a quick kiss before walking briskly to your car.

Lizzie waved as you walked away, making Joseph's heart swell. Lizzie was so cute, she looked exactly like you and she was just so kind. her confidence has grown a lot and she was finally going up to speak to a few of the other kids in her class instead of them coming up to her. Joseph walked into the classroom with Lizzie still on his hip and made his way to the back of the classroom where the kids usually put their coats and lunch boxes.

Lizzie's was right at the end, due to her being the last to get into Joseph's class, and he finally set her down. he helped her take off her coat and hung everything up. before he turned back around he could see her waddling toward the play area where he could make out two of her friends.

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12 o'clock didn't roll around quick enough. you'd had two meetings and you were meant to show a couple around a flat but they cancelled, leaving you to do a colleagues paperwork as well as your own. she had to leave due to her client calling about an issue with her new flat so that left you to do extra work.

once you finally got to leave work you rushed over to the nursery so you could spend the rest of the day with your favourite girl. you and Joseph had become a lot closer since Lizzie started nursery and you tried to be as subtle as you could but you had a massive crush on him. i mean, who wouldn't?

you heard from outside the nursery the loud music from a random nursery rhyme and saw Lizzie with a girl in her class named Charlotte. they were holding hands and jumping around together with the biggest smiles on their faces. you smiled softly, your heart swelling as you looked at the excitement on your daughters face.

you entered the classroom and the opening of the door immediately caught the attention of Lizzie who leg go of Charlottes hand and ran to you. "mama" she squealed, lifting her arms so you could pick her up. you smiled at her and picked her up when she reached you. "hi my baby, you have a good day at nursery?" you felt her nod on your shoulder and you turned you head so you could kiss her on the head.

you saw Joseph approaching you so you smiled at him, seeing he had all her things in his hands so you didn't have to walk through the classroom to grab it all. he handed you Lizzie's coat and lunch box and smiled as he saw you cradling her. "thank you" you said, the smile on your face genuine.

"no problem, i wouldn't want you weaving through all the kids, one of them would probably trip you up" you laughed. all the kids did have a lot of energy and you would hate to walk through them. you and Joseph spoke for a couple more minutes about how well Lizzie was coping and how her learning skills were developing well, his attention being on the kids every so often as he spoke to you but you understood, he was there to be teaching not to be having a conversation with you.

"thank you for telling me, she's really grown in confidence and all i can do it thank you. i best get going though" you loved knowing that Lizzie was doing well in nursery, it put your mind at ease and it made you not feel as bad as you used to when you would drop her off. you always felt like you were blushing when you were speaking to Joseph, it was the intense eye contact he held when he spoke to you. Joseph nodded and said goodbye to Lizzie before you walked out the door and started the short walk to your car with Lizzie in your arms.

what you didn't expect to hear was Joseph shout your name and walk after you, luckily Miss Adams was there to look after the kids for the few seconds he was out speaking to you. you turned around with a frown and confused look. "is everything okay?" you asked as he finally got to you. he nodded and gulped, he seemed nervous. "this is unprofessional and i may be completely wrong but i'd thought i'd ask anyway otherwise i'd just go crazy"

he was blushing, a lot. his face was almost as dark as a tomato and he felt flushed as he went to ask you this. "would you like to go on a date with me? again if you don't want to it's fine, i'm probably reading the signals wrong-" you smiled, he was asking you out. "i'd love to"