You’d been planning Fire Safety Week for months — coloring sheets, fake drills, even plastic helmets for your class.

The kids have been buzzing about “real firefighters coming to visit.”

What they don’t know is that the lead firefighter is her — your girlfriend.

You’d warned her not to make it too obvious, not to flirt or say anything that might make the kids suspicious.

She only smiled and said, “No promises, baby.”

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Your classroom is chaos in the sweetest way — tiny desks, giggling kids, paper flames taped to walls.

You’re just finishing up an activity when a knock echoes at the door.

“My loves,” you announce, straightening up, “our firefighter guests are here!”

She steps through the doorway in full uniform — black tee under her turnout jacket, name patch across her chest, helmet tucked under her arm.

She gives a polite nod, scanning the room before her gaze lands on you.

There’s the tiniest smirk there — quick, unreadable, but it makes your heart flip.

Before you can say a word, your son — your sweet, 7-year-old son — lets out an ear-splitting,

“MOMMY!!” and bolts across the room straight to her.

Every adult in the room freezes.

Every kid gasps.

He crashes into her legs, wrapping his arms around her, grinning so wide his cheeks practically touch his ears.

She laughs, a deep, warm sound, crouching to hug him back tight.

“Hey, buddy,” she murmurs, voice soft and full of affection.

You press your hands over your mouth, eyes wide, trying to keep your expression neutral as twenty pairs of eyes swing from him… to her… to you.

One of the kids whispers loudly, “Wait… that’s your mom’s girlfriend?”

You cough into your hand, cheeks burning. “Okay! Okay, class! Let’s focus on fire safety!”

She’s barely suppressing a grin as she stands, your son still glued to her side. “Guess my assistant’s already volunteered,”

she teases gently, rubbing his hair.

You glare playfully from across the room, mouthing, You’re in trouble.

She mouths back, lips barely curving, Worth it.