track. The sooner, the better.
"She did, but I guess the bastard talked her into coming back." He shook his head. "Sorry, Dr. Tarrington. I know he's a friend of yours, but the guy just gives me the creeps."
"It's all good. It's one of his superpowers." I pulled out my phone and texted Damon that I was in class and would get back to him later. A smile formed on my face at the look that most likely formed on his. He hated to be left waiting.
"All of your notes are already put together in handout form, and I got your PowerPoint loaded as well."
"Very cool. I love having you guys up here. You need to let me know if you're interested in teaching a little and if so, I'll move over on a subject that you feel confident about and let you have the mic."
"Really?" Jake's face lit up like a Christmas tree. Something about seeing the kid brighten up considering his situation left me feeling good about myself.
"Absolutely." I glanced down at my notes and flipped through the PowerPoint on the screen below me. "Hey, Jake, are you a member of Beta Alpha Psi?"
"Yes, sir. I was president last year when I was a senior."
"Awesome. I need to find out who their current president is and get the list of events. Is that something you can get for me while I'm teaching today?"
"Yeah. I have the e-mail somewhere on my phone. The president is Dani Bruce. You had her last year for cost accounting, I bet. She's a junior this year."
I groaned internally. Dani Bruce was another Heather Turner in the making. The girl wore clothes that shouldn't have been legal and looked far more like a pole dancer than an accountant. Of-fucking-course Dani Bruce was the head of Beta Alpha Psi. Heather might have to take the lead with the group seeing that I wasn't coming near their president with a ten-foot pole.
"Awesome. Just e-mail it to me. I think me and Professor Turner will be taking over as co-advisers for the fraternity."
"Oh nice. That'll be fun. Heather is her first name, right?"
I glanced up to see the gleam in the boy's eye. Where I wanted to warn him that she was a piranha with ten-inch teeth, it wouldn't go over well. I needed to remain completely unconnected to Heather, and an emotional response would tie me to her faster than anything else I could do.
"Yes, but she goes by Dr. Turner, I believe."
"I can see why." Jake snorted and rolled his wheelchair toward the door. "She needs to keep things professional or she'll be mobbed by every guy on campus with a pulse."
"And most of the girls." I gave him a cheeky grin as he glanced over his shoulder and snorted again.
"I'll be back in a minute with the schedule. I'm actually glad to hear you're getting involved. It's going a little off track lately." He opened the door and left before I could ask what he meant.
I had no doubt that I'd find out sooner than later on my own and be quite disappointed when I did.
*
"Great job today, class. We'll pick back up next Tuesday on page seventy-five. Have your point-of-sale diagrams completed and come ready to discuss." I glanced around the room and smiled as everyone mumbled their responses and walked to the door like a bunch of zombies. Teaching cost accounting was the fucking pits. I'd be picking up the master's level financial statement analysis class in a week or so, which would be far more interesting and intellectually stimulating because of the level of the student.
I couldn't help but wonder if Dana was still planning on taking the class. The naughtiness of seeing her behind closed doors and yet having her right in front of me, watching me with the same eyes that held all of my secrets was terrifying - and exhilarating.
"I'm sorry for your loss, Dr. Tarrington." One of my students stopped by the stage and gave me a warm smile. Several others stopped beside her, echoing her thoughts.
"Thanks guys. Losing my sister was one of the hardest things I've ever gone through. I think it was because she was so young and she's all I had left." I
"She did, but I guess the bastard talked her into coming back." He shook his head. "Sorry, Dr. Tarrington. I know he's a friend of yours, but the guy just gives me the creeps."
"It's all good. It's one of his superpowers." I pulled out my phone and texted Damon that I was in class and would get back to him later. A smile formed on my face at the look that most likely formed on his. He hated to be left waiting.
"All of your notes are already put together in handout form, and I got your PowerPoint loaded as well."
"Very cool. I love having you guys up here. You need to let me know if you're interested in teaching a little and if so, I'll move over on a subject that you feel confident about and let you have the mic."
"Really?" Jake's face lit up like a Christmas tree. Something about seeing the kid brighten up considering his situation left me feeling good about myself.
"Absolutely." I glanced down at my notes and flipped through the PowerPoint on the screen below me. "Hey, Jake, are you a member of Beta Alpha Psi?"
"Yes, sir. I was president last year when I was a senior."
"Awesome. I need to find out who their current president is and get the list of events. Is that something you can get for me while I'm teaching today?"
"Yeah. I have the e-mail somewhere on my phone. The president is Dani Bruce. You had her last year for cost accounting, I bet. She's a junior this year."
I groaned internally. Dani Bruce was another Heather Turner in the making. The girl wore clothes that shouldn't have been legal and looked far more like a pole dancer than an accountant. Of-fucking-course Dani Bruce was the head of Beta Alpha Psi. Heather might have to take the lead with the group seeing that I wasn't coming near their president with a ten-foot pole.
"Awesome. Just e-mail it to me. I think me and Professor Turner will be taking over as co-advisers for the fraternity."
"Oh nice. That'll be fun. Heather is her first name, right?"
I glanced up to see the gleam in the boy's eye. Where I wanted to warn him that she was a piranha with ten-inch teeth, it wouldn't go over well. I needed to remain completely unconnected to Heather, and an emotional response would tie me to her faster than anything else I could do.
"Yes, but she goes by Dr. Turner, I believe."
"I can see why." Jake snorted and rolled his wheelchair toward the door. "She needs to keep things professional or she'll be mobbed by every guy on campus with a pulse."
"And most of the girls." I gave him a cheeky grin as he glanced over his shoulder and snorted again.
"I'll be back in a minute with the schedule. I'm actually glad to hear you're getting involved. It's going a little off track lately." He opened the door and left before I could ask what he meant.
I had no doubt that I'd find out sooner than later on my own and be quite disappointed when I did.
*
"Great job today, class. We'll pick back up next Tuesday on page seventy-five. Have your point-of-sale diagrams completed and come ready to discuss." I glanced around the room and smiled as everyone mumbled their responses and walked to the door like a bunch of zombies. Teaching cost accounting was the fucking pits. I'd be picking up the master's level financial statement analysis class in a week or so, which would be far more interesting and intellectually stimulating because of the level of the student.
I couldn't help but wonder if Dana was still planning on taking the class. The naughtiness of seeing her behind closed doors and yet having her right in front of me, watching me with the same eyes that held all of my secrets was terrifying - and exhilarating.
"I'm sorry for your loss, Dr. Tarrington." One of my students stopped by the stage and gave me a warm smile. Several others stopped beside her, echoing her thoughts.
"Thanks guys. Losing my sister was one of the hardest things I've ever gone through. I think it was because she was so young and she's all I had left." I
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