“Yeah, but there’s issues. I’ve got a situation, and you’re my student.”
“Tell me your situation. I’m legal, free to date who I want. I could f**k Mrs. Banjo in the assembly hall, take her on vacation, and no one would blink.”
She froze, staring. “Mrs. Banjo? Your Cyber Tech’s wife? The school’s backbone? She’s, like, forty-five.” Her voice was equal parts disbelief and disgust, but she looked adorable.
“Exactly, Yolz. I’m Achojah. No one questions me. I act right not because I’m scared, but because I choose respect.”
“How chivalrous,” she said, rolling her eyes before rinsing another plate.
“I try, babe. Point is, no one will care if we’re together. We met before you started teaching. We tell them that. Anyone who complains is just jealous.”
“OMG, Ovie, you’re so condescending.”
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