Chapter 13

“Maybe somebody got wise to what a creep he really is?”

“He’s too smart to let any of the professors see his true colors.”

Alexander was tall, well-built, and good-looking, but he liked nothing better than to take potshots at any student he deemed beneath him, either physically or academically. Rush was quiet and minded his own business, but he knew sooner or later Alexander would come after him.

“One of these days….”

“One can but hope.” Rush held out his hand. “Well, may the best man win,” he teased.

“Best woman, you mean!” Jan lightly punched his arm.

“How about if we just say, ‘may the best accountant win?’”

They shook hands, and Rush knocked on Dr. Reynolds’s door, opened it, and allowed Jan to enter before him.

“Ms. Stephens. Mr. Dalton. Thank you for being so prompt. This is Tom Weber. He used to teach chemistry here at Pulaski and Jasper, but now he’s the office manager for Jackson Construction Company.”