Dylan warily glanced at the smiling Jason Bourne. After hesitating for a moment, she asked, "How did someone from the CIA end up working at this school as a staff member in the Punisher's Office?"
Bourne just shrugged. "Maybe because the head of the Punisher's Office is too formidable!
"So us retired agents can only handle simple jobs..."
Then Bourne smiled and said, "I only just found out you used to work with Shirley. That's a shame. I was hoping to see if I could ask you out..."
Bourne hadn't lowered his voice, and a group of fourth-graders let out a loud chorus of boos. In their eyes, everyone in the Punisher's Office except Old Parker was an enemy.
An enemy trying to steal their new math teacher was nothing but a pipe dream!
Nick was covered in black strips of tape, as if he were about to rappel down a cliff. As he passed Bourne, the boy gave him a very grown-up pat on the lower back and said, "Buddy, if you're just looking for a girlfriend, I'm all for it!
"But if you're looking for a soulmate, I'd think twice. You know why...
"Alvin said everyone has to be realistic about what they're capable of!
"People who keep trying to do things beyond their abilities usually can't be trusted!"
Nick had cleared up the misunderstanding in his mind, but he'd also made an enemy of Dylan.
How could the young master of the Peace Hotel ever bow to a math teacher who was worse at math than he was? Especially when she'd kicked him out of class six times in three days!
Dylan was thirty, but she still had a baby face. Add in the flush of anger on her cheeks, and she looked even more alluring.
Jason