Falling for Mindy: A Taboo Older Man Romance by Annie J. Rose

Author:Annie J. Rose [Rose, Annie J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-05-21T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 14

KYLE

Never mind the fact that I had plenty of food at home since I did my meal prep on Sundays. I decided to indulge. I like to eat a healthy diet and exercise six days a week. But part of health is moderation, and I knew when to let myself have a little slack. On my way home, I swung my car into the lot at a burger joint I hadn’t been to in ages. Usually if I ate out, I went for Japanese, but tonight, I wanted something quick, specifically the bacon burger with avocado at Cal’s.

Standing in line to make my takeout order, I saw that the place was as packed as I’d expected it to be at this time of the evening. When I got to the counter, I quit scrolling the headlines on my phone and glanced around. I saw Mindy sitting alone at a table. On a whim, I made my order for dine-in instead of taking it to go. When I had my tray, I went over to her table. She looked up from her phone and grinned, a smile that indicated she was happy to see me, natural, not awkward or unsure.

“Have a seat,” she said, moving her drink over to make more room.

I sat across from her and found that I was happy to sit and eat at a table with her. Never once in five years had I joined a student for a meal or a drink. Not since the ill-advised holiday party I held the first semester I taught. I shook my head at the memory.

“What’s wrong?” she said, taking a huge bite of her cheeseburger.

“Nothing. I was just thinking of the time I thought it would be fun to have the students from my senior independent study course over to my house for a holiday dinner.”

“How’d that go?” she asked mischievously.

“I didn’t serve alcohol. I ordered pizza. I had sodas for them. They brought booze. By the end of the party, I’d had to break up a game of spin the bottle and sent two of them home in an Uber. I paid the driver extra to let me know they got inside their apartment safely because they were half drunk. And I considered moving so no one would know my address,” I said. She laughed.

“That’s about how I figured it would go. Don’t you know college students are about as mature as twelve-year-olds?”

“I found out the hard way. I thought they’d enjoy relaxing and discussing their final projects. I have no idea why I thought that was a good idea. But it’s the last time I ever did something like that.”

“Yeah,” she said. “You know Dr. Amboy does an end of semester potluck, but the rules are pretty clear. No booze, no shenanigans. And if you have to ask what she means by shenanigans, you’re not invited.”

“She’s a brave woman,” I said. “Braver than me.”

“Most of the professors don’t mix with the students. Except that creeper in the math department,” she made a face.

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