> Reese couldn't help it and blew a raspberry before asking "You mean to
tell
> me you got upset because Julia held her tongue when you undermined her
> instruction to.. what's her name, Kat?"
>
> "You," she pointed out in a half tease "Who would have been more than
> tempted if another teacher horned in on your class and told the students
to
> ignore your instruction and just do what they said to pull that person out
> of the classroom by their ear and asked if they were on crack or
something?"
>
> "Of course she'd want to say something. You would in her place too."
>
> "Sam," she looked her friend in the eyes and asked honestly, wanting to
know
> "Don't you think that maybe... this has something to do with a certain
> professor you have your eye on and maybe that made it more....
irritatingly
> more itchy for you to take when someone did say something? I mean admit
it.
> He wasn't around and you two were actually getting along without the
forced
> and yet faked smile."
>
> She tried to make her point without alienating her friend and looked at
the
> ceiling of the car for inspiration. Darn thing wasn't any help either.
>
Sam:
Sam groaned flopping her head against the back of her seat. "I DIDN"T do it
on purpose! You know me, my mouth runs ahead of my brain ALL the time. You
might be right about Derek though. And I'll try to work on that, but please
don't shut me out of this."