Episode 762: To Be Where You Are

"I-" Tansy began, only for a sharp knock at the door to interrupt her, quickly followed by the uninvited entrance of the school’s vice-principal.

"Ms. Delta," Lucy said. "Tansy and I are in the middle of something, if you wouldn’t mind coming back later."

"This really can’t wait, it’s about fundraising."

"I don’t do the fundraising for the school, and I’m with a student right now." Not that she was really getting anywhere with Tansy, but possibly, any minute now, you never knew, she could always hope.

"There’s a man here, and he’s particularly interested in how we handle counseling. I assume he had troubled times himself in school, or perhaps, a sibling did, I don’t really know, it’s conjecture on my part. Anyway, this man wants to speak with you and I get the feeling that if he’s impressed, the entire school stands to benefit. He’s from a wealthy family. I’m sure if he hears about those peer groups you want to start, they’d become high priority once he makes a generous donation. Of course, that donation will only happen if you meet with him, otherwise he’ll probably just throw his money at an elitist private school like everyone else does."

"Fine," Lucy said. "I have no problem with talking to this man if you think it would help the school and the students, but it has to wait until Tansy and I are through here."

Ms. Delta frowned. "Alright. I’ll see what I can do to delay him."

Ms. Delta did little to nothing, to delay the man. The vice-principal showed the alleged benefactor into Lucy’s office, and, as if having her session with Tansy interrupted wasn’t bad enough, the person interrupting them happened to be her ex, the man who had fathered the child she’d given up for adoption. The child he wanted back.

Episode 763: Out Of The Woods?