This is the tenth installment of my story about a family with an interesting dynamic. Herein you will see how the professor is reunited with his daughter, and all their lives change for the better.
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The Professor's Women
Chapter Ten: Homecomings
As Jackson walked across the campus at the same time Kathy was talking to Audrey, he noticed a dozen or more men in black suits and dark glasses, wearing earpieces, and shoulder holsters, were swarming all over the Quad.
When he got to his office, one of these men was waiting for him. Jackson unlocked the door and invited the FBI agent in. Agent Gunther handed a list of names to the professor, and as Jackson looked at the list, he realized that most of the names were the people from the University who had tendered their resignations, earlier in the summer, and the rest were the local politicians and notables who had been swept up in the real estate scam that had just been unearthed.
Jackson opened his filing cabinet and gave the agent a copy of the list he had picked up in the Chancellor's office his first day back on campus that contained the names of those on the agent's list that were connected to the University.
When the agent asked Jackson how he had come into possession of his list, he pointed to the date, '7/8/2005', and the heading, 'The Office of the Chancellor', and explained to the agent that he had picked it up the day he returned from vacation. The agent thanked him and left his office talking into his lapel as he walked down the stairway at the end of the hallway.
A few minutes later, Leslie walked in and asked Jackson, "Why are there G-Men all over campus?" Jackson told her about the 'list', and she said, "They're about a month late, aren't they?" Jackson just nodded.
About ten o'clock, Leslie answered the phone, and told Jackson it was from Saul. His lawyer asked him how things were. The professor told him about the FBI swarming all over the campus, and about the 'list'. He told Saul that he had given Agent Gunther a copy of a list of resignations he had picked up at the Chancellor's office his first day back, a month ago, and that coincidentally the names on his list matched most of the names on the agent's list.
Saul laughed out loud saying, "Just like the Feds, always a day late and a dollar short."
He told Jackson that this was the final 'mopping up', and as far as he knew there would be no more surprises. Jackson told Saul that his house should be done by week's end, and he was going to have the girls start for home the following Monday.
After he hung up, Jackson let out a big sigh, and asked Leslie, "What do we have on the agenda for tomorrow's staff meeting?" She told him there were a few requests for books and computer access issues, but nothing major.
He thanked her, and told her to let him know if anything needed his attention, because he was going to have coffee with his girlfriend. She smiled and waved goodbye to him as he walked out the door.
As he walked across the Quad, he noticed that all of the Feds had mysteriously disappeared. When he entered Kathy's office, she was surprised to see him, asking him, "Are you 'playing hookie' darling?"
When he asked her if she would like to go for a coffee, she jumped out of her chair, and told her assistant that she would be 'out' for a half hour. They grabbed coffee from the commissary in the Art building lobby, and sat under a tree just outside the door.
He told her about the Fed's and their 'list' and how he had the same list from a month before. She told him about her conversation with Audrey that morning, and how the poor girl had an orgasm when Kathy told her she could hold Jackson's 'Monster'.
She told Jackson about the very repressed background the girl had come from, and that, if handled properly, losing her virginity might be good for her mental health. Jackson said he agreed, but they should wait until after Dr. Stewart met with Audrey.
They finished their coffee and kissed goodbye, and as he walked back to his office, he met the construction foreman on his house renovation project. Jake told him that he had been trying to get in touch with him because the project was ahead of schedule. The subcontractors had finished with their work, and that painting and cleanup were all that remained. He also said that there was some furniture in their warehouse to replace the items that were damaged. He told Jackson that he would be able to start moving in Thursday or Friday, and if he wanted to stop by after four thirty, he could give him a tour. Jackson thanked him and said he would.
When he got back to his office, he called Kathy's office. Her assistant told him that the professor was out, so Jackson asked her to tell Kathy to meet him at 204 E. College Avenue, after work that day.
At 4:30, as Jackson was walking down the sidewalk of the 200 block of E. College, he heard the familiar drone of the MG's 4 cylinder engine behind him. She stopped alongside of Jackson, and asked him why he wanted her to meet him here. He reached out his hand and said, "Come on darling, I want to show you our house."
She got out of her car and looked puzzled as she asked, "Isn't this the house you used to live in with Elizabeth?"
He smiled as he took her hand and said, "This is our house now dear," and led her up the front stairs to where Jake was waiting on the porch for them.
They were led through the front door and Jackson was pleased that the living room, the dining room and the kitchen, although devoid of furniture, looked much like it did when he left in in early June. The painting was nearly done on the main floor, and Jake showed him the new 'powder room' under the stairway that was made possible by the total replacement of the plumbing.
Then Jake took them upstairs, where the smell of fresh paint was much stronger. They were shown the remodeled bathroom where the finish coat of plaster was drying. Jackson pointed to the large soaker tub, and the combination toilet and bidet, and said to Kathy, "We'll have a lot of fun with those."
She smiled and whispered, "I can't wait darling."