Rothuet and Linda, in Six Cantos

Somehow she didn't mind what Jenny had done. She was still going to have to talk with her parents, but things would be handled differently now! "Jenny, I feel wonderful! Now run along and I'll see you at your house tonight at six o'clock. All right?" Jenny nodded. Everything was going to be just fine! Sick at heart, Clint entered Helen's office a short time after school let out. He sat down in the same chair Jenny had occupied and looked at his boss. "Clint, what's been going on? You're a competent, sensible teacher, and here I find you screwing a student!" Helen's tone, mild as it was, didn't mask her attitude. "Jenny is – well, she's an unusual girl." Clint began. "I noticed that," Helen said, without giving anything away. "I'm fired, of course?" Helen nodded. "As of right now, you're no longer a teacher here. I'll get the paperwork in motion to have your severance pay forwarded to you, but I don't know what the girl's parents will want to do." Clint suppressed a smile. He wondered what Linda's reaction would be when he told her? And what she'd tell Helen? "All right, Helen ...»