Dr. Linus had been looking a little odd in class today. He came into class and looked around as if he had never been there before. His eyes fell on her, and she could swear he went pale, and he didn't look at her again. He stumbled in his lecture and consulted his book as if he suddenly didn't know what he was talking about. After class he hurried quickly away instead of waiting around to see if anyone had questions as he always did. Alex usually had questions.
"Did Dr. Linus seem weird to you today?" Karl asked. He was in the history club. Alex secretly liked him.
"Yeah, he did."
"I noticed he goes to your house a lot."
Alex suddenly grinned at him. "Don't worry. I think he likes my mom."
Karl laughed. "Careful. You might get him for your dad."
"Would that be so bad?"
"I suppose not. He's pretty great."
"Yeah, he is."
But she wondered if he was starting to have second thoughts about having dinner twice a week at a student's house. Maybe she should just come right out and suggest he ask her mom out. Or tell Mom she should ask him out. But not until after she saw whether he still intended to come over for boeuf bourguignon and history tutoring tonight.