" I grinned at Honda. "But simply admitting I won the bet would be sufficient." Well, I hate to burst your bubble, but it doesn't matter how brilliant...he is, he's not interested." Why do you say that?" He turned me down! He gave some vague 'personal reasons' wind, but he didn't even mention money so it wasn't that." I believe he has a student loan lined up." I said. I waved Honda silent."Loan? Hell! I have two scholarship programs I can get him into. But I can't get these kids to see how. ”Ian nodded thanks and sat uncomfortably awaiting his time.5.00 now or never he told himself and knocked on the heavy wooden door, “Come!” a loud strong voice called out. Ian opened the door and saw Mike sat leaning back in his chair, “Close it behind you.”“Oh erm yes sir”, Ian mumbled out. Mike looked bigger than he remembered, his bulk filling the window behind him.Ian walked to the chair in front of the desk to sit, “Did I say sit down, boy?” Mike's harsh voice made Ian startle and blush.So. Have you been administrators so long you’ve forgotten what we do? If you don’t uncover a sloppy connection, you can turn it back on and shove it in my face.”Stanley looked at his partner, who responded.“He’s got a point, Stanley.”“We’re supposed to ascertain what he did with millions of dollars of valuable research equipment, and you want to screw around with a twenty dollar microphone?”Robert shrugged. “It was only that much because of its age. Chances are, it’s decades old. I say let’s check. A little tap caused me to jerk forwards in expectation and open my mouth but I instinctively closed it again. I stood still for the second tap and relished in the thought of it teasing my bottom.He was right, he did know what I was thinking, he told me how I would feel at this moment and he was right. I felt like I had been waiting for this all my life. I felt happy, needy, excited and hungry for what was about to come. In my head, I was urging him on, but the letter forbade me to say.