Part 6 (1/2)
While I was ru ense victi the phone, I illing to giveI hadn't preset s, it didn't pick up after four rings like usual Good, I thought to nize the nunize the nu about this caller ID is that it immediately stores the last nu back toThe same number appeared there Who could this 212 number be? I hoped it was not another telemarketer! However, what telemarketer would know both my home and cell number? I decided to let my voice mail cover this one A minute later, I retrievedto call you over the last hour I tried you on your ho fro The nuht to myself, ”is a city number! He toldwas more than just odd with Ted Ultimately, I decided to call infor out from infor at the university where he worked, I became overly suspicious I decided to call hie”
”Oh, Trish, I'ot to ask you a question”
”Shoot,” I said
”I've been running this byschool you attended,” he said
Running this by hiswith this guy? It was time for me to be more assertive
”Are you at home now, Ted?” I asked
”Yes and no”
”What do you mean? If your mom is there and she's that interested, I would love to tell her myself!”
”Ah, well, I have two homes The one in Greenwich is more of a weekend home, and the other is temporary”
”What does that mean?” I pried
”Umm, well, it is really hard to find a reasonably, affordable apartment in New York City, so I decided to just crash in e for a little while”
”You're kidding!” I laughed
”Trish, college positions don't pay well”
”But, Ted, this is the weekend, so shouldn't you be up in Greenwich now?”
”Yes, but I had to work on this su”
At that point he had redeeh I found it a bit bizarre, he did sound sincere, and I still wanted to meet him
”Trish, are we still on for brunch tomorrow?” Ted inquired
”Yes, I will s considered, the brunch went exceptionally well We decided to hts later for some Mexican food We were fond of each other and continued to date Our tihts at the theatre, the latest filyave me a tour of the university and confided in me that he had actually lived in his office for over a year Over a year! Now that was really weird What would a son of a wealthy Greenwich doctor be doing living in an 8' by 10' office? I wanted to know details, so I asked hi under es of clothes Since ym in the sports coet in at six or after everyone leaves late at night”
”What about the maintenance staff?” I queried
”Oh, they're all friends of mine They think I am a workaholic I also keep my office locked”
At that point I questioned whether he was insane or just a cheapo I concluded that he was a little of both!
Just then Ted's cell phone rang Answering, Ted turned to me and said, ”Trish, I have to take this call It's important It's the athletic director I'll be back in a few minutes”
Ted scurried down the hallway and up the stairs until he disappeared To pass the ti my e-mail, I noticed that his computer was part of a LAN (local area network) Out of curiosity, I checked his history To my surprise, I found that he had visited several porn sites Oh no, here we go again! The porn sites were al teens and nurses To think that he worked around young college students, not toa nurse What would she think if she knew? When Ted caht me with a horrified look on my face
”The fact that you live in your office is one thing, but this coht we discussed uys much like yourself!” I bellowed
”Wait a uy visits porn sites once in a while,” Ted retorted
”Yes, Ted, but not sites with photos of barely legal teens and nurses Your mother certainly wouldn't approve, would she?”
”Well, that was a lo,” Ted snorted
”Talk about an Oedipus co freaky
”Look, I aot kicked out of s,” Ted replied
”I don't care to know the details Your computer is part of a LAN People lose their jobs every day due to corammed to catch people like you,” I infor me out to be a criminal What do youout of control I a I know that, although you ht You're not a crie you”
”Maybe you should just go,” Ted concluded
As I walked to the subway, I began to resign ht that the world was filled with misfit boys like the ain, at least it was obvious when Pinocchio told a lie
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Don't Date a Biter
April 2003