Charlie pushed Robbie away.

"Robbie, what are you doing?"

"I thought you said... "

"Well, I did... I mean, as long as your crush wasn't... you know... me."

"But Alex dates older guys. And I thought you said I was sweet."

"You are. But in that ‘cute puppy meme on Facebook' sort of way."

Robbie looked down. "I just thought... "

"And I thought you meant someone your age. Like Alex. Or someone in the GSA."

"No one my age gets me, Mr. Parker. But you... you're always there for me when I need you."

"Because that's my job. Because I'm an adult and you're a kid. No matter what Alex may say or do, that kind of relationship isn't good. Someone's getting exploited and that's not right. Do you understand?"

"I... I gotta go." Robbie ran out so fast, he didn't see Alex in the hall on the other side of the door.

"Well, well," said Alex. "Things sure got a lot more interesting."

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