Chapter 118

“Pray don’t talk to me about the weather, Mr. Worthing. Whenever people do that, I always feel quite certain they mean something else.”

It took Mason a couple of seconds to process what Parker had said. He stared stupidly at the gorgeous athlete.

“It’s a line from The Importance Of Being Earnest.” At Mason’s continuing look of incomprehension, Parker said, “It’s a play by an English dude called Oscar Wilde. We’re doing it in English.”

“Oh, right.” Mason was forced to do a rapid re-evaluation of Parker. He’d labeled him a dumb jock, passing each grade purely on his athletic ability.

“It’s a cool play. Those stuck up English dudes always trying to put one over on each other.”

“Um, yeah, right.” Mason thought he’d been dropped into an episode of The Twilight Zone.

“Yeah, well.” Parker looked down at the ground, Mason noticing the handsome face had become tinged with red. “Gotta get movin’. See ya around,” Parker said, squeezing Mason’s shoulder before standing up.