The table laughed, instantly understanding the reference with Dr. Allen’s dramatic tone shift. Rory took the moment of mirth to glance down at his phone. For the first time all morning, Taggart had yet to reply. Something shifted in Rory’s stomach. Taggart was lightning fast. He’d been responsible for the majority of the texts between them, always breaking his up into multiple messages while Rory tended to be a wall of text. Rory shrugged it off, figuring Taggart was busy with Joseph in some way. The meeting was soon dismissed, so Rory was caught in a sudden exodus of multiple other TAs gathering their bags and the sample essays before leaving the room. Rory stayed behind and asked a few technical questions that would have only slowed the meeting down to Dr. Allen one on one, and then the
