The Billionaire Boys Club (Billionaire Romance Series Book 1(26)

“Good luck, Kels,” Jessica said as she turned off the light.

“Good luck to you, Jess.”



On Monday, the Darrow campus was transformed. All of the students were back and classes had begun. The entire 1L class had Civil Procedure with Professor Dudley on Monday-Wednesday at 9 a.m., so Kelsey and Jessica walked over together, bags on their shoulders, ready for their new adventure. They walked into Darrow Hall and stepped into the classroom. Dylan waved at them and indicated that there were seats next to him. They walked down the stairs to him.

“Good morning!” Dylan said brightly. Jessica and Kelsey took the seats next to him.

“Dudley allows free seating,” Dylan commented as the girls set themselves up.

“Nice. But does that mean that he’ll call on us randomly?” Kelsey asked.

“OK, that’s a little scary,” Jessica commented.

“Miss Hunter, are you implying that you won’t be fully prepared each and every morning?” Dylan asked.

“Absolutely not, Mr. Shaw,” Jessica replied. “But I’d like to know when I’m going to be humiliated.”



“You’ll have the pleasure in Torts. Wadsworth is a stickler for the seating chart.”



“How do you know all of this, Dylan?” Kelsey asked, as her Mac warmed up.

“I have my sources,” Dylan replied, mysteriously.

“I’m so nervous,” Jessica said.

“He’s not going to call on anyone today, Jess. We don’t know anything yet,” Dylan said calmly.

Kelsey glanced around the room. The five members of the Billionaire Boys Club were sitting in the front middle of the lecture hall, Dylan’s roommate talking loudly. Ashley was sitting a couple of rows behind him, far enough away to see, but not close enough to be noticed. Kelsey admired her persistence.

Professor Dudley walked in as the students organized themselves. He was wearing a white shirt with a plaid bow tie and gray wool slacks. He placed a folder on the front podium and made sure there were markers for the white board.

The room was almost full, with the odd chair empty. Kelsey wondered how many people had quit during the first week. Based on her own small group, she guessed about ten of the class of one hundred and twenty. Less competition, but also fewer people to round out the curve. Kelsey opened her notepad on the computer. She was ready.

Professor Dudley looked around the room expectantly and the room quieted down. Even Matthew.

“Hello, everyone. I’m Eric Dudley and I will be your Civil Procedure professor for this semester. We will meet in this room every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 9:00 a.m to 10:00 a.m.”



“Civil procedure qua civil procedure addresses the commencement and subsequent resolution of disagreements outside the criminal context in a framework of disparate opinions from nodes in a civil network of dispute resolution providers connected to a common hub of precedential jurisprudence. The infinite game of the law, such as it were, is bounded by a relatively stable but occasionally fluctuating ruleset - les regles du jeu - that is shaped and reshaped by the erosive force of variant specific fact-patterns upon the great riverbank that is the common law. Each participant in the eternal dialectic, whether they be constitutions, legislative bodies, judiciary, or litigants, maintains a mindfulness of both outcome and process values when exerting influence upon the procedural principles that govern life transpiring within and without the courthouse walls.”



“Huh?” Jessica whispered.

“No idea,” Dylan replied. Kelsey ignored them as Professor Dudley continued his explanation of Civil Procedure in the most complicated jargon that Kelsey had ever heard. Every so often, she would notice one or another of her classmates shaking their head, seemingly in despair. Kelsey attempted to focus. She was determined to make sense of this.

Professor Dudley began to run through the course outline. He threw out terms such as “personal jurisdiction”, “forum non conveniens” and “minimum contacts”, without explaining them or putting them into any context whatsoever. Kelsey bit her lip in frustration. She’d better start reading the casebook tonight. Her only comfort was that most of her classmates looked as confused as she felt.

Professor Dudley continued in the same vein for most of the rest of the hour. Finally, when Kelsey thought she would faint from confusion, Professor Dudley asked. “Are there any questions?”



The class burst out into laughter and Professor Dudley looked puzzled. “Did I tell a joke?” he asked sternly.

The class watched as Tyler put up his hand. “Yes?” Professor Dudley asked.

“Will we cover the Erie Doctrine?” Tyler asked.

“Of course. Did I not mention that?” Professor Dudley said, glancing at his notes. “It seems not. Yes, Mr?”



“Olsen,” Tyler replied.

“Yes, the Erie Doctrine is a critical means of determining which law to apply in a Federal court. We will cover the decision written by Judge Brandeis thoroughly. Thank you for pointing out my omission, Mr. Olsen.”



Kelsey typed ‘Erie Doctrine’ into Wikipedia and noticed others doing the same.

“Are there any other questions?”



The room was silent.

“If that’s the case, I would like everyone to read tonight’s assignment from the class schedule provided to you last week. Professor Wadsworth will be here for Torts at 10:30; however, you will be assigned seating per his seating chart. His assistant will be here at 10:20 to assist you in finding your correct place. I suggest you make your break today short. Good day, everyone.”