The Billionaire Boys Club (Billionaire Romance Series Book 1(57)

“I know someone has,” Jessica said. She and Kelsey took the escalator downstairs and looked at the study guides. Jessica found some flashcards for civil procedure and added them to her pile.

“Remember reading the LSAT guides last year?” Jessica asked, glancing at them on the shelf.

“Completely,” Kelsey said. “I was a wreck.”



“Thinking of that makes Darrow seem less frightening,” Jessica commented.

“It was bad. Dylan was suffering with me though, so that made it a little better,” Kelsey said a little wistfully.

“I hope he’s okay,” Jessica said.

“I do too.”



“Maybe he just needs a break. Once we’re back, he’ll be as good as new,” Jessica said.

“That would be great,” Kelsey said. Jessica gave Kelsey’s back a pat.

“Let’s go pay.”



Jessica purchased her items and they headed out of the bookstore. Jessica looked at the bags hanging from her and Kelsey’s arms.

“We did good,” Jessica said.

“An excellent girls’ night.”



“Particularly since girls’ night for us usually means being in the Darrow Library,” Jessica said. “Ready to head back?”



“Yeah,” Kelsey said. They walked back to the bus stop and headed back to campus.



“So, it’s that time,” Keith smiled on the next day. “Time for you to get your first grades of the semester. As I said before, there’s no need to panic. This is just to let you know gently where you stand in the class. I was lenient, so only one team of students failed.”



There was a soft gasp in the room. No one had expected that anyone would fail the first assignment in a pass/fail course. Keith smiled. “They failed because they failed to get the assignment in on time. They turned it in at 12:03 a.m. the day after it was due. And the reason that they are failing, is simply because in the law, three minutes count. The court wants to see your pleadings on time. They want you to show up in court on time. Because in our world, time is equivalent to money.”



Kelsey let out a silent sigh of relief. She knew, because Keith had told them, that Tyler had turned in the assignment on time.

“Before I pass back papers, I want to remind everyone that the client letter is due today. I suggest that you get it in on time. Once again, I’ve received the assignment from Kelsey and Tyler and Erica and Marquis, and no other teams. I want to remind everyone but those four that if you fail this course, you’ll be spending the summer here, instead in some cushy office making a thousand plus a week. Get the assignment in on time. As for the team who failed, make sure that you meet up with me this weekend. My phone number is written on top of your assignment.”



Keith walked around and started passing out the graded assignments, which he had printed out and added comments to. Kelsey took hers and Tyler’s. Tyler glanced at the grade and went back to typing into his iPad, while Kelsey read the comments.

A. This was the best of the bunch, but Darrow doesn’t give A pluses. Very impressed at the level of issue-spotting and your excellent research. Keep up the good work, Kelsey and Tyler.

Holding the paper, Kelsey felt a bit like a fraud. Tyler had done 95% of the work on the assignment that she was holding.

“Here,” she said, handing the paper to him.

Tyler took it and read the comments. “Great,” he said. He handed the paper back. “Want to keep it?”



“Sure,” Kelsey said, sticking it into her tablet case. It was the least she could do.

Having passed out the papers, Keith said, “We’ve only got this week together, then it’s time for exams. Next week I’ll email each of you your individual assignments, which won’t be due until our second meeting after the Christmas holiday.” As Keith continued with the day’s topic, Kelsey sighed deeply. Tyler looked at her, then went back to his typing.

After class, Kelsey gathered her things, and started putting them into her bag.

“You don’t seem happy with your A, Princess.”



Kelsey looked at him and frowned.

“I didn’t earn it.”



“Of course you did, we’re a team,” Tyler said, dismissively.

“I did almost none of the work,” Kelsey replied.

“Kelsey, part of success in life is letting others do the work for you,” Tyler said.

“Are you going to take my exams?” Kelsey snapped.

“I wasn’t planning to,” Tyler smiled.

“Then I’ve got to learn this on my own.”



“You did learn it. You know what to do next time,” Tyler replied.

“It’s not the same.”



“No, Kels, it isn’t. But it was a team assignment. We worked together. We’ll work together again. And we turned in the best work that the team could create.”



Kelsey sat silently.

“Are you angry that I did a good job?” Tyler asked.

“Yes,” Kelsey said honestly. “Yes, I am. How is it fair that you knew what to do on the first assignment?”