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Herek was glad to see Mason considered that.

“That’s great to hear,” he said slightly relieved. “We often Get preoccupied with what others want and the demands we ourselves need that we forget to just breathe and focus.”

Still, Herek had to inquire: What was Mason going to do if all his friends were gone for the holidays? Herek didn’t have it in good conscience to know the male was most likely going to wander around out in the cold among other things. And staying in a car certainly wasn’t good either. What if he didn’t even have the means to pay for gas among other things?

“Brasil has its ups and downs. The tourists there are by far the worst, to be honest. Still, trading a rainy winter for a chance to see the snow was more rewarding. Teaching was probably a few other benefits as I got to see diversity on a larger scale compared to being back home.”

When Mason finished the edits Herek had given him on the paper, the professor had no qualms in helping his grade go from a C to a B right away. Still, there was the glaring obvious that Herek had to ask with concern.

“Thanks,” he said in terms of Mason congratulating him on having babies. “Being single with twins is not how I exactly pictured my life, but...it happens. I do have to ask though. Where are you planning to stay for you figure things out during the break if you have to move out your dorm among other things? Seems rather risky, financially speaking.”