Ted waits nervously as Michelle figures out what to say, though what comes out of her mouth is worse than he expected - and honestly a little bit hurtful.
"Michelle, come on," he answers, the disappointment obvious in both his face and voice. "I coach high school, you think I'm out here dating 17 year olds?" He used to coach college, which is admittedly more or less Kate's age range, but even then he definitely wouldn't date a student.
"She's a friend of Beard. He's her coach," he explains, trying to keep a lid on his frustration. He's been dealing with all sort of judgey looks and assumptions for the entire time they've been dating, but he hoped she'd know him well enough to at least know that was out of the question. "She's an adult, and a professional athlete at that, and we have zero professional connections."
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"Michelle, come on," he answers, the disappointment obvious in both his face and voice. "I coach high school, you think I'm out here dating 17 year olds?" He used to coach college, which is admittedly more or less Kate's age range, but even then he definitely wouldn't date a student.
"She's a friend of Beard. He's her coach," he explains, trying to keep a lid on his frustration. He's been dealing with all sort of judgey looks and assumptions for the entire time they've been dating, but he hoped she'd know him well enough to at least know that was out of the question. "She's an adult, and a professional athlete at that, and we have zero professional connections."