Jack's words left Marek with a little warm feeling that made Marek feel a little shy and had him glancing down a moment. "You're not all that old, sir." Marek eventually said. Really, he didn't think that Jack was old at all. Older than Marek was, sure, and more mature. But he was so very handsome and nice and big and strong.
"School is good. I like it, learning all of these things. I'm learning new things on a guitar, have a bunch of new sheet music for my piano. And I have a couple high school kids I'm giving voice lessons to help with experience for once I'm done. With my grades and that experience, I think I'll do very good once I graduate. I'm going to sub and take on some more one-on-one teaching." He grinned, instantly brightening up with the topic of conversation. "How're your classes going, sir?"