17 Chapter 17

“Because the schools are idiots, and most of the parents more so.”

“That’s good. Not that they’re idiots. I mean, it’s good that you’re doing something about it. It probably means a lot to the people around here that they have somebody like you to trust.” Adam smiled. “I bet that means Colette’s the one all the kids go to when there’s confusion about the birds and the bees.”

“Colette’s the resident expert on far too much,” Sasha said. She looked pointedly at Scott. “Somebody has seen to that.”

“She’s smart. That’s not my fault.”

“Oh, because you didn’t pass on any of those smart genes? Nice try.”

Picking up his plate, Scott scraped the red peppers he’d picked out of his omelet onto Sasha’s plate. “You like that she’s inquisitive.”