"Grimaldi, the fu...what is this? It's not her birthday."

"It's her graduation gift boy." Zing! I was all but jumping up and down inside.

"Aw Grim, I'm so sorry, didn't I tell you that Caitie's not graduating until next year?" That's if her daddy lets her. She'd be the only twenty-five year old in high school if he has his way.

"What's this nonsense? Didn't our girl get the option to graduate early?" I shushed him and barely kept a straight ...