Patrick sat and watched Justine expertly twirl the spaghetti on her fork. It had been a couple of months since she started seeing Mrs. Balanteen and she had a confidence that Patrick hadn't realized she'd lacked. Not so much doing anything different, but she didn't stop and check everything with him anymore.

"So how many reports did the boss give you today?" Justine asked.

"Just two, but they are really big ones," Patrick said. "Sometimes I wish I was back in school and ...