"I'll leave notes to myself," he says, his voice and brow firm. His eyes are very serious. "Even if I forget. You'll be... in my notes," he finishes, lamely. He sets his pencil down to take a sip of coffee, as a distraction.

He puts it back down after, like, three sips. "Younger," he says, "twins. We live in Pennsylvania." Will offering more information help? What happened to wanting to be a little hands-off with this high school kid? He was younger than his sisters, dammit!