“Like stupid Mitch Taggart did.”
“Not polite.”
“Well, he did.”
“I wasn’t talking about that part.”
More head scratching ensued. “So, does being polite mean you have to lie?”
Grace realized she had signed up for this, but sometimes Jamie was exhausting. “Math and logic don’t apply here. Politeness sometimes means you avoid telling the truth if it would be hurtful. You don’t have to lie. You just don’t have to say everything you are thinking.”
“Okay.”
Much thinking appeared to be going on in that little head, so Grace took off her lab coat and hung it up, then tossed her gloves in the trash.
“So did you?”
Grace had lost track of where they were. “Did I what?”
“Hear? About the snow!”
“Yes, I did.”
“Too bad it’s not a school day.” Jamie kicked at a bit of paper on the floor.
“You
