“Sound like what?” came Julian’s voice. “It’s the truth, right?”
“Well yeah,” said Finn, “but…I mean…I don’t know…”
“So his family is nontraditional. There’s nothing wrong with that.”
“I never said there was—!”
“Really? Because you sound a little defensive right now.”
Stopping at a red light, Finn sighed and leaned back against his seat. A happy family decal stared at him from the back of the car in front of him. A mother, father, two siblings, and a dog, all in delightful stick figures. “I’m not defensive,” said Finn. “You know what my parents were like. It’s just so weird to see something so different up close.”
“Hey, never mind them. They got no place in your life, Finn.”
Finn’s chest tightened, but he said nothing to further the subject. “I’m just a little shaky,” he said. Finn
