“It’s great,” he answered after a beat of silence. “Judy is the best. She teaches me things that no other tutor has ever taught me!”
“That’s because they probably didn’t know how to do those things,” Irene interjected. “I’m not sure where you found those tutors, Dad. But they were not it.”
Gavin hummed in response; like he was agreeing with them. My cheeks flushed at the compliment, and I put a piece of broccoli in my mouth, chewing on it slowly, nearly moaning at the intense flavor. I stifled the sound though, not wanting to draw attention to myself.
“Yeah, they were dimwhits,” Matt murmured.
“Language,” Gavin scolded calmly.
Matt blanched, but he didn’t say anything more.
We continued to eat, mostly in silence. Matt and Irene began a mindless conversation, but I really wasn’t
