As we sat in the conference room, waiting for Mister Hurston to come, I looked at grandpa.
"So you told him about me?" I asked, wondering how much grandpa had shared about me.
"I did," grandpa said. "It was impossible not to. There were so many rumors flying around about you and me, with all your visits to my home. Even you parading your beau around did not quench all of them."
"So what did you say?" I asked, turning my voice down.
"That you're a very talented student, with a very close relationship with my son. The ones who know about Billie understood," grandpa explained. "Billie doesn't like most people. He's had many governesses and nurses, all scared away by him. He's as strong as a grown man, even if his mind is not that of a grownup. The male teachers he's had couldn't deal with
