Jamie managed to smile slightly, even if Theseus couldn't see it. "Thank you," he said. "And yeah, maybe so, but right now, it's good to know I've got people in my corner, you know?"
"Oh, we are," he went on. "If there's anyone who can squeeze all the life out of a year, it's my dad. We're going to Europe after graduation, and even after that, we've still got time. We're going to stretch it out as long as we can."