The closeness of her knee made Wes shift in his desk again. He could hardly believe he'd actually asked. But he did wonder, and it didn't seem like something pleasant. It actually seemed like something his mom would say a woman had a right to leave over, but there was no way he was going to say that.
"Oh," he said. He was really lucky to have parents like he did, he guessed. Because sure, there were some rules, but his parents trusted him. "That's got to suck. For you and for them."