Uh,we didn't get your name.Did we get his name Emma?" she says as if on cue."I tried,Chloe.But he wouldn't tell me,so I tackled him," I say rolling my eyes.

How apparent is it that I want to put Grom into a headlock until he goes to sleep, and yell at Mom for not loving Dad or caring that he's dead?

Watching Mom try to act girlie would be entertainment in itself. Our last attempt at a girls' day started with a pedicure and ended with a monster-truck rally. That was five years ago. And so was her last pedicure.

Safe isn’t always better than sorry.Sometimes you need sorry to appreciate thesafe. And sometimes safe is just plain boring.

Wait," I call to him. He stops. " I just wanted to say, I like your big fin. I think it's very sexy.