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Jaz audibly laughed, a rarity, even around people she was close to. “You two never knew what you were doing. Didn’t know how to curb Grant being a jackass, then didn’t know what to do with a kid so different from you.”
She was smiling as she signed, clearly not saying this in anger or frustration. “But I don’t think any parents really know what they’re doing.”
A smile tugged at Slade’s lips when Jaz laughed. It was such a pure sound, infectious. Hearing it was like finding an oasis in the middle of a desert. The subject of Grant brought him back down a bit, though. Something he’d never been able to fully come to terms with, not like he had with Jaz.
“The problem with Grant was we didn’t realize he was a jackass until it was too late. At the time he just seemed strong-willed,” He shrugged, and took a few contemplative bites of his food. It was clear he had more to say, but whatever it was he kept it to himself.
