"I don't understand this world at all sometimes," Anders concluded. "Why should parents have the right to know about money their children earned on their own?"

That quibble aside, he flopped onto his bed and ran a hand through his hair. "And now we got completely distracted from you telling me about whatever happened with that drug ring. You were out by the docks, it was quiet ..." Was he trying to get out of talking about flirting and relationships? Kind of.