The boy came over so that we could move his desk and another load of boxes.
“Hey,” I said when he walked in. “We have a surprise for you.”
He gave me that look.
“We got you a cell phone and added your line to our account.”
“Wow! Cool. Thanks.”
“Oh. And I’ve got another surprise.”
“You bought me an SUV?”
“No.”
“Well, I thought maybe you were going for the whole suburban-lifestyle package.”