Chapter 72

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Once dinner was underway both children talked about their day and all the cool things they did at school. Dwayne had taken a keen interest in giving both grandkids his insight into mathematics. It had been his passion during his career and he delighted in the way his grandkids took to numbers and the many ways they could be used. Cody learned the mechanics of things from his grandpa but his grandfather was teaching him how math was used to design and create concepts. Maria loved how closely math seemed to resemble music, which was her passion.

“We’re all meeting with Mary tomorrow afternoon. I’ll be picking you up from school early and then we’ll get your father and go see what she wants to talk to us about.” Peter watched for reactions and smiled when he saw Cody’s face light up.

He looked at his sister with a wide grin. “We’re getting a sister. How cool is that?”

Maria squealed. “She can sleep in my room. We’ll do stuff together and I’ll show her how to play the drums.”