"Lucky loves absolutely everyone. I joke that if someone broke in to my place, he would only be able to lick them to death. He doesn't even bark." Jake laughed, shaking his head. "Your parents sound a lot like mine, actually. It was like a giant shame to them that their son was anything other than a copy of themselves."

He grinned, even if it was a touch sad. "Grades mattered a lot to them, to."