The final school bell of the day rang, signaling that it was time to go home.
"Finally!," Tad thought, rushing out to the front of the school to meet Amy.
"Alright," Tad said when he found her, "You ready to go?"
"You bet handsome," Amy said, holding Tad's hand.
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Jen Decker pulled into her driveway to see another woman waiting for her on the porch.
"Oh!," the woman said, standing up when she saw Jen, "You must be Jen Decker! My name is Elizabeth Howler. I'm Amy's mom."
"A pleasure to meet you," Jen said, "What brings you here?"
"Two things," Elizabeth said, "I came over to introduce myself, and I have some big news. Amy told me over the phone that Tad was invited to join a pack tonight!"
"He was!," Jen exclaimed with a smile on her face, "oh that's great! He can make some friends his age. It's been hard for him to make friends that are like him."
"Luckily he met my daughter," Elizabeth said, "They really like each other. I can tell."
She seemed to detect Jen's uneasiness about the issue, and she said "It's young love. We can't interfere with them. Besides, I'm sure they make a cute couple."
"That they do," Jen said, smiling.
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Tad and Amy arrived at Tad's house a few minutes later. Due to the fact that they had Tads Initiation, they had to eat their dinner fairly quickly.
"Well," Amy said when they finished, "It's 6:30. The meeting starts at 7:00. You ready to go?"
Tad nodded.