"Well, you don't have a car, so you don't really need auto insurance. Health insurance is a risk, but you're young and healthy, so a small one. It's not like we need birth control. And we can figure something out for your phone. So you have to decide."

I nodded. "You just don't understand. I've never defied my father about anything. I mean, anything major." Mitch gave me a sideways grin. "Okay, other than dating you. But he doesn't know about that."

"So what do you want to do?"

"I want that internship. I've already accepted it. I mean, this would mean I could work almost anywhere when I graduate."...