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"It's not really time for them to go home yet, is it?" Garry whined to Bec, like a small child.

She laughed. "Not yet, Garry. Three more weeks- its gone fast, hasn't it?"

"Too fast", he admitted, sliding onto his desk chair. "Where are they, anyway? The house is way too quiet".

The house was only silent when Charley was doing the vacuuming. He sucked up anything and everything in his way, no matter what.

"They're on a picnic- they took the volleyball net too. what about the points? They're so close it's not funny".

She pointed to the whiteboard the kids' scores were written up on.

"It's weird", Garry nodded. "After the finals in your year, what did you do?"

"Solar Blue got the surf club for the night. we ended up asleep there".

"Want to do that? But not sleeping there".

"Okay. And Loren's birthday's coming up, too. We need to get a table at the Purple Iguana for her".

"Edge and Ash as well?"

"Why not".

"Okay, give them a call tomorrow. Have they gotten their exam results yet?" Garry wanted to know.

"No, but Guy's dreading it. They've all passed, I know, because I spoke to the principal".

He laughed. "You have to know these things, don't you?"

"For your information, he called me!" Bec said hotly, her face flaming. "And yes, I do like to know if the kids we've been looking after all year have passed their exams! They're in year ten- the exams are major!"

"Okay, okay, you've made your point. When's their formal?"

"Do you not read their newsletter?"

"I didn't know they had one!" he sounded genuinely shocked- just like the boys had when Loren, Cassie and Bridget informed them the school had a newsletter. And believe it or not, the school had a library as well!

"It's next week- I went shopping with the girls on Saturday to get their dresses, remember?" Bec sounded exasperated.

"I wasn't home on Saturday, remember?" Garry snapped.

"Well they look gorgeous. And Cassie said the boys have hired suits- they all have something casual and nice to wear to their announcement night. Bridget told me".

"Okay". Garry sighed, leaning on his hand. "I still can't believe the year's almost over!"

"I know!" Bec sighed. "When I was here, the year seemed to drag on forever, but when you're the head of the academy, it flies by!"

Garry laughed. "I wonder what kind of kids we'll get next year?"

Bec looked thoughtfully at the photo of the eight of them on her desk. Angus had taken it on day one, right after they had met. They were smiling but Bec couldn't imagine having the kids she knew then back now. They had changed so much. "I don't know. But these kids are special".

"That they are". Garry nodded.

"We're home!" Adam called loudly, as the screen door slammed.

"In the office!" Garry announced.

The kids trooped in, their faces shining.

"How was the picnic?" Bec wanted to know.

"It was good", Bridget said, grinning profusely.

Bec and Garry exchanged knowing glances- neither of them knew what happened on the picnic, but from the smiles on their kids' faces, they knew it was something good.