"I'm drawing a little hamburger on your head," Maddy told him. "To mark this joyous occasion."

Then her eyes widened, like she understood something. "Ooooohhhh," she said, nodding. "That explains that text Jamie sent me a few weeks ago. He said something like, 'Dad's back looks clawed all to hell. Apparently he made a new friend'. And then I had to run off to class and sort of...forgot about it."