C24 Trying to protect him

Then smile again. finally, he looked at me again and said, "Aside from being a great kid, I'm starting to think your son is a genius. But you must already know that."

"teachers say he's gifted," I replied gratefully that he'd changed the subject. "They're trying to do what they can for him. He gets extra projects and has already skipped a grade, But...." I stopped ".....well