Chapter 13: HungerJace tried to keep a straight face, but finally chuckled when he saw how serious Cody looked.
“I just noticed that most of the time you refer to Nicky as Pops, but on occasion you’ve said Daddy. It just got me curious, that’s all. Not every father is a daddy—do you understand what I’m saying?”
“Yeah,” Cody said. “Pops and I were close and pals, as well as father and son once Momma left. At my age, I feel sort of silly referring to him as Daddy but once in a while, when I’m really missing him, the daddy term slips out.”
“That makes sense,” Jace said, then heard Cody’s stomach growl. “And that answered my second question. Time to head to the saloon.”
“The saloon?”
“We’ve been using it as a makeshift office, and have a fridge there with fixings for sandwiches.”
“Sounds
