Todd nodded silently. He looked miserable, and it saddened Jimmy to have to do this, but it was going to be better for both of those boys in the long run.
Once back inside, they found Nick had moved on from the bookshelves to a room off the kitchen Jimmy had converted for weapons storage. He was so intent, examining some of the items there, he didn’t notice them at first. He jumped when Todd walked into the room, slipped both arms around Nick’s middle, and looked over his shoulder. “Whatcha lookin’ at, Nicky?”
“I-I’m so-sorry. I didn’t mean to…I didn’t move anything. This is an amazing collection.”
Jimmy watched how Todd’s eyes crinkled when he smiled and his face softened. It almost made Jimmy change his mind about having Nick jump right into working with Todd.
“It’s okay. I don’t thi
