Chapter 7
Niki dressed himself in his civilian clothes, because it was still early and he’d have plenty of time to return to his trailer and clown up.
At least, that’s what he told himself. It wasn’t about wanting to look like nice for Conner or anything. Nope.
He wore his comfy jeans, a T-shirt, and a light jacket over the top with the left sleeve pinned up. The jacket had patches on from all the different American states Niki had visited with the circus over the years, and it was his favorite.
There wasn’t a lot he could do with his shaggy hair with only one hand, so he left it down. At the door he slipped on his shoes, using his long-handled aid to ease his feet in, then closed the door behind him and set off across the grass.
If Niki felt a certain spring in his step this morni
