Todd juggled two mugs of steaming-hot coffee in one hand without spilling a drop and cracked the door open to the bedroom he shared with Nick, which was no easy feat.
“Hey. You awake?” He eased through the door and stopped. “Nicky, what’s wrong?”
Nick sat in the center of the bed, blanket hanging off of his broad shoulders. His knees were pulled to his chest, arms wrapped around his long legs. His face was turned to the side, cheek pressed to one knee.
“I woke up and was alone.”
Todd sighed softly, climbed onto the mattress, and walked carefully on his knees across the bed until he could sit beside Nick. He tapped the back of Nick’s hand with one of the mugs. “Jimmy had to take off for a few days. I told him we’d hang here and watch the place until he got back. I would have asked you i
