Vinie let out a long breath, then finally gave a slow nod as if he had weighed every possible outcome in his mind.
“Alright. I’ll think about it,” he said at last.
“That’s all I ask,” Mattew replied calmly.
Mattew exhaled and stepped back, running a hand through his hair as fatigue settled more clearly on his face. The weight of everything he had been carrying did not leave him, even for a moment.
“I should get going. I have somewhere I need to be,” he said.
Vinie raised a brow, studying him with mild disbelief. “You’re always running off somewhere.”
Mattew gave a faint smirk. “Comes with the job.”
Vinie let out a dry chuckle and shook his head. “Do you need a ride, or are you planning to steal one of my cars again?”
Mattew tilted his head slightly, unfazed. “Stealing? No. Borrowin
