Bobby was reading to his grandmother when he was interrupted by a knock on the door. He screwed his head around, and a look of surprise rose on his face.
Standing at the doorway, Lucas gave a shrug of shoulders along with a sheepish smile. Bobby answered with a much bigger smile.
Lucas paced to the chair on the other side of the bed and plunked himself down. He gave Bobby a small nod, and the latter resumed reading.
*
They sat in the hospital cafeteria an hour later, Bobby having a cappuccino and Lucas settling for a double shot of espresso. They hadn't said a word to each other still.
"Have you told the old man yet?"
Lucas shook his head.
Bobby cringed internally at the thought of how this conversation would go.
"If you need me to come with you, you know I've got your back."
"Don
