“’Course I’ll talk to him. I could visit over the weekend.”
He’d have to rearrange his work shifts and possibly do the bulk of his reading on the trains, but he could do it. If he got back on Sunday, he’d still have a chance to pop by the library for the reserved materials. No, wait, he could do it beforehand. Right.
“No, no, it’s all right. It’s not quite so dire yet, you know, I don’t want to pull you away from your life, love.” She sounded sure, and Dex realised he was relieved. He didn’t want to miss out on going out with everyone, for one. The guilt crept up, but he tamped it down.
He turned around to face the other side of the corridor and caught a dude blatantly checking him out. He grinned despite himself, then looked up at the ceiling in an attempt to concentrate on Mum. “All r
