08-01-2014, 10:17 AM
Connor listened and thought. The kid's words were encouraging. An ally. I do need an ally like this. At least until I can get rid of this thing. There were so many dangers about. His mind mulled it over. As he did, his eyes alighted the book the other guy had left open. The guy wasn't around anymore- he was not sure where he'd gotten off to- but he suddenly felt very foolish and exposed just sitting there and talking, however obliquely. He didn't like being there.
"It's good to make friends."
He stood up, picking up the Watkins book but leaving the others. "You remind me of my son. He was maybe a year or two younger than you. Good kid. I miss him."
He looked at the book in his hand for a moment. "We always enjoyed talking about stuff. History. Music."
He laughed. "Even girls. I had hoped that when he got older, I'd be able to take him out and buy him a beer. You know, man to man. Kind of a special thing you know?"
He smiled wistfully. This was real. But he also hoped that the kid was catching his meaning. To make it clear, he paused, then nodded meaningfully before going on. "There's stuff that I wished I could have passed on to him. Stuff the kids life him- like you- should have."
He gestured with his head. "There's a place I saw just around the corner. I'm gonna stop there and get a bite to eat and maybe a drink. You want to join me?"
"It's good to make friends."
He stood up, picking up the Watkins book but leaving the others. "You remind me of my son. He was maybe a year or two younger than you. Good kid. I miss him."
He looked at the book in his hand for a moment. "We always enjoyed talking about stuff. History. Music."
He laughed. "Even girls. I had hoped that when he got older, I'd be able to take him out and buy him a beer. You know, man to man. Kind of a special thing you know?"
He smiled wistfully. This was real. But he also hoped that the kid was catching his meaning. To make it clear, he paused, then nodded meaningfully before going on. "There's stuff that I wished I could have passed on to him. Stuff the kids life him- like you- should have."
He gestured with his head. "There's a place I saw just around the corner. I'm gonna stop there and get a bite to eat and maybe a drink. You want to join me?"