Junk
“The cheery “How’s it going?” died in his throat when he saw the tense set of Jasper’s shoulders and the furrows in his brow. Worse than that, though, was the way his eye kept twitching. The way he’d started clicking his finger joints again, only stopping when Lewis came and took hold of his hands.
“What’s up?” he asked, softly. When Jasper didn’t answer, he glanced over at Yusef, who was busy muttering to himself over a box. “Yusef, I didn’t know how you took it, so your coffee’s downstairs,” h...e said, only half lying. Yasmina had told him exactly how her dad took his coffee, but he hadn’t wanted to carry too many at a time through the house. It might be clearer than it had been, but with boxes underfoot, it was even more deceptively hazardous. Now he was glad he’d left it behind, as it gave him a chance to talk to Jasper on his own.
“Okay, okay. I’ll leave you two lovebirds to it, shall I? I know when I’m not wanted.”
“Is he bothering you up here?”MoreLess
“What’s up?” he asked, softly. When Jasper didn’t answer, he glanced over at Yusef, who was busy muttering to himself over a box. “Yusef, I didn’t know how you took it, so your coffee’s downstairs,” h...e said, only half lying. Yasmina had told him exactly how her dad took his coffee, but he hadn’t wanted to carry too many at a time through the house. It might be clearer than it had been, but with boxes underfoot, it was even more deceptively hazardous. Now he was glad he’d left it behind, as it gave him a chance to talk to Jasper on his own.
“Okay, okay. I’ll leave you two lovebirds to it, shall I? I know when I’m not wanted.”
“Is he bothering you up here?”MoreLess
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