[Joe was the passion to Booker's steady nature and Nicky's quiet curiosity. His anger was bright and loud, but it fizzled easily enough. A shaken up can of Coke.

It made Nicky smile with it's familiarity.]

I'm alright, Joe. What's done is done and wasting all that money to come early isn't worth it. Stay there and get your things in order so that when you get here you can just stay and not have to go back. Besides...I'm not going anywhere.

[The unspoken 'I have no where else to go' lingered heavy in the air.]

Booker is fussing enough for the both of you, I promise.