[The hug was welcome and Nicky leaned back into it, but the release was just as welcome. He gave his boyfriend a relieved smile, gratitude in his eyes.

He didn't want Booker to think that just because he was twitchy meant that he didn't want him around.]

Probably nothing all that important. A gas station or something. Just something to get me back on my feet so I can start thinking about school. It's too late for me to enroll now, I'm sure.

[At least he was still planning on going to school, even if he didn't know exactly what he wanted to do just yet.

Glancing around the kitchen, he double checked that everything was as spotless as possible, then nodded and headed for the stairs.]