My son is growing up fast and smart.
“Not in front of Mum, especially not in front of Ryan.”
“Don’t worry about it.Ryan always finds some excuse to take the piss out of poor Doctor Dickhead anyway.”
“He’s not that bad.You should actually try getting to know him.”
“I did try, but he?—”
“Dad.”
“Alright, I didn’t.Happy now?”
“Does it really bother you that much that he and Mum are together?”
“No, Evan.Absolutely not.If your mother’s happy, and you’re okay, then that means Dickhead Number Two is the right person.”
“I think he is.”
“I’d like to hope so, after the mess you’ve made.”
“I just gave everyone a little push.”
“And a kick in the butt to your father.”
“You deserved it.”
I smile.“True.And I’m sorry.”
Evan shrugs.“I understand why you did it.I understand it now.”
“Now?”I ask, puzzled.
Evan takes a breath and looks at me the way he used to when he’d make a mess as a child and then try to hide the evidence.
“I think I did something.”
“What are you talking about?”
“I said something to Jamie.”
“Define this ‘something’.”
“I should’ve minded my own business.”
“That’s for sure.”
“I just wanted to set the record straight.”
“It’s not your job.I’m the father here.”
“Sometimes even fathers need someone to care for them.”
Okay.I don’t think this conversation is real.I don’t think this is really Evan.Maybe it’s a hologram, a hallucination, or maybe I’m just losing it.Or maybe I’ve already lost it to the wrong person, and everyone knows except me.
“I’m fine.You don’t need to worry about me.Besides, he’d already made up his mind.I don’t think anything you said would’ve made him run.”
“But you don’t even know what I said.”
