The two hours William gave the boys seemed to drag on forever as Jamie paced, and Leif stared at their wall in silent contemplation.
“Will you cut it out? You’re going to wear a hole in the damn floor if you don’t stop pacing,” Leif growled.
Jamie’s nervous energy was infectious, and although Leif was worried about his reluctantly accepted new friends, too, he was trying to think. He was hoping to find a solution, but Jamie melting down slowly as they waited for their parents wasn’t helping at all.
“Yea, let me just pretend that my father isn’t here and doesn’t know about Akiko,” Jamie spat, annoyed that Leif was so calm. “He called her a w***e, Leif. That’s not exactly rolling out the welcome mat here. I was always worried about him finding out, but I thought I had time. I never had
