Pizza arrived while Simon was in the shower. He had left out some money for Kelly to pay the guy. Coming back down, wearing faded jeans that were ripped at the knee and a long-sleeved tee, Simon noted that Kelly had been proactive and pulled a couple of plates from the cupboard and set them on the coffee table. Kelly was standing in front of one of the sets of bookshelves, a book in his hands.
“You can borrow anything you like, so long as it comes back,” said Simon. Kelly turned.
“I might. You have some Jim Butcher stuff I haven’t read. Pizza came.”
“If you don’t want coffee, there’s some Cokes in the fridge.”
“I’m a morning coffee person, unless it’s exam week.”
“Which is blissfully over and done for me. I forgot to ask you if you had any more exams,” said Simon.
“All done. The quan
