Chapter 6: Thad
”So,” Mark says, sinking down into the empty seat beside Thad’s at the breakfast table, “you doing better today?”
“I’m fine.” To be honest, Thad feels more than fine, really. Ever since he woke up this morning, he can’t shake the memory of Jamie curled against his in sleep. He still feels his friend’s warmth pressed against his back, and every few moments, he relives what happened the night before, if only in his mind. In the shower this morning, he played back the scene, only this time he wasn’t sleepy when he answered the door and found Jamie standing in the hall. No—in his replay, he was bold and confident, and when Jamie couldn’t get his mother on the phone, Thad imagines he took his friend in his arms without hesitation. Jamie would have hugged him back tightly, eage
