Childe eyed Ranney suspiciously. "Why isn't Stuart with you?" he asked.
Ranny crossed his arms against his chest. "Do you think Mike is stupid? He's fully aware of what's been going on between you two," he replies with some annoyance in his voice.
"So Mike's worried, I might hurt his precious president?" Even as Childe asked the question, he knew the answer.
"Your brother's! You've got to let it go before someone gets hurt or dies," Ranney looked more concerned than irritated.
Childe throws his hands up in the air and raises his voice, "Okay. Do you know how many times I've heard this? You tell me to let it go. You let it go!"
"You're still the same Childe. You haven't changed one bit," says Ranny, gently patting him on the back.
Childe raised his eyebrows in wonder. "Has anyone in
