"I ain't even finished high school, sonny. There's just not much to do out here, especially nowadays for me." So Bobby had taken to reading. He wasn't sure how much that said about his intelligence. Bobby heard the boys talk in Spanish over in the kitchen, but it seemed subdued. Just a friendly talk then, they were probably figuring out snacks while doing some tender brother contact in whatever way they managed. He'd leave them to it.

"I like that I have more freedom here. Matty has taught me a lot about the value of personal freedom. It's actually inspired my next book, on the concept of free will." He was still looking for a good title. "I'm lacking in social intelligence at times, so apologies if I offend you. I'm learning, there are some gaps in my education in those aspects. Most of my family are dicks."

As Matty put it.