"Nobody said that," Billy protested, returning from changing. Now, in front of someone, he put distance between his and Goodnight's bodies, though every fiber in him wanted to make it clear to this boy that Goodnight was spoken for. It wasn't part of their routine of publicity.

He got down mugs for himself and Henry as well, giving Goodnight a bit of a look that he might not serve their guest, who had come all this way out of misguided concern.