"Yeah, if he had asked for something back, I might have burst into tears," Thomas said honestly. "If I was in a position where I couldn't feed Jamie again, I would say yes without hesitating. We're okay at the moment though."
Victor raised his eyebrows at his friend. "Do you just forget you exist sometimes?" he asked in a tone he didn't use often.
Thomas looked a little taken aback. "Uh...I really do."
"Like you said, you can see where Jamie got this from. You have to take care of yourself too." Victor didn't often 'scold', but he said every word quite firmly.
"Yes, officer!" Thomas replied, though there was no hint of sarcasm in his voice. He was clearly a little intimidated by Victor verbally spanking him.