"Jamie really hopes that too," Jamie said, smiling slightly. It cheered him slightly that his father was laughing at least a little, and he would try his best to remember that once the withdrawal kicked in.
"Yeah, sure," Jamie said, following Lena out of the bathroom. He sighed once the door was closed behind them. "Yeah, I sort of figured," he said. "Given how many puncture marks there were. But when you say 'ugly'...how bad are we talking?"