"I'm sure you could. You've been useful already and I haven't even prayed." Will tapped his fingers against the side of his coffee cup, thinking a moment, then decided that now was a good moment. Patrick was offering...
"Hey, speaking of help- Do you think I could get an advance on my first paycheck? I hardly started working at the old place before I lost that job, and it's been weeks since I had any income... I didn't want to ask straight off, I wanted to prove I am committed first, and now this stuff is happening and I'm taking time off already... I'm sorry for asking. Just, I don't want Tuck to worry when he comes back."