That gave Kris the opportunity he had been craving and he turned his head and looked.
I want to make it all go away he thought. That pain, the hurt, make it all better, take that wary resigned look out of your eyes, but I think maybe it's there for good.
"I don't think it much matters what I think," he said. "Not with someone like that." He turned back to Gabe. "And the little guy in the chair?"