"Feelings aren't stupid--they simply are," Noah replied gently. "I don't know your family or the dynamics, but I can't imagine Jason not wanting to see you."
It wasn't idle flattery, just a simple declaration of the truth. In his experience family transcended almost anything; were he to show up on any of his brothers' doorsteps, even Ben's, he felt secure in the knowledge he'd never be turned aside.
He crunched a vanilla wafer. "So how did Jason react when he discovered you were here? I can't imagine it was negatively."