Nicholas didn't understand the conversation they had, but there was laughing. Laughing was okay, right? "Okay, I'm going to go down and wait for the food and give you guys time to talk. This is a serious offer though, I- I can't even imagine going home knowing you're all here." He knew Jesse didn't know him all that well, and the other boys not at all, but Nicholas tended to follow through when he promised something. "I had a pretty crappy father too, though he wasn't physically abusive. Just emotionally. I reckon the bad dad kids...we ought to stick together, hmm?"
When Nicholas ducked out of the apartment and closed the door behind him, Adrian gave Jesse an imploring look. "Do you think we can trust him, Jesse? Because I'm running out of reasons to protest and- I am so sick of this."