Jesse rolled his eyes. "And people ask why I left the church," he sighed. "And yeah, it'll probably take some time. But like he said, just have something when you're hungry." He took a bite of his pie, mostly for something to do.
He could feel his face darkening the longer Jayden talked, and did his best to swallow his bitterness and eat his pie. His father was cold and dead in the ground, railing about how awful he was wasn't going to do anyone any good, no matter how much he still wanted to some days.