"Hey, it's okay," Nicholas reassured Jesse. "Just finding out she's alive after all this time is likely revelation enough for one day."
"We know you're not ashamed of us," JJ added. "We are awesome." She gave him a tiny smile and reached out to rub his back. "I'd like to meet her. You spoke about her so highly. I imagine if she felt she had to stay away, it was really painful for her. That doesn't lessen the pain you boys went through though."