"He's the one who likes these people," he pointed out. "I have no idea. I'll let you know when I go to a real party. Otherwise, tonight was like every other night. No, let me rephrase that. Tonight was even more boring than usual. I didn't even have Dad to talk to, and isn't a sad day when a conversation with Dad is the highlight of my night."
Doug didn't move or really showed an outward sign that he didn't want to have this conversation, but it wasn't as if TJ didn't already know. "There's nothing to talk about, TJ. Nothing is happening, nothing is going to happen. We spend our days training to do fuck knows what and there's no time for anything to happen. I sat because you asked, not because I thought you would have a meltdown. I can go in my room and read, because once again, there is nothing happening, so it doesn't matter where I'm doing nothing."