He knew Pierce wasn't going to blame him but the irritation stuck anyway. How simple, how straightforward had that job been? He knew he should have found some way to get rid of the birth records. It couldn't have been hard. Some kids were just too clever for their own good.
... and of course Pierce would follow it up with something even more shocking. Simon, a friend of Billy's. How many other Simons did he know? Nate let out a sharp stream of smoke and fought the urge to grind out the cigarette in frustration.
"Simon Erikson?" he asked dryly, knowing it was going to be the right answer.