I also thought you might want to help me break some shit after a day like today.” That startled a laugh out of me. “Break some shit?” Shep nodded. “What do you say, Thorn? Want to help me tear down this wall so we can build something better?” A memory flashed in my mind. One of Shep and me on my back deck, him telling me about how his dad had taught him to process his feelings. Through hands-on work. He was trying to give me the same thing. “I could smash some walls.” A grin spread across Shep’s face. “Let’s do some damage.”