this chap’s got a lot going on inside that’s a challenge for him, therefore it’s liable to be a challenge for someone who loves him. I’m not saying he’s not worth it, not that at all. I think...I think, if you could...” He looked back at the paper. “Actually, I think it would be absolutely worth it. There’s so much pent up, so much feeling. God. If someone could just cut those laces for him, I bet he’d—” He clamped his mouth shut on that, the copper eyebrows shooting up. Aaron said, “He’d what?” “Nothing.”

