“Signs are what people bank on when there’s too much doubt in something they want to believe,” he tells me slowly. “I looked for signs that would tell me Laura was coming back and dumping the tool she left me for.” He shrugs loosely, like he doesn’t care. “You can ask the universe for a sign or guidance, but it won’t do you a lick of good, kid. We see what we want to when we’re good and ready.”
