Chapter 41
That seemed to settle the issue for the moment. Tyler was relieved, yet wary. For Jack it was just a matter of fact. But was it the same for Eddie? Tyler couldn’t tell.
Later that night after the boys went to bed, Tyler called Ward, as usual.
“You sound funny,” Ward said. “What’s up?”
Tyler told him the story of what had happened at school and the conversation he’d had with Jack and Eddie. “I guess I didn’t take them into consideration with all this. They were doing so well with it, I forgot about the effect our relationship could have on them in dealing with the attitudes in the outside world. Kids can be so cruel at times.”
“But it seems you handled everything today okay,” Ward said.
“Yeah, I think so. Eddie was a little hard to read. I’m not sure how he’s feeling. He seems to be accepting it all right.”
“Are you gonna talk to Hank about it at work?” Ward asked. “He did almost catch us a couple of times.”