As she removed the gloves to bin them, something caught her eye in the mirror. Stephen’s eyes wandered away. Nina walked in and acknowledged her before pulling her vaping kit out of her pocket. Stephen slid down the bed a little to get himself more comfortable. He’d been helping his uncle put in a new garage door when it had fallen and trapped his hand. “I’ll dump off my coat and get a couple of things.”
Carol headed out the door again before coming back a two or three minutes later. He still didn’t say anything. “Sometimes,” Carol replied cheekily. “A lot of guys look at pictures online now. Stephen smiled. I think I want to try,” he stumbled his words. The slipping and slopping noises felt like they were going to be heard out in the corridor but Carol wasn’t worried by it.
