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“Exactly.” Gibsie chuckled. “Soon as you’re back on your feet, I’ll have you out on the tiles.”
“Boys,” Mam chastised. “Gerard, don’t encourage him.”
“You get it, Gibs,” I slurred happily. “You get me.”
“I get you, buddy,” he coaxed, squeezing my hand. “Shouldn’t he be out still?”
“He should,” my father replied, sounding amused. “But the lad is as strong as an ox.”
“I’m a bull,” I slurred.
Gibsie snickered. “You’re a bull?”
I nodded. “With big balls.”
Gibsie laughed. “Big working balls.”
“I’m gonna use that lube, Gibs,” I croaked out, twisting around to find him. “Hey, where’d you go?”
“I’m right here,” he told me, patting my head. “And I’ll buy you a big basket of it once we’re home.”
“You’re my best friend,” I told him, but he looked like a pillow. “I love your big rugby-ball head.”
Mam groaned. “Oh, Johnny.”
“Listen,” Gibsie said in a serious tone. “I brought a friend to see him.”
“You’re my friend,” I replied with a sigh. “My favorite, fucked-up friend.”
“I know I am, bud,” Gibsie coaxed, squeezing my hand. “And you’re mine.”
“A friend?” Mam questioned.
“Yeah, uh, she’s right outside.”
“You found her, Gibs!” I exclaimed. “Thank fuck. I thought I lost her.”
“I did, buddy,” Gibsie chuckled softly. “I brought Shannon back to you.”
“Shannon like the river,” I sighed contently.
“Shannon Lynch?” Mam exclaimed. “That’s who he’s rambling on about?”
“Oh, yeah,” Gibsie mused.
“What happened to being friends, Johnny?” Mam asked.
“I lied,” I snickered. “I’ve been lying all along.”
“Oh, Johnny,” Mam sighed. “You never had to lie, baby. I like that girl.”
“She’s mine,” I grumbled. “You can’t have her.”
Gibsie laughed loudly. “Everyone knows that, Cap.”
Twisting my head, I tried to find my father. “Da?”
“I’m still right here,” Dad assured me, squeezing my right hand.
