Chapter 87

“Should we give him the room next to Tonio’s?” Jon asked. “He’s the friend we told you about, Kurt. We’ll have to move most of the old furniture to the one across the hallway, and do a major dusting, but I think it’ll work.”

“If Tonio’s around, he can help,” Brody replied with an evil smile. “At this point, Kurt, all you can do is watch and cheer us on.”

Having said that, Brody took him to the room they were talking about, while Jon disappeared into another room.

“Do I needfurniture?” Kurt asked as he looked at a broken bed frame with an old mattress on it, and several barely usable chairs piled in one corner.

Before Brody could reply, Jon appeared, followed by a slender man with curly, dark hair, who appeared to be close to Kurt’s age. He smiled at Kurt, but it didn’t reach his eyes, which held more than a trace of sadness.