Chapter 52

“Have you been here before?”

Matt nodded. “Only for takeout though. It’s not too far from my apartment. It’s pretty decent and there aren’t any bugs.”

“That you’ve seen.”

Matt laughed. “Well, yeah. I figure all restaurants have some, but if they’re out in the dining area tapping me on the shoulder, well then I worry.”

“So that’s your measure of a restaurant? I’ll keep that in mind.”

They settled on kung pao chicken and egg foo yung and decided to stick with the hot tea to drink.

“I remember Nathan said something about you and your brother being raised by your grandmother,” Matt said after the old woman left to put in their order.

Calvin stiffened, but tried to force himself to relax. It was okay to talk about. “Right. She was great. Still is.”

“How much older are you than Barnaby?”

“Seven years.”

“Well, besides my stepbrother, Nathan, I have two half-brothers and a half-sister. And I have an older full sister.”

Calvin sipped the Chinese tea. “Do you see your father still?”