Chicago 1982 is a goldmine for the construction industry, and Eric and his two business partners are thriving. Once living as struggling orphans in a Catholic boys' home, they've overcome poverty and abuse to obtain success. Now living the lives they once only dreamed of, they're sure of one thing: they will never look back.<br><br>Then the past returns, by way of a cheap polyester suit and a smile Eric has never forgotten, and all the dark memories come crashing back. Lucky for him, Jimmy has no idea who Eric is, or who Eric used to be.

We Three Kings

That, right there, is a thought that makes me want to stop walking and smash my skull into the corner of one of the filing cabinets. It’s just so fucking stupid and unlikely that I think maybe, just maybe, seeing Jimmy again has done something severely nasty to my mental health.


I’m furious and all but smothering under my own irrational thoughts by the time I step into the lunchroom and glare at him. Deer illuminated by headlights, rabbits frozen in front of wolves, supposedly clever coyotes underneath falling anvils; none of them could come close to equaling the startled expression that Jimmy gives my curt, “Come with me.”


Chapter 7