Chapter 46

It wasn’t difficult to simply stand there and wait, because Nathan didn’t feel like he could move. He felt numb. Deep down he had always known Jim would find out the truth eventually, but not like this. And not this soon.

“Nathan?”

Walter’s voice was comforting, grounding. Nathan turned and saw his Spirit Guide standing beside him as if he had been there all along, which was more than likely true.

“Would you care for some company?”

Walter’s limitations and cryptic responses could really get on his nerves sometimes, but the simple act of being there had made up for all of that a thousand times over on more than one occasion. “That would be awesome,” Nathan said, and managed at least half a smile. Walter couldn’t trigger the rooms, after all, since he wasn’t really there.