Page 70 of Old Habits

“Because I didn’t handle the fallout well last time,” I explain. “You’re too young to remember this but when you first met me, I wasn’t doing so hot.”

“Why?”

“Because breaking up with Jovie was a mistake that I never quite got over.”

“Why?”

“Dude, you saw how pretty she is. Girls might be full of cooties to you now but give it a few years and you’ll probably have a Jovie or two under your belt. Trust me.”

His head tilts. “Can we watch shark attack videos again?”

I smile. “You’re pretty hardcore for a four-year-old, you know that, buddy?”

Andy nods.