Echo is a Bitch

Sympathy that the boys were also orphans just like him made Gonzalo’s heart bleed. "That's rough, little ones." He said, lips forcefully pressed into a thin line.

Michael, the quieter one, chirped in, "That's why we need to work, you see? To survive. But Nicholas… he's been real kind, taking us in and giving us a job even though we are still teenagers.”

Well, he would concur with that notion anywhere. Silas was one hell of a good man.

"He's a good man, Nicholas is," Gonzalo agreed wholeheartedly.

Just then, an exclamation boomed through the street. "The Alpha is coming!"

Argh! As though his morning wasn't ruined enough, Echo shows up! He almost retorted at the announcer to shut the hell up before he remembered what Nicholas had told him about how Echo came around every morning to eat at the restaurant.

The restaurant– did River not live there? Would their paths not cross in there? Did their path not cross yesterday? He didn't think so as the news about River’s arrival seemed like fres