Gus wasn’t sure how he got through the rest of the brunch. Rubble and Caine watched him closely even when he stood and played tee-ball with Jake and set up the small basketball hoop. Caine got into the fun with Emily, playing two-on-two until the adults were too exhausted. But it was all a distraction.
The tension was so thick it could be cut with a knife. Even Fin had to notice it. There was no way his brother could be too dense to feel it.
After Caine, Eleanor and Rubble left, Nailah insisted Fin stayed for dinner. There was no way to escape though Gus did his best to ignore the specter that followed and watched him with his son. Any time Gus’s gaze happened to fall on Fin, he saw his brother’s expression was one of longing and envy. Well, that was too bad Fin was feeling butt hurt.
