The day after Charlie’s unexpected visit started out the same as every other, but Jimmy knew something was wrong the second Cold didn’t finish his coffee. The abandoned cup spoke volumes, and Jimmy was immediately nervous. Cold told him that he had important business to attend to and asked Jimmy not to disturb him for a while.

It wasn’t the request itself that bothered Jimmy. After all, he and Cold didn’t spend every second of every single day together. It was how Cold had asked, harsh and clipped, barely waiting for Jimmy to reply before leaving him at the table with the rest of his breakfast equally neglected.