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To Oregon

Chapter 5: Old Enough

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"I don't need a babysitter!"

Aunt Marie didn't spare him a glance as she packed her bag. "It's just for one night. Be nice. He's doing this as a favor."

"But he doesn't need to! I'm old enough to take care of myself-"

"Nick, stop." She sighed and zipped her bag shut. "He's coming over. Deal with it."

A knock sounded at the door. Nick groaned and followed Aunt Marie, dragging his feet along the hardwood floor. 

The door swung open. Renard stood in the threshold, not wearing a suit for once.

“Thanks for doing this,” Aunt Marie said.

“My pleasure.”

“My pleasure,” Nick muttered under his breath. Renard turned to him with that same old smile pasted to his face. He pulled something out of his pocket and held it up. Nick squinted at it. “Wassat?”

“Tickets to tonight’s baseball game.”

Nick’s brows shot up. He crossed his arms and nodded, once. “That’s cool.”

Renard’s smile widened. “Do you want to hold on to them for me?”

He shrugged. “If you need me to.”

Aunt Marie snorted. Renard passed Nick the tickets and turned to her. Nick studied the slips of paper. They were for the seats behind home plate.