Chapter Eight:
The next few days were uneventful for John. They had got the single bed down and set up for John and Stephen had cleared room in some drawers for Johns clothes, so for the first time in years he had a room sort of, but more importantly a home. Jedikiah had been coming around for meals frequently and yesterday he had stayed after dinner to just talk with Stephens family and himself. John had sat quietly for a long time at the beginning as he had no clue what to do, he had never really had a family to interact with, never had conversations after dinner. The only family he had ever really had was Jedikiah, he had thought The Tomorrow People were more of a family but looking at the others interact he realized none of them had ever been this open. They were all closed off and were overly private and guarded. He started when Jedikiah placed his arm around Johns shoulders and ruffled his scalp.
"Cat got your tongue kiddo?" he asked with a smile on his face. John looked at him with a small smile; Jedikiah hadn't done that to him since he was a kid.
" Just not sure what to say," John replied quietly.
"Well, how is it sharing with Stephen?" Jedikiah asked.
"I don't know how he does it, Stephen snores so badly," Luca joked.
"I do not!" Stephen exclaimed angrily.
"He does," John agreed with a smile, causing everyone to laugh. John joined in on the conversation, and found himself voicing his opinions on the best tasting deserts and meals he had had to even the state of the subway system, which he and Stephen had shared a smile over. John went to bed that night with a smile on his face and a lightness in his chest that he honestly could not remember ever feeling before.