"We could catch more," Joey said, smiling at how curious Andrew looked when he watched the faintly glowing insect crawling inside the jar. He sat close to the fire, finding his bottle of whiskey and taking a long drink. "They flash like that to attract a mate... I know, 'cause Jake told me... He was pretty clever... Taught me lots of things about nature 'nd that." There were other things Jake was good at, and thinking about them made him sigh. He missed his pretty boy.

"You ever... Had someone in your life, Andy? I suppose you are pretty young to have had a lover." That and he seemed to have spent most his life alone with only his horse for company.