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    “Haven ’t been getting out much. Nicholas mentioned it. It would be good for you to get out. No doubt Kenny’s enthusiasm will liven things up. Jess and Dev might still be going at it, I wouldn’t know. At the very least Bryan wouldn’t be anywhere near a set of drums.”
    Teri laughed quietly.
    “If you like, we can sit Nicholas between Jess and Dev, see how that works out for entertainment value.”
    “No ,” Nicholas’s disembodied voice cast a vote from the kitchen. Teri laughed harder.
    “I ’ll see where the girls are,” Teri agreed, turning to the kitchen.
    “Sleeping over at Tiffany ’s,” Nicholas answered.
    Flynn stood up with a smile. “All settled then. What are you in the mood for? ”
    • • •
    Kenny sat at dinner with mixed emotions. He should be celebrating. Flynn gave him confirmation that he was on the right track and they took a giant step forward in dealing with Dev. Flynn also made him realize how much he didn’t know about people.
    He already came to grips with Paul being smarter than he originally gave him credit for. Paul recognized Jess ’s philandering and Dev’s shyness were problems that Kenny couldn’t ignore, and gave him some very good advice. Yet, for all the careful planning Paul did, Kenny still doubted his choice of Flynn Peterson to help them out. To the point he almost declined the offer.
    Now , after just one day, Flynn got them further along than Kenny thought possible. He was happy to see Teri out of pajamas, thrilled that she did her hair. When he came upstairs to find Flynn was taking them all to dinner, including Teri, he was stunned. He made a mental note not to bet anything serious with Flynn.
    Jess had a date , but Kenny told him to cancel it. Period. As a consolation, they let Jess choose the restaurant. Italian of course.
    He sat back watching Teri sit between Flynn and Nicholas as they talked. Kenny hadn’t been paying attention to the conversation, but Teri was smiling.
    “You could referee just as well as Bryan, I bet,” Flynn encouraged Nicholas.
    Kenny was confused as he caught the snippet of conversation. Nicholas frequently refereed.
    “That doesn ’t mean I’m going to sit between Jess and Dev. Actually, you should be in that position. You need to spend more time with the boys, get to know them.”
    “I will. I am. See? I ’m sitting by Jess; that counts.”
    “He ’s preoccupied, you haven’t really experienced him yet,” Nicholas countered.
    Flynn turned to look. Jess was concentrating on eating his lasagna — with chopsticks.
    Kenny smiled. It was a traditional competition between Jess and Dev , but he doubted anyone thought to mention it to Flynn. Bryan sat between them as judge, a mostly useless position at this point because both of them were pros with chopsticks now. Flynn looked over at Dev, then Bryan and Kenny.
    “It ’s their thing. Bryan and I don’t play,” Kenny told him.
    “I see. Do they always eat this way or just at restaurants? ”
    “Just Italian. ”
    “Pizza? ”
    Dev and Jess both sat up and looked at each other appraisingly at Flynn ’s question.
    “No ,” Kenny snapped at them.
    Flynn started laughing , as did Teri. Kenny reconsidered his position on the ongoing war between the two.
    “Okay , fine, whatever.” He looked to Flynn, who gave him a slight nod of approval. Teri rewarded Flynn with a horrified look.
    “Boys will be boys. No good comes of trying to stop them ,” Flynn told her.
    “That ’s right, you have girls,” she said with a nod.
    “I was a teenage boy once. ”
    “Did you eat pizza with chopsticks? ”
    “No , I used my fingers like normal people. I also didn’t abuse drum sets. We’re breaking new ground here. Roll with it.”
    “I usually do , I’m just usually the only one,” Teri answered.
    “You should inflict that attitude on more people. It causes less stress. ”
    “Duly noted. ” Teri nodded and turned to Nicholas. “You’re on notice.”
    “For