Being around Mable and having her quiet so long was hard to take. He was used to her voice already. Also, as they walked, the boy was getting annoyed as they would sometimes go the wrong way. It would have been so easy if she'd told him. "I know short cuts, you know. Like I said.. back of my hand." He finally cut through the silence.

When they got to the hotel, he lifted his head to look up at it. He then shrugged as he looked to her. "Best hotel I've ever seen." He'd seen nicer ones, from the outside. But this was the best since Mable lived there for now and he was about to see the inside, so it was technically true. Not that he cared about such things. "Show me around." He said, almost ordering her but not as harsh as he always was.