and the time you told his dad he was with us at the lake , when hed been drinking down at the river ? he imagined waking alone , on a cot too small for two bodies to share . `` when you work in a hotel for as long as i have , you see just about everything . '' `` she thinks you broke up their home . i say , twisting the cap back on my soda . his slightly wavy hair is wet , like he got out of the shower right before coming . 