"I never did a whole lot of reading," T.J. says with a slight shake of his head, a little rueful. More often than not, he couldn't have been bothered with whatever was assigned in school, and there were other things he did for fun. Anything else would probably be reaching back too far, nothing that would really work for one thirty-something to give another. "Though I might be able to find something at the bookstore."

He still hasn't mentioned his side job to Thomas anyway, so maybe it wouldn't be too obvious if he were to come up with something there, or even get something in the way of a recommendation. At least it's a start, a lead.