If that'd been his plan, there'd only be...maybe three or four left in the entire Suit. Theo picked up on his end of the bookcase, saying evenly, "No, as a matter of fact. But neither am I going to allow anyone to take advantage of it, either."

The heavy bookcase thudded to the floor in the hallway. "And regardless of your thoughts on the matter, that's how it's going to be. No one gets free rides, Justin. Not me, not you, not anyone. You're a member of the Suit, so you're going to act like it."

Then went back into the office and took his laptop off his desk. "I don't expect you to prance around scattering flowers or singing hymns all the day long, but I do expect you to pull your weight. And right now," he eyed the youth sternly, "you suck at it."