"I speak wivout the accent at home, you know," Break tells him, slipping readily back into his usual lilt. "I had to work hard to learn that."

There are pictures of Gil, in fact -- mostly when he's a bit older than this one is. Break flips closer to the back of the book, and the pictures he ultimately stops for are from a party of some sort. The most prominent on the first page is a group photo with Gilbert in the middle, looking sheepish and embarrassed and refusing to gaze directly at the camera. Vincent holds onto one of his arms, smiling pleasantly as he side-eyes Oz, who is latched onto the other one and practically grinning his teeth out. Elliot is just behind Oz, but he's not paying attention to any of the others -- he's turning over his shoulder to yell at Oscar, who has been caught in the process of jumping into the photo at the very last minute.

"This is from the party we frew for him when he got his chef's whites," Break says, pointing to that photo in particular. It's his favorite of the lot.