"Getting that impression," Tim said, dark blue eyes watching Neal closely. The man seemed genuinely spooked. Under other circumstances that would have piqued Tim's curiosity, but he was all too aware that physically speaking he wasn't up for it.

Instead he reached to take the offered hand. He wasn't a particularly large man but he was solid muscle and hurt so he put more of his weight against Neal than he would have in other circumstances.

"I'm going out on a limb here and guessing you haven't found it?"