[His eyes stung and he sniffled louder than he would have liked in the otherwise quiet room. Drawing an arm back to wipe his face on his sleeve, Bulba lifted his eyes to look up at Vinnie. They were still worried, especially now that everything was out in the open, but there was a brightness to them that had been missing.

Bulba furrowed his brows a bit, reaching up to lightly bap his knuckles against Vinnie's chin in a gesture that was almost playful.]

... A real big one.