After the match, I found out he’s gay, so that made the vast expanse between us more real.” I found him attractive from the start but assumed he was straight, so it was just a harmless flirtation. Dave asked if I would take him to the polo match to give him a chance to investigate among people we know without being too obvious. A tough cop I met while helping Dave with the kidnapping issue. “I guess that’s possible sometimes, but not in this case. Have you considered it might be a form of self-protection? Only wanting the ones you can’t have has a way of keeping you single.” How odd that you should affix your affection on one who doesn’t care about you. I’ve seen you with many men over the years since you returned from school, but none of them lasted more than a few dates, and none of them ever sparked what I would call romantic interest. “I guess you could call it unrequited romantic interest.” “So if it’s not exactly romantic troubles, what exactly is it?” His grandfather was enjoying the guessing game. Your mother’s doing, I believe.” The old man could have been talking about a date with a girl, he was so comfortable with it. “I heard you had a date with the Westerberg son. The old man had a way of diving to the truth. His grandfather sat on a love seat at one end of the room, so he took the identical seat across from him. He walked down the stairs and into the large, comfortable room. “Come talk to me.” His grandfather turned and walked into the living room.ĭid he want to talk? He’d have to be careful, but yes.
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