When Adam Fell by Pat Henshaw

Author:Pat Henshaw [Henshaw, Pat]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: gay romance
ISBN: 978-1-63476-970-9
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2016-02-24T05:00:00+00:00

8

WE’D JUST gotten back to the Silver Star and were going over various table layouts, considering the new furniture. We were standing in the middle of the dining area when I looked up to see Chad Thompson, one of Tommy Thompson’s distant relatives, peering through the front door window at us. He was a couple of years younger than the rest of us in school, but I remembered him vividly as the same kind of homophobic troublemaker as Tommy. David and I looked at each other. Now what?

“Hey, Adam, long time no see!” Chad greeted me. Grudgingly I shook his hand and grunted. It had been a long time.

After a quick handshake and an awkward stand-off, he looked around the Star, a smirk firmly etched on his face. I remembered the smirk and knew if he’d changed at all, it was for the worse.

“Yeah, what can I do for you?”

He was wearing a suit and tie and had a slim computer in his hands. “I’m here to inspect the electrical.” His smirk solidified. He looked almost gleeful.

I turned to Fredi, who had his phone to his ear. I didn’t know who he was calling or hear his conversation, but after hanging up quickly, he minced up to Chad with a hell of a lot more swish and sway than he’d had at the furniture warehouse.

“Hello there, handsome.” He gave Chad the old up and down while he let the words slide out of his mouth. “And who do we have here?”

Chad recoiled as if a king cobra had locked him in its gaze. He cleared his throat, his eyes never leaving Fredi. He backed up a step.

“Uh, hi. I’m Chad Thompson. I’m an electrical inspector with the county. I’m here to inspect the electrical on this building.” He wasn’t stuttering, but it was a near call. His repeated words told us how uncomfortable he was.

“Oh, honey. How about if you inspect me instead?” Fredi looked over Chad’s shoulder at the same time I did. “Oh, wait. Here’s Abe to talk to you about that.” Fredi’s face brightened into a thousand-watt smile. “It was so good to meet you, sugar.” He put out a hand as if to run it down Chad’s chest, and Chad stepped back, nearly tripping.

Abe stalked up to Chad like a lion about to bite a gazelle’s head off. He and Chad squared off as Fredi waved his good-byes and threw Chad a pop-smacking kiss. As Abe and Chad moved toward the circuit breaker in the kitchen, David and I slid together.

“What the fuck’s going on?” I asked him.

“Got me.” He shrugged.

Uneasily we discussed table arrangements, trying to ignore the voices coming from the kitchen.

We ended up arguing about how many tables should be on the floor on a typical, nonevent night. I wanted fewer while David wanted more, and we were actually fighting like we were partners. Our argument was a first, and I was thrilled. Jason was definitely dead. He would have never argued with me about something in my restaurant.

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