Alex & Clayton by John Simpson

Author:John Simpson [Simpson, John]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: General Fiction
ISBN: 9781613724309
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2012-03-01T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

AFTER talking for hours, they kissed briefly at the door, and Alex drove carefully home. Clay felt something akin to freedom at the end of the date. For the first time in his life, he had invited someone to his home, prepared a holiday dinner—even using a family recipe—and pulled it off well. His guest went home satisfied and full. But most importantly, Clayton hadn’t worried about someone seeing Alex come into the condo. He had no worries about his mother and any questions she might ask. He felt like his own man at last and was only sorry it took nearly fifty years for it to happen.

Clayton worked so hard over the next couple of weeks that he actually finished the store website. His entire inventory had been uploaded, and supply lines were set in place to ship orders out. It was almost the time of the year for him to open more frequently as they approached the second week in December, and holiday shopping got into full swing.

He was just puttering around when the phone rang, and he saw Alex’s number.

“Hello, Alex,” he said as he answered.

“Hi. Look, I thought you said at Thanksgiving we were going to go pick out some art for my house? I’ve got some guests coming over for Christmas, and the house doesn’t look finished. When can we do that?”

“I am so sorry! I’ve been so busy that it went right out of my mind. I’m free for the next three days. Does that work for you?”

“Well, it’s only a little after ten now. Why don’t I pick you up in about an hour, and we’ll hit a couple of places?”

“Perfect. I’ll see you in an hour.”

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