A TRAIL

[KYLE POV]

When I opened the door I saw that EZ, Bastian, and Laremy were all standing there. EZ looked a little embarrassed at the moment.

"Why didn't you just use your key?" I asked him. "The doorbell woke Maya."

"I'm sorry. Laremy rushed me out of the door so fast that I forgot to grab my keys. It wasn't an issue getting here since Bastian was driving, but it meant that I couldn't open the door." I could tell that EZ was upset about having woken the baby. "I'm sorry." I don't think I have ever seen EZ look like this before.

"It's fine, just come on in." I held the door open, and the three of them walked past me into the house.

Laremy and Bastian had gotten to know Baxter after the whole execution business, but EZ had only seen him as a guest at the weddings. He had talked to him, but not much.

"Hello there, Baxter." EZ smiled, playing host even though he just came into my place and wasn't actually the host.