George Martin and Mike Foster have been best friends since childhood, but recent events have brought them even closer together: Mike has moved into George’s house now that George’s unfaithful boyfriend has been kicked out. It puts Mike in a pinch, because he’s always loved George -- maybe more than a best friend should.<br><br>George doesn’t suspect Mike’s feelings, being wrapped up in his job as the youngest lieutenant in the Jacksonville sheriff’s office and investigating a series of murders. But it will all come to a head when George is stalked by a psycho and Mike steps in front of a bullet meant for George. George then realizes there’s much more to their relationship than he thought.

Bodies of Work

Friday morning at the Y, Mike and I reverted to what we now referred to as Plan B, which meant that we stared at the stalker while he performed. Saturday, we ran the bridges both ways and arrived back at the Y in a state of exhaustion. As usual, we did a few laps in the pool, and then, in a change of our routine, we went to the sauna instead of the steam room. The sauna was much smaller than the steam room and had two levels of benches around two sides of the room. Two windows, one of them set in the door, gave a clear view of the room from the locker area.


We sat down on the top bench, facing the door. There were two older guys on the bench below us. Predictably, the stalker entered the room a few minutes behind us. He settled on the lower bench next to the wall and under the window, which meant that his lower body couldn’t be seen from outside. He started to become tumescent.


I looked at Mike and said, “You know what, it’s just too hot in here. Let’s go next door.”


Chapter 28