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

I answered her interminable questions. Then, following her directions, I made my way to a waiting room upstairs near the operating rooms. The captain and Sarah caught up with me there, just as I was calling Deborah to tell her that Mike had been shot. She said she’d be right over to sit with me.


“How are you holding up, George?” Sarah said.


“I don’t know. Right now, I’m just a bit numb.”


“It’s not every day that your best friend deliberately jumps in front of a bullet that was meant for you.”


“That would shake anybody up,” she said.


“It’s so strange,” I said. “In ten years on the job, I’ve never had to fire my gun at anything other than target practice.”


“Most of us don’t, George,” the captain said. “I’ve been on the force nearly three times as long as you have, and I’ve never had to use my gun.”


“Thank God for small favors,” Sarah said. “Is there anything we can do, George?”


Chapter 35