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

“Oh my God,” Mike said. “This is perfect… let’s buy it.”


“Not even close, babe. I have to have this place. Correction, we have to have this place. It has ‘us’ written all over it.”


“I like it too, but can we afford it? We haven’t talked much about our respective finances.”


“Babe. You’ve seen that little house my office is in.”


“Why should you? I don’t talk about money very much. I also have a fair amount of equity in the two rental houses I own.”


“How much equity do you have in your house?”


I thought a minute. “At a guess, a hundred thousand.”


“Do you own the vacant lot free and clear?”


“Actually, I do, and don’t forget my parents’ house.”


“I did forget that. They left it to you free and clear, didn’t they?”


Chapter 55