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 think we need to give the boys some cash as a tip,” Mike said.


I looked at the humongous pile of rocks in the corner of the yard. “Think that will be enough rocks?”


“Dunno, but surely there’s more where that came from.”


We’d brought a small bag of wooden stakes and several rolls of brightly colored twine with us, and we spent an hour hammering in the stakes and stretching the twine between them. When we were done, the route of the proposed wall could be clearly seen. The twins arrived around midmorning, and we complimented them on a job well done. We also gave each of them a pair of twenties.


“What are you going to do with all those rocks?” Zeb/Zeke said.


“Build a wall around the property where that string is,” I said. “Not a very high wall, just enough to show where the property begins.”


“No cement,” Mike said. “We’re going to stack the rocks up without mortar.”


Chapter 103