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 opened the door for her and said, “Good morning.”


“Mornin’,” she said. “I just stopped by to see if you boys needed anything.” She looked down at her feet. “What’s this?”


I picked Thor up. “This is Thor. He’s the newest addition to our little family.”


Mike had walked up to where we were talking. “I guess we have you to thank for the place being so clean,” he said.


“It was the least I could do. Thanks to you boys, Zeb and Zeke are bringing home regular paychecks.”


“How do they like their jobs?” I said. One of them was working at McDonald’s and the other just down the street at Wendy’s.


“They like them well enough, and they really like the money.”


“I expect they’ll be along later to tell you all about it,” she said, “but I wanted to give you this.” She reached into a pocket and produced a wad of bills.


“What’s this?” I said as she handed me the wad of bills.


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