Chapter 4

“Just tell this guy you’re taken and to leave you alone,” Sam said.

“Will do, sweetie. On my way to the gym.” Joel rang off.

Sam laughed again as he put his phone down. His partner was always upbeat. Maybe they would never hear from this person again. Sam trusted Joel but the notion of some unknown entity sending him love messages and penis pictures riled him.

After several hours of standing in line, waiting, auditioning, and receiving rejections, Sam made his way to their gym. Joel had finished his workout and sat in the lobby talking with other gym bunnies, all muscular and wearing skimpy tank tops and drinking power shakes.

Joel greeted him with a big hug and kiss.

“Did you send that guy a message telling him to leave you alone?” Sam whispered so the others would not hear.

“Yes, I have,” Joel said definitively. “And I haven’t heard from him since.”

“Good,” Sam breathed a sigh of relief. “See you at home after my work out?”