Chapter 95

Next he called Matt’s cell. It rang and rang, and Vic glanced at the small, magnetic, digital clock stuck on his dashboard—he had another minute before he had to get moving. Matt’s phone continued to ring. Maybe he was out with Sadie? Or napping on the couch, the phone silenced? Or—

Suddenly it picked up. “Matty?” Vic asked.

But no—it was voicemail. “This is Matt,” Vic heard his lover say. “Leave a message and I’ll hit you back.”

As the phone beeped, Vic debated what he should say. There was no real reason for the call, no emergency, nothing urgent or pressing. He just missed being able to chat with Matt during his route, that was all. Finally he settled for, “Hey, heard you went home. Call me when you get this, okay? No rush, just want to say hi. Love you.”