Chapter 85

“It’s been a while since you’ve been out in the field. The last time was when we worked with Mars and Dylan to being down Webb and Zappa. You’re probably getting rusty. Especially with hand-to-hand.”

“Well, yeah. But damn, Jonah.”

“Look at it this way, it’ll give you a chance to get to know Sean better and assess how well he’ll be able to work with a team.”

“I…guess.”

“It’s not like I’m asking you to be more than a friend, which I suspect he needs.”

“Given that he’s straight, being more than a friend won’t happen,” Ken countered.

“You know this how?”

“Instinct? Besides which, even if I’m wrong, I’m not Dylan. Or not like he was before Mars came along. I don’t bed every available man I run into.”

“Good Lord, Ken, I’m not suggesting you do. Now that I think about it, when was the last time you—?”