Chapter 176

Daw had grinned as he pulled Russ against his body. “Nope. Not hard at all. Kind of nice, in fact. Now if we could screw…”

He’d laughed when Russ replied, “You just want me for my body.”

Then Daw had sobered. “No. Sure it would be great if we could, but it’s possible to care a lot for someone without bringing sex into the mix. I might not have believed that, back when, but after watching the others I know it’s true.” He’d cupped Russ’s jaw with his hand, gazing into his eyes. “I do care for you. I think I always will. No, I know I always will.”

That had been the beginning of their commitment to each other on a deeply personal level.

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It took a lot of effort on all the ghosts’ parts to turn the abandoned hotel into a shelter they could feel proud of.