Chapter 66

“Calvin, please, open the door. I know you’re home. Please. I want to explain.”

He almost did open the door. His hand went to the dead bolt, but stopped short of sliding it across. Calvin shook his head. He would not put himself through this. Likely, they’d made another bet Matt could make a fool out of him again.

“Please.”

He closed his eyes and willed his heart to close also to the pleading in Matt’s voice.

“Calvin,” Matt rasped.

He heard a thud against the door as though Matt hit it with his forehead.

“Okay, I’ll go away,” Matt said after a moment of silence. “But I’m not giving up, Calvin. I know you hate me. I know I deserve it. But I won’t give up until you let me talk to you.”

Calvin shut out the words and headed down the hall back to his bedroom and closed the door. 10