Chapter 9

Plastering on his best actor’s smile, Tyler approached them. “Hey, you made it!”

Jack grinned. “Of course I did. And you were fantastic. Everybody was. But especially you.”

Tyler’s smile was genuine this time. “At least you know the right thing to say.” He looked to Jack’s companion. “And who is this?”

“Oh. Sorry. This is one the doctors from the hospital. This is Geoffrey Spencer. Geoff, this is my talented friend, Tyler Larson.”

“You really were great,” Geoff said, shaking Tyler’s hand.

“Thank you, Geoff, and it’s nice to meet you. How’d Jack manage to drag you along?”

“I didn’t drag him,” Jack said with a laugh. “He wanted to come.”

“Yeah, he never stops talking about you, Tyler.”

Jack blushed. “That’s not true. Anyway, I told him about your play and how important it was and he wanted to come.”

Tyler nodded. “Thank you. The more the merrier. And tell all your friends to come see us, too.”