Chapter 55

“See you at practice next Monday night, Grady,” Joey called as he walked by, his husband Jared hugged close to his side.

A little jealousy at their happiness sparked in my heart, but I tamped it down. It wasn’t their fault that I had no one in my life right now. It would happen when the time was right. I just needed to work on my patience.

“Yup. Night, guys.” I got into the car and turned on the engine. The weather was starting to warm up, finally. Spring was almost a month old, and I was thankful. Cold temperatures were not my favorite thing.

I drove to my apartment and let myself in, dragging my keyboard and other items with me. Tired down to mybones, I left everything by the couch and slowly made my way to the bedroom, immediately crashing on thesheets.