Chapter 42

From the few occasions David had spoken with Bud on the telephone, he got the impression that his Marinewasn’t making much progress in getting him and David back together. At times David wondered if Bud had forgotten his promise.

Once, when David actually got to spend a couple hours face to face time with his man, Bud told him he’d managed to rent a furnished apartment in a fairly nice neighborhood. During the visit, which was much too short for David’s liking, Bud did say how much he loved and was missing him, which gave the older man some hope they would eventually be reunited. Every time Bud talked about Adam, his eyes would light up and a smile would appear on his face. David had been correct in his assumption that Bud would make an excellent father. Though the thought of the huge Marine changing diapers, bottle feeding, and burping anewborn baby was something David had a hard time imagining.