Chapter 101

“Sorry.”

They joined hands and continued their walk along the dirt path that wound its way through the woods, twigs snapping under their feet, birds singing in the trees, dappled sunlight filtering through the leaves. Trevor felt a deep down contentment. The past few weeks with Gary had been heaven. Although they’d not spent every moment together due to Gary having to work, Gary had made those they had shared count.

A wasp momentarily distracted Trevor, who fended it away with a hand. Fortunately the insect decided tofly off rather than attack. “Hate wasps. There’s no point to them.”

“Don’t they eat greenfly and stuff like that?”

“Suppose.”

It was too warm to hold a discussion about horticulture and natural pest control.

They emerged from semi-darkness into a grassed clearing. Gary pulled Trevor toward a fallen tree trunk.“Want to sit a spell?”

“What, you not as fit as you used to be?”

Gary seemed to think about it for a few moments. “Suppose.”