Garner working as a waiter at an upscale restaurant with a growing attraction to a man named Alonzo, who always asks to be put in his section for dinner. One night after work, the man is assaulted while trailing Garner. Garner goes to his aid, but is shot for his trouble.<br><br>Taking time off from work to recover, Garner is resting on a park bench when Alonzo suddenly appears at the other end of the bench. Garner never saw him approach. He asks why Alonzo is trailing him.<br><br>After some hesitation, Alonzo explains he wants to recruit Garner to help fight against others who systematically hunt people like himself. Garner isn’t inclined to get involved in anything dangerous, but he does finds Alonzo more and more attractive, so he agrees to consider the idea. As he learns more about Alonzo’s bizarre and dangerous subculture, what Garner really wants to know is whether Alonzo is romantically interested in him at all.

Call to Love

He nodded and looked after her gratefully.


He suppressed a desire to look to see whether Mike was watching him, squared his shoulders and resumed his work. He told himself that if he was going to be fired for his behavior tonight, then there was nothing he could do about it now. He found that didn’t help much.


However, he did have his own work ethic, the appeal in him to carry out his job as a waiter, to help the customers enjoy a pleasant dining experience at Mario’s. Focusing on the needs and wants of others was his personal royal road to inner peace. He did that now, and soon it drew him out of himself, so that for the moment he forgot his own worries


Chapter 6