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

They had rented an apartment not far away, largely because the newlyweds were each concerned about their younger siblings—and because Donald felt he needed to be around in case things between his parents got totally out of hand, for his sister’s sake.


About this time, James and Janet, the younger siblings themselves became friends. They had a common outlook, and shared interests in books and nature. They also commiserated about their respective families, and James began to feel protective of Janet.


A year later, the Barrie father died, suddenly, of cancer, and with his death, much of the strain went out of the Barrie home. There was a large life-insurance payoff, so the widow and her daughter were not destitute. At this point, Donald convinced his wife that they could safely move away, something he had been wanting to do.


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