Involved in separate accidents. Russel and Finn end up sharing a cubicle in the ER on a busy night. As the hours pass, separately and together, they face issues of life and death, human nature, addiction, perceived shortcomings, love, romance, and sexual arousal.<br><br>Both men are feeling flirty and friendly at first, until they end up in a heated argument about what feature in a man is more important, his face or his body. After some time alone to think, Russel is eager to apologize for losing his temper and to explain where he was coming from. Unfortunately, Finn never returns from surgery, leaving Russel both sorry and worried.<br><br>Is Russel’s chance to make amends really gone? What will happen if the two ever do come face to face again? Can Russel win Finn over or will the need to prove his point screw everything up again?

An Arm and a Leg

“I didn’t. Anticipation,” he said.


It was a little crowded, two grown men in big coats, an arm and a leg that wouldn’t bend, a guitar, and a pair of crutches.


“My battery’s dead.” That explained why Finn hadn’t called. “And I…Maybe I’ve been riding the bus back and forth all day since my appointments.” That explained the rest.


“Way. Watching Wayne’s World is what drained my battery.”


“What you talkin’ ‘bout, Willis?”


“Kiss my grits.” Finn had gone from no TV and movie knowledge to fluency in entertainment puns and innuendo.


“I’m not completely sure where a person’s grits are, but I bet yours are cute as hell,” I told him.


Chapter 27