Chapter 85

“Wow!” She was looking through the french doors. “Nice.”

“All Milo.”

“Ah. I know Ben and Milo used to…” Kat changed the subject back. “Milo and Adam haven’t actually spent a great deal of time together, to my knowledge,” she said. “I suppose, it could be that he just doesn’t like the idea of Ben having to go through struggles. Adam’s addiction and things like that. Maybe it’s like that old adage where if you save a life, you’re responsible for it forever or that person has to answer to you forever…Maybe if you take someone’s virginity…” Her voice trailed off. “Wanna talk about what happened?” she asked.

“It’s been talked to death. Thought out to death. No more to say. No more to think about.” If only that were true. Tom Alan plopped all pathetic-like in an ivory chair too nice to sit in. “I think we’re done.” He got up and leaned against the wall, trying to put on his socks that the dog seemed to think would be better played with.