“No one expected him to be so devoted.”

I was a bit surprised. Derek and Brandon were alike, both of them were holding onto someone they met as children.

After all these years.

Brandon just smiled. . “Will you be home tomorrow? I’ll drop by, after work, to deliver your gift.”

“A gift?”

It took me a second to remember that he mentioned it last night. I nodded. “Sure, I’ll be at home for the next few days.”

…

The next morning, I ...