Lance couldn’t explain it but some part of him felt the need to seek out Scott. He found himself wondering if it was a bad idea, going to Scott as often as he did, but then he reminded himself of what the man had told him. Lance was helping Scott heal from the past, just by being around him. Those words always comforted him whenever Lance found himself worrying that he might become bothersome to Scott.

Lance wasn’t expecting Scott to be overly excited to see him or anything, ...