Chapter 42: Going to bed alone.

For another hour, Kit and Gunner talked about their sad past relationships and what they had hoped for in the future. They washed the dishes, which Kit hadn’t done in years, and they switched from their love lives to childhoods and then on to their likes and dislikes.

As Kit dried the wine glasses, he was struck by how amazingly smart Gunner was and how sweet and funny he was. The man had plans, and his excitement for his land was infectious. By ...