Chapter 79: Okay.

Upstairs, Gareth knocked on Rusty’s door and waited for a moment. He balanced the plate on the cup and then knocked again. On the second hard rap, the door opened with Rusty leaning on the wood.

“I ain’t hungry, Cletus.” Rusty stood there in nothing but a towel. Maybe some tiny part of Gareth said he wouldn’t do this. Maybe some part of him told him to drop off the food and leave because a relationship was impossible, and he should not be having sex. ...