Chapter 11Adam had not expected to see Blake that afternoon. Jake (or was it Jim?) had told him that, though the University had a number of gay students, undergrads were not generally invited to the CQ gatherings. An exception was made for Brody because he was older, having served a hitch in the Marines, and because he and Dave Cromer were partners.
So it just never occurred to him that Blake might be there. It was not so much a matter of the appropriateness of Blake’s being invited, Adam realized. It was the strange feeling in his stomach when he saw him with Ray Stonesifer.
“Well, look who just arrived.” Adam hadn’t been aware that Tony was standing behind him. “Don’t they make a handsome couple?” He continued. “I wonder if your young friend has a thing for redheads.”
Adam couldn’t te
