Chapter 10
“We did it!” Russ said, giving Daw a quick kiss.
It was two months after he, Daw, and the ghostie boys had begun turning the abandoned hotel into a ghost shelter. In the interim, Russ had managed to convince Daw that they should at least try to be something more than friends. It had taken time. Daw was reluctant to totally commit to a relationship and had questioned why Russ wanted one, considering how the younger man’s former boyfriend had betrayed him.
“I want to find out if I’m worth more than he thought,” Russ had replied.
“Of course you are! You’re a good—”
“If you say ‘kid’ one more time,” Russ had growled.
Daw had laughed at that. “Okay, you’re a good man and deserve a lot more than I have to offer.”
“Bullshit. You helped me when I first hit the streets. You didn’t
