“It’s too soon, after Cal I mean,” Kevin said into the phone.
“Yes, but I know what you’re like, love,” Peter replied. “You start building up all these fantasies in your head, and you get upset when they don’t come true.”
“Yeah.” Kevin swallowed a sob. “You know me too well.”
“That’s because we were separated at birth. I know when Andy broke it off with me, I was in a world of hurt.”
“But you recovered.”
“Thanks to my best friend in all the world.”
“And Terry.”
“Yeah.” Peter sounded wistful. “I don’t know where I’d be without that man, the big lummox.”
Kevin didn’t trust his voice, so stayed silent. He knew he shouldn’t be envious of his best friend, but it wasn’t easy. Each time he saw Peter and Terry all loving and smiling, he just wished he could have a fraction of that happine
