Chapter 3Eli and Eddie had a productive afternoon. When quitting time rolled around, Eli hugged him good-bye and sent him off to the next shift tech. She observed Eddie sleeping and dreaming, for the purposes of…Once again, Eli had no clue.
He decided to get in an after-work workout. FUCU had a gym; it was the thing he’d miss second most when the gig ended in three days. The first, of course, was Eddie.
Shouldn’t the first be stolen moments with Casey?
Eli squatted, his firm butt pushed back, his shiny gym shorts clinging to its curves, then falling loosely away as he stood, raising the full weight of the squat machine back up. He realized, as he exhaled, that he could drive down to have lunch with Casey anytime, whether he worked at FUCU Labs or not.
Eli stopped his reps and took off
