Later that evening, Andy was holding Luke in their customary position on the sofa when the phone rang. Andy was too comfortable to want to get up, but thinking it might be Craig, he reluctantly left the warmth of Luke’s body to answer it.
“You should get a cordless,” Luke said as Andy stood up.
“I’d end up losing it. Least I always know where this one is.” Picking up the phone, Andy said, “Hello?”
“I just thought I’d ring up, you know, to find out, you know, if everything was all right with you and Luke.”
“Um, hi, Tom. Thanks for calling. Uh, no. I…Well, Luke called his friends in London. I agreed to put him on the train, and—”
“What? Oh, no! Oh, Andy, no.”
Andy laughed. “Just pulling your leg. Luke is here, he’s fine, I’ve explained and apologised for being such an i***t. He’s for
