“Well, they wanted to be. It was obvious they did to me, but you know how that goes. Two guys can be afraid to admit those feelings. The Army wouldn’t let them, so…”
Excitement at the bit of information contradicted the sadness of it. I would have bet anything we were all feeling the same. “You knew Jose, then?” I asked.
“I did,” Micha told me. “He was over at our house sometimes. He never came around when my parents were home and Jackie never went over there. They were tight, but it was secret, ya know? I bet no one ever knew but them and me.”
“Hey. I don’t want to throw more stuff at you, but you know who would probably love a*********s about Jose you had to share? His brother.”
“Cruz.”
“Had you met him before that day, the day the camera crews caught you singing?”
“Met who?”
“Cru
