I leave Elio 's room to get a glass of water in the middle of the night. He offered to do it but I wanted to regain control of my life again however minimal the task at hand was. Jon was leaving for good. I had a friend. I was just really deep into my s**t to realize that before it was too late. Because my suspicion was too deep that befriending me was all part of Cole's master plan to get back at me. Jesus, Cole really did mess up my life. I hear footsteps padding down the stairs. Expecting Elio to appear at the doorway, I tense when Robert Pavlov walks through without looking my way and head straight for the fridge for an ice cold beer and plops his ass on a stool. I don't think he saw me. I let him sit in silence for a moment or two taking multiple swigs at his beer with short inte

