“Okay.” Nick watched the floor as he followed Todd across the tavern, but Todd had seen Nick observe the woman.
Nick was getting the wrong ideas, but for now Todd was going to let him think them. It would throw Nick off from what Todd was really up to. Todd would make it up to Nick—make him understand when it was over. Nick had expressed interest in seeing the glacier near the northern rim of the caldera. Todd decided that, in the spring, when they’d been together a year, they’d go there. He certainly owed it to Nick to do something special for his mate.
Todd ordered two beers, handed one to Nick, and sipped his, nonchalantly looking around the tavern. Nick’s eyes were riveted on the woman, though it was probably obvious to no one except Todd. Nick was a master of appearing to sit meekly
