Chapter 11
At the end of another long day, Vic came home to a silence that worried him. Nearing the apartment, he reached out for Matt’s mind, only to find a solid wall blocking him out. Like a cheating lover with a guilty conscience, Vic thought back over the work day, searching for something he might have done that could have pissed Matt off. Nothing came to mind. Well, okay, at lunch he’d lifted the rear bumper of a small automobile so a little girl could retrieve her ball. But as far as he knew, that wouldn’t make the news. Sure, he’d impressed a group of young children, but there hadn’t been any adults around, and in all honesty, who’d believe a bunch of kids?
Trudging upstairs to their apartment, Vic tried again to connect with Matt. ::Hey sexy,:: his usual opener, was met with st
