Only a few more days. It wasn’t much assurance, but it was all he had. With any luck, the gym’s staff would lose their first game and things between the lovers could return to normal. Not that Vic wanted Matt to lose, really, but damn it the hell, he wanted his man back something fierce.
His route home on the interstate took Vic past the Diamond, the unused stadium downtown where the charity event was being held. Rows of lights still illuminated the field, but a quick glance as he drove by showed the stands mostly empty at this late hour, and Vic reached out with his mind to see if he could connect with Matt’s. He couldn’t. Which meant his lover waited for him at home. In the minute it took to drive by, Vic couldn’t pick up much information from the minds he brushed over. The first game h
