Chapter 20Eli’s Bette and Johnny’s Mom
We got Max and Eddie settled in at the FUCU habitat. Jamal was with them for now, but his lodgings were uncertain.
“I can’t get access to any of the apartments until tomorrow.” I told Casey what I’d discovered upon our arrival. “Maybe Jamal can stay with you for one night?”
“Are you flirting with me?” Casey asked after I walked my fingers up his bare arm.
“Is it working?” I took them away. “You have more than one bedroom, more than one bathroom…Please.”
“I don’t even know if he’d want to.”
“For Max, I think Jamal would endure just about anything.”
“Like you for Eddie or Johnny.”
“Or you.”
“You’re just saying that, so I’ll let Jamal sleep over.”
“I’m not.” My touch this time wasn’t manipulative. “We used to always believe the other one was te
