“Exactly the same,” Isaac affirmed.
“Bullshit,” Dalton said. “He only talks big and lofty like that when he’s putting on a show. He’s a huge dork deep down. He likes jazz and sci-fi movies—”
“Dalton—”
“—and has this crazy old comic he keeps under glass. The Shadow?”
“You like The Shadow?” Andrew brightened. “I used to listen to the radio show when I was a kid!”
Of course, he had, but as much as Isaac enjoyed seeing this boyish excitement in Andrew, that didn’t change the current disaster.
He couldn’t keep Dalton safe if everyone learned about him.
“No wonder you broke up if you didn’t get to know each other,” Dalton said. “You have a scary amount in common, if I think about it. Must have only been in it for the sex.”
Isaac choked on a swallow of water, and Andrew managed to choke o
