Jesse was kind of at loose ends. He’d gone to work on Monday expecting Denny to be home when he got there that evening. He’d rehearsed exactly what he was going to say, so when he got home and found no one there but Shelby, he felt let down. He had built up a good head of steam, and now he had all this anticipatory adrenalin flowing through his body and no outlet. He took Shelby for a walk to work some of it off, figuring Denny would be there when he got back.
He wasn’t.
After taking Shelby off her leash, Jesse checked the phone for voice messages. There was none. He was tempted to call Denny and find out where he was, but that was what he would have done before…Before what? Before they broke up? Not knowing what else to do, Jesse made himself some dinner: a can of chili and a pre-made s
