Chapter 17
Cody and Matt came out of the movie they had just seen at Thornton Place, a thriller called IM, starring Macaulay Culkin as a twisted serial killer of gay men. It was being called his breakout role. Surprisingly, the star who’d been such a little-boy sensation in Home Alone, lo these many years ago, was quite chilling, his boyishness actually making the killer more believable—and terrifying.
“That was bizarre. I don’t think I’ll ever cruise online again.”
Matt snorted. “Yeah. Fat chance of that.”
Cody sniffed. “I have my standards.”
“Oh, don’t tempt me,” Matt shot back.
Cody liked the banter; this was the old Matt. It had been more than three months since their weekend together at Mt. Baker, fall was tapering into a wet and dreary winter, and he and his best friend were on
