Chapter 31Evan spent the next few days visiting neighboring cities, checking out projects to bid on and trying to drum up contacts. Danny had seemed to understand when Evan confessed he was still hoping to undermine Nessa’s financial power over him. Driving back each night was impossible, so he had to console himself with long phone calls once having reached a motel for the night. Their conversations were filled with expressions of love, but it wasn’t enough. God, he missed Danny. If this separation became permanent, he didn’t know how he’d survive it.
When his last dinner meeting was done, Evan decided he’d been away long enough. He checked out of his motel and headed for home. Home—which in Evan’s mind was fast becoming wherever Danny was. Arriving well after two A.M., he crawled into b
