Focusing on paperwork helped Christopher not dwell on what was going on with Gage, or who he was with, or what he might be experiencing. This was his first contact with anyone from Salt Lake since he’d left, after all. Almost anything could be happening. Christopher still jumped for the phone every time it rang, though. If he could just hear Gage’s voice, he was sure he’d feel better. He simply needed to know Gage was all right.
But Gage never called.
As the afternoon melted into evening, he debated making the call himself, but quickly dismissed the notion. He didn’t want to interrupt if things were going well with Ben. More importantly, he didn’t want to look like the possessive boyfriend, checking in every five minutes just because he was worried. They had only been dating for a month—
