Chapter 7
“Another day in the freezer,” Charlie grumbled to Ricky while fixing breakfast.
Ricky shook his head. “Look at it like that and things will never get better between the two of you.”
“I’m beginning to wonder if that’s possible. It’s been two days now and we’ve barely spoken a word to each other.”
“Even as part of the job?”
Charlie smiled dryly. “Only then, and very short and to the point. Damn it, Ricky, I miss what we had before.”
“It’ll come back in time. He just has to accept that you’ve…Okay, ‘moved on’ isn’t really the right way to put it, but you get the picture.”
“I do.” Charlie scooped the eggs onto two plates along with bacon and set them on the table just in time for Ricky to add the toast. When they were seated, he took a few bites before asking, “Do you have any
