“Christain, my man, you’ve been scarce. I figured you were probably busy after your trip to Tokyo last month.” Christain grimaced, keeping the phone pinned to his ear and grateful that his longtime friend couldn’t see the guilt on his face. Being busy had nothing to do with the reason Christain had been scarce.
“Matthew, great to hear your voice. I’ve been thinking about you.” Not a lie. He had been thinking of the man, wondering if Cami had let anything slip about what had happened between them. In truth, he’d been a little reluctant to call his friend because he’d feared that the other man’s reception would be cool or hostile. And that would have been . . . disappointing. He enjoyed Matt’s companionship. He didn’t have many other friends to do “guy” things with, and even though he and M
