When they arrived back at Jarod’s, both men were wide awake even though they’d worked all day.
“Want to watch a movie?” Tyler asked.
“Hold on a second.” Jarod walked into another room, and Tyler followed.
“Look what I found in a closet.” Jarod held up a wooden box. “It was a gift from one of the other nurses for my birthday a couple years ago. I’d forgotten I even had it.”
“What is it?”
“A chess set. You want to play?”
“I haven’t played in a long time.” Tyler tried to remember when that was. Elementary school?
“That’s okay. It’s all about fun,” Jarod said, a smile in his voice.
“Sounds good.”
Jarod’s smile turned devilish. “Why don’t we make it interesting?”
A chill raced through Tyler. “What do you have in mind?”
“I was thinking maybe a prize for the winner.”
Of course, he was
