Chapter 60Ben stood silently, a finger to the lips just kissed. He shook his head hard, then ran after Adam, yelling, “How was I supposed to know you both wanted me?” Kat and Tanya, the only two invited guests still in attendance—not counting the Stokers—turned Ben’s way. “How could we not, Shrimpy?” Adam whispered. “Rich gave me the clock. You gave me the shrimp.” Adam didn’t answer. “So, you are gay? What about the woman from Club Gold? Are you bi? What about the other women I saw you with?” “We covered this, Shrimpy. We were all with women. You saw Richie with two.” Ah, Richie. Big, mopey, shy, awkward Richie. A few times striking out as a heterosexual, he was ready to switch teams. Except, it didn’t work that way. Richie eventually admitted he never wanted to do things with Ben.

