Chapter 6
Eric and I had been invited to Greg’s house on the Fourth of July for a party to celebrate his and Gary’s birthday that fell on the same day.
“We don’t have to go,” Eric told me as we got out of bed that morning. We’d spent the night together at his apartment, christening the new bed I’d shamed him into buying.
“We can’t not go…well, you can’t. It’s your brothers’ birthday. Besides, you took the day off. Are we supposed to bring them each a gift?”
“No. They specifically said no gifts, thank God. That’s one less thing to worry about. My brothers are not easy people to shop for.”
“Who’s older? Gary or Greg?”
“Greg. He beat Gary out of the womb by eighteen minutes.” Eric peered through the blinds. “It’s raining.”
“The party doesn’t start until six, right?”
“Yeah.”
“Maybe th
