Chapter 9
Emerson spent Saturday morning avoiding phone calls. He answered the ones from his mom and sister, but everything else he ignored. Mom had been ticked off, hearing the gossip from the local news channel instead of her own son. Hazel had just wanted free tickets to Sean’s next show.
He didn’t tell either of them he had a date with Sean that night. In fact, he denied seeing Sean more than that encounter. It would have opened a discussion he didn’t feel like having.
The morning passed slowly. Emerson sipped his coffee while The African Queen played on the television. The movie didn’t hold his interest. His nerves were too wound up. The coffee wasn’t helping.
Around noon, he finally decided to get out of the house. He dressed in sweats and took Ninotchka out for a jog. Sean’s son
