Chapter 19That night, across town.
“Where are you going?” Doug asks Steve, preparing for his next performance in the back room at Luscious’ bar, untying his dance boots, and peeling off a sweaty tank top. His skin glistens with gold glitter.
Steve stands in an open doorway leading into the back alley of the building, smoking a cigarette. “To an empty apartment.”
“No lover cop tonight?” Doug moves his eyebrows up and down.
Steve stares up at the fiery orange skyline from where he stands, blowing rings of smoke into the air. It will be dark soon, he notices. “I don’t know where Jack and I are right now.”
“If you want my advice, sweetie, I’ll let you have it for free. Do not let that hunk of man slip from your fingers.” He tsks, snapping his black painted nails at Steve.
Steve sucks har
