Chapter 6Grant’s phone rang a little after seven on Sunday morning. He was tempted to let it ring. He’d been at Jake’s until after midnight, and then he lay in bed thinking back on the discussion the two of them had had. Jake had asked for time. Reasonable request. He could have all the time he needed. But Grant and Albert had broken up because of Grant’s refusal to come out. Would it be any different this time? Was he being stubborn? Stupid? As Ricki suggested, cowardly?
Now, however, he was groggy, wanting nothing more than to turn over and go back to sleep. But long experience told him he mustn’t ignore the phone.
“This is Grant.”
“Jim, it’s Ricki. I’m sorry to bother you so early, but I just got a call from Stephanie, you know, at the shop.”
Yes, Grant knew that Stephanie was one o
