Grant wondered whether he was really in love with Jake or whether it was simply that he needed someone in his life so badly and Jake was available. Or almost available. All it would take would be for Grant to agree to their going places and doing things together.
One evening as he was looking through his CDs he came across one that Janet had sent him at Christmastime that he’d never played. It was by a young man named Josh Groban. Grant had never heard of him and wasn’t particularly interested in young pop singers. But Janet must have thought he’d like it. So he got out a knife and wrestled with the wrapping on the jewel case. Finally, he extracted the CD from the box and put it in the player. He went back to his book. Groban had a nice voice, and the tunes were pleasant, romantic. He was
