Chapter 6
The two men and the little fox-dog dozed off on the loveseat in front of the fire, listening to Christmas music on Henry’s cell phone. Henry woke. The fire had burned low, and there was a chill in the cabin. When he stirred, Vixen sat up, then jumped to the floor and stretched. This roused Jimmy.
“We should take Vickie for a walk,” Jimmy said.
“Vickie? I thought we named her Vixen?”
“That’s right, but she needs a nickname, too. My real name’s Jamison, but I wouldn’t want to be called that. Too formal. I bet you have a nickname. What is it? Hank?”
Henry thought of Jeremy. His lover always called him Harry. “My parents and family always called me by Henry. So that’s what I went by. But my partner, Jeremy, loved the Harry Potter stories, and because of my glasses, he called me
