Chapter 31Joseph was unusually quiet the next afternoon. We were crating a piece, so we worked together and had a lot of contact. He didn’t shun it, but I got the feeling he was wary. I regretted answering his questions honestly yesterday. It was poisoning our relationship.
We worked into the night, but because we needed to finish up early Saturday before the local guys came to haul the pieces to the shipping office, I offered him a bedroom again. I expected him to decline, but he surprised me by accepting. We cleaned up, ate, played one game of chess, and said our respective good nights. I tossed and turned most of the night. Joseph asleep in the room next to mine was a form of cruel and unusual punishment.
The next morning, I cleaned up and fixed coffee before he appeared. As time wore
