章 34: Chapter 34

Already I missed Theo like crazy, and it didn’t help one bit how he had ended things between us. I couldn’t wait to see Marty. He usually managed to put a smile on my face.

I waited until most of the passengers had deplaned before getting up from my seat at the back of the jet. By the time I got inside the terminal, my cell phone was buzzing.

I’m here, read Marty’s text.

Just got off, I texted back.

I’m waiting by the baggage claim.

I knew Marty wouldn’t make everything all right, but he would make me feel better, and since I hadn’t seen him since before Donald’s death, I quickened my pace and made it to the escalator going down to the next level in just a few minutes. I needed to pee, but I didn’t want to stop at the restrooms on the way. I wanted out of there.

Once I reached baggage claim, I saw him. Or rather part of him. Marty had been a little chubby most of his life, but the Marty standing there waiting to greet me with a huge smile was a fraction of his former size.