Chương 36: Chapter 36

Eventually disengaging, Parker said, “I’d

forgotten what a great cuddler you were.”

Mason wasn’t ready to tell him he’d missed

holding his big frame for the past thirteen years, too.

* * * *

The guys received an update from the

maintenance man when he told them an engineer from the elevator

company was expected to arrive within the hour.

Mason was thankful the atmosphere inside the

elevator had calmed significantly. Although there were long

silences, they didn’t seem uncomfortable. One or the other would

speak up, recalling some of the highpoints of the time they’d spent

together as teenagers. Neither felt the need to dredge up any of

the less pleasant aspects of their friendship.

“Do you remember Lorraine Little?” Mason

asked at one point.

“Uh, no, don’t think so.”

“Yes you do. You dated her for a while. Tall.

Straight black hair.”

“Oh, yeah. She was your date when we,

uh…”

Mason smiled, “It’s okay.” Mason didn’t want