After a while, one of the members of Richard’s book club, Jess, turns up to check on him. She brings fresh muffins and is the most charming woman Zack has ever met. She’s tall and curvy, with dark black skin and dyed red hair. Kelly, who Zack always thought was straight, looks at her like she’s hung the moon. When talking about embroidery, they find they both like to craft quirky projects, and swap phone numbers. Zack is sure he sees sparks but doesn’t say anything. He’ll just make sure Kelly knows that he’s around to talk about anything she might need to talk about. He knows how hard coming out later in life can be.
Kelly and Rick help him get over to his place and gather a bag of things. His power is still out, and Richard has offered him a bed till his power is back. It’s nice to be ba
