Chapter 8
Steve paced the living room, phone in hand. He’d been trying to call Gary for the last hour, with no success. “What did you do, turn you phone off during your meeting and forget to turn it on again?” he grumbled. “Sure, you said you’d be late but it’s almost nine, damn it.”
He was about to try again when his phone chimed. Without checking to see who it was, because he was certain it was his husband, he answered. “It’s about time. I was beginning to get worried.”
“Steve, it’s Owen. We got him. But…” He paused. “But Gary’s in the hospital.”
Steve felt as if his heart had dropped into his shoes as he asked, “How bad? Which hospital? I’m on my way.” He was already at the front door as he spoke.
“Rose Medical,” Owen replied. “I’ll meet you there as soon as I can. He’s going to li
