Carlo laughed. “Like some kind of weird trick-or-treater? You show up in a shitty ghost costume, get a quick treat, then go set something on fire?”
Wes grinned. “Okay, yeah, I think I’ve got my Halloween plans figured out now. Thanks!” He winked. “Told you I’m a collector of bad ideas.”
“I can see that.” Carlo scraped up another bite of cheesecake. “I um…I had another idea, it’s not so much bad as it is just kinda…I dunno, thirsty?”
“Oh?” Wes asked, arching one eyebrow. He leaned in closer to his laptop’s screen. “Tell me more.”
Carlo set his dishes aside. “It’s…a game. Sort of.” He waggled one hand in a so-so gesture. “We’d…Oh God, this already sounds dumb and I haven’t even said it.” He put his head in his hands. “Forget it.”
Wes wished he could put his arms around Carlo and comfort
