Chapter 3
As rough as breakfast started out, Fess was pleased with how things felt between him and Joe by the time they took care of the check. Joe insisted on paying for it all, so Fess let him, partially because he knew Joe still felt guilty about those first rocky minutes, partially because he loved the idea that Joe wouldn’t have a logical leg to stand on when Fess insisted on covering their second date.
He didn’t know when or what that was going to be yet, but there would be one, of that he was sure. He understood more about what made Joe tick now. Seeing him again would be a hell of a lot easier than getting this date had been.
Fess lounged by the door as he waited for Joe, doing his best to look like his mind was elsewhere. Now that they were out of the booth, too, he had to do w
