Chapter 6
Their third date eluded them.
Fess called Joe the next night with details from his audition, babbling for minutes on end about the other actors who’d shown up, the director who’d spent more time asking people to take off their shirts than asking for line readings, how he thought he did once he finally got around to his moment in front of the camera. Joe had planned on asking Fess out to dinner, but they ran out of time, and when he tried calling again the next morning, his call went straight through to voice mail.
Days of classes made it difficult to connect beyond their nightly conversations, but just as Joe worked up the nerve to try asking again, he got a message from Fess, apologizing in advance for not being able to call during Joe’s station breaks that night. “Gregory as
