“Yeah.” We stayed where we were for a few hours, nursing our beers. I danced a couple of times with Jai and Dez, but I really wasn’t interested in anyone else, though I had offers.
Finally, at one in the morning, I texted my friends that I was done for the night. Cyrus had left at midnight. I was tipsy but not stumbling-down-the-sidewalk drunk, so that was a plus.
I took an Uber home and let myself inside, not even bothering to do more than remove my shoes before face-planting on the bed. Staying out late at night was a younger man’s game.
* * * *
Someone was banging on my front door. Seriously?
I opened one eye and saw that the sun was high in the sky, so I’d slept for at least six hours, which was unusual, lately. I was still tired, though. I grumbled and got out of bed, clothing ru
