Chapter 5The music played softly in the room. A low piano melody, something dimly familiar to Jesse. He stood at a bar, nursing a drink. Almost as if he was in another time period, like a black and white noir flick.
“And that’s when he walked in…”
Jesse smirked as he saw Patrick enter. He wore a tight suit, one that accentuated the parts of his body his baggy fall sweaters had kept hidden so far. The narrow black tie gave him an allure that Jesse could not fathom before now. He thought he was cute, sort of nerdy—but now he looked suave. He was more than just an infatuation now; he was on the market.
Patrick stood next to Jesse at the bar. They nodded to one another. Jesse noticed that he, too, was now in a suit. He normally wore casual clothing, even when he was teaching. All suits and
