Thankfully, the next day at the office, Sam informed Aiden that Marc would be coming to their house Saturday to swim a while, then accompany them to the club later.
Over the next few days, Aiden bought four new outfits, new shoes, had his hair trimmed, and cleaned his entire place. He was jittery and on edge as he tried to fill his time. It was amazing all the things you could do to pass the hours. His bike gleamed. His floors were polished. The urns by the dock had new flowers in them—pink and yellow zinnias—because the lady at Home Depot told him they were hearty.
He’d even downloaded a bunch of Wham! and George Michael songs and played them constantly when at home.
On Saturday, he worked on his old dock. He really needed to replace it, but he hoped, with some TLC, he could make it la
