Chapter 15: Walk this Road Tonight
Downtown Templeton
Larkin Road
9:58 P.M.
Toby has never been one to make the first advance in any relationship in his life. Not with his close friends. Not with one-night stands. And certainly not with Grant Stevens, the musician from Chicago. But laws of nature are meant to be broken, which is exactly what happens this evening on Larkin Road. Maybe it’s the whiskey that causes his inhibitions to miraculously disappear tonight, or maybe he subconsciously challenges himself to be impulsive. No matter what the psychology is behind his action tonight—the motion of slipping his hand over the singer’s and providing it with a gentle squeeze—it’s all but too late to back out now, for fear of coming across as a fool or asshole.
Grant’s hand feels gratifying
