Chapter 6Julien’s townhouse
Friday afternoon
By midafternoon, Julien and Richard were cuddling on the sofa. Julien hadn’t got up the nerve to kiss Richard yet, but he would soon. Maybe he would encourage his Mate to read Colin’s books tonight. It was time for him to know the truth. Richard was complaining about his eyes and now saw a medium size rope.
After a huge lunch of shrimp creole and rice, Julien excused himself to make a few calls. “Richard, why don’t you read for a while if Julio is bugging you? He called at least twice this afternoon.”
“I know. Julio is like a dog with a bone. He doesn’t let go until you’ve done what he wants. I could refuse, but usually what Julio wants, at least when we were kids, was good for me, so I always cave.”
While Julien took the elevator up to his
