At 12:50 CJ notices the two boarders by
Harrison’s EXIT doors. He’s been skating away from the store just
to keep out of the flow of traffic or he might have seen them
sooner. Two boys of indeterminable age—they look young but then
again, CJ’s learned that most skaters look young, regardless of how
old they are. He himself looks twelve on a good day, and he’ll be
able to drink legally in another six months. The first time Richard
ever kissed him, in the car after their third date, he actually
did check CJ’s license, just to make sure he was of age. “I
believe you,” he said as he reached around CJ to tuck his wallet
back into his pants. The angle was wrong, though, and Richard only
succeeded in dropping it to the floor. When he reached for it, he
ended up in CJ’s lap, which was
