Chapter Eight
Damien watched the door long after Kaz left the room. He squelched the urge to run after Kaz and exact a promise from him that Kaz would come to his house later. Now was certainly not the time to bother the man, yet something about the way he’d said “bye” had a ring of finality to it, as if Kaz didn’t want to see him after this.
The mere thought made Damien’s breath come in short little rasps. For the first time since he’d seen Eric tonight, his friend’s distress took a backseat to his own feelings.
“Are you all right?”
Eric’s voice pulled his attention. He turned to see Eric watching him, concerned. His heart squeezed. Eric seemed incapable of concern for others except for a moment here and there. In the months of Eric’s absence, Damien had grown to see that it had reall
