Jude remembered the envelope when he got home, seeing it shadowed under the stairs. He set the carrier down at the bottom of the stairwell and went round to grab it.
His crappy evening was definitely looking up. Jude headed up the stairs, unlocked the door of his place, and flipped on the light.
“I’d wager you’re as starved as I am.” He unlatched Sebastian’s carrier and the cat slinked out.
Jude realized he would have to change clothes and wondered if he had time to take a really quick shower. He hadn’t been on a dinner date since his days with Martin. Since Martin’s murder, he’d mostly cruised bars for companionship and none of that was lasting. He’d gone on a very brief coffee date with Daniel Yarrow from Sutter’s Bay after Daniel’s breakup with his boyfriend, Harris. It had suddenly
