Alden and Dom Ragulsky made sure everything was locked down for the weekend before they walked to their shared home. “You heading for Durango again?” Alden asked, more just making conversation than anything else.
Ragulsky nodded. “Yeah, I know I was just up there, but Sammy has a Little League game tomorrow, a big one, start of the play-offs. I gotta be there to see him pitch this one. Yeah, I’m going home.”
For a moment, Alden felt a twinge of envy, but then he smiled to himself. Maybe he wouldn’t have to spend this weekend alone either. Unless he’d totally misread Roane, the other man would be waiting until the rest of the gang had left. Then, if Alden didn’t come seeking him, Roane would be doing the seeking.
Sure enough, that’s exactly what happened. Alden let Dom get cleaned up fir
