Do I want him along when I split for parts unknown? Will he be a help, or a hindrance? He is a good cover, for what that’s worth. No one would expect me to hook up with anyone, to say the least of a cute kid half my age. Anyone who sees us together will think I’m his father. He chuckled softly. Or his much older lover. I could play on that, if necessary. Not that it would be a hardship. It would also throw Mercer’s people off, if they come after me, which they well might. As far as they know, I’m as straight as they come, and I’ve never said otherwise, given how most of the people in Mercer’s organization feel about gay men. That kind of harassment I didn’t need.
He finished drying the dishes, still on the fence when it came to Rick. He did want his company. Going off solo might be the wi
