Chapter 4Mal’s instructions had surprised him a little.
“We’re going out,” he’d said on the phone. “Friends of mine have booked Runaway for the night so they can have a big blowout. Free beer, lots of music…it’ll be fun.”
It wasn’t what Alejandro would have chosen for their third date, but considering they’d shut themselves in for the first and spent the second at his sister’s restaurant, he knew he couldn’t begrudge Mal’s wishes to spend time on his own turf. And Runaway was a nice gay bar, if a little off his beaten path. It would be interesting to see how well they worked surrounded by their peers. Alejandro had lost more than one boyfriend because they couldn’t deal with the attention he got.
He took his time getting ready. Leather was too obvious, so he opted for white slacks and a
