Alan was still having a hard time believing that Jim had asked him out. He wants company is all, but why me? He has to have a million friends he could ask. Or maybe not? I’ve seen him three times outside of Bannock’s. Well, four if I count going to the theater, which doesn’t really count. He was alone at the movie and at Laterza’s. And at the club he only danced with that one guy, left without him, and went straight home. Is it possible he’s as lonely as I am, when he’s not working?
That thought gave him pause as he tried to decide what to wear for his ‘not really a date’ with Jim. It isn’t a date. It’s two guys who might be trying to be friends going to a movie together. He’ll probably find me boring as hell and tonight will be the end of it. I mean, for one thing, he doesn’t even know I
