Chapter 9After a wonderful trip to downtown San Francisco, during which Javier had spent almost the entire day with Hugo before returning to his apartment with some reluctance apparent on both of their parts, he had expected he would be relieved to be away from his boyfriend for a few hours, but real life got in their way, and their separation ended up lasting for nearly a whole week. Not that he was pining for Hugo in the same desperate manner as Romeo and Juliet were for each other. He wasn’t such a melodramatic person. However, their relationship was brand new, and a part of him certainly wished the two of them could be together as much as possible. Fortunately, he was kept busy with endless meetings and presentations at work while Hugo himself was preoccupied with one business engagem