Chapter 3Doug did not recover from his surprise at Jack’s totally unexpected behavior. It didn’t take long for them to reach Doug’s home. Even if it was only a few minutes, his head had begun to clear a bit by the time they got there. He led the way to the door of his apartment, more glad than usual that it was not on the second or third floor. He’d lucked out, renting it in the slow summer season three years earlier.
He got the key in the lock the third try and let them in. Jack paused, just inside the door and looked around. For a bachelor pad, it wasn’t that big a mess. Having Cokie leave had helped on that. Doug’s former loser lover had habitually left a trail of s**t behind him wherever he went. What he had not taken with him had gone out in two big trash bags the night before. That
