Chapter 1The days and weeks following Vincent’s arrival at Clay’s house had been pure bliss. Sleeping together, even for only a few hours a night, brought Clay a sense of contentment and happiness such as he’d never known. It surprised Clay how easily they fitted in with each other’s schedules. Not that Clay had been on any sort of timetable since the beginning of lockdown.
But all that was about to change.
With no community transmission for the past fortnight, the government announced that lockdown was coming to an end. Naturally the necessity for social distancing and washing hands remained, but fortunately the wearing of face masks, while encouraged, wasn’t to be mandatory.
“It’s going to be so good to go out with you,” said Clay.
He was finishing his dinner while Vincent sat opposi
