Kate’s announcement that she and Jimmy would be having a quiet night in didn’t take David by surprise, but it did fill him with a discernible glee he had difficulty restraining in her presence. Kate’s preoccupation meant Vince had the entire night free.
That meant he’d be spending it with David. They’d spent as many evenings together since the Rossellini funeral as they could. Not enough, in David’s opinion.
The guilt had returned after Vincent had left that amazing night, but David had fallen asleep so content and exhausted he’d been able to ignore it. It got easier to ignore each time, though it never completely disappeared. When Vincent wasn’t around to remind him of how fantastic they were together, he buried himself in rehearsals. That helped.
But Vincent’s presence helped even mor
