Three days later, and Rich was still wondering what the hell he’d been thinking. It was obvious Chase hadn’t had anywhere to go, except back where he came from, and the younger man had made it pretty clear that returning home was a non-option. Rich could understand the urge to start over somewhere new, but Chase didn’t even have a plan. Backpacking across the country, Lady preserve him!
He couldn’t, in good conscience, not invite Chase to stay, especially after what had happened in the forest. Besides, it wasn’t as if Chase was in any shape to be travelling on his own right now. Chase was still limping, but what worried Rich the most were the nightmares. This was the second time Rich had found himself sandwiched between the wall and Chase’s warm, sleeping body as a result of the younger m
