Satisfied with Chow’s valuable information, Fargo called up one of his old friends, Bixby Cartwright. Bixby owned and operated Bixby Reality, which had an office, not in Blue Coyote, but in Craftontown, a nearby farming community that specialized in bulls and wheat. Bixby and Fargo were never lovers, although Bixby wanted to be, having strong affections for Fargo. Nor had the two dated, enjoying a movie together or an intimate dinner. Fargo could not advance to a higher level of emotion in their friendly relationship. Bixby had a boyfriend at the time and needed to stay faithful to the man. Never could Fargo recall the man being single. The guy hated to be alone and obtained one boyfriend after the next, keeping involved and occupied. His routine was quite simple: once he was through with
