Dane’s scared to call Blake. What will he say? Hey, we met at the Dharma, remember? What if Blake says no? Dane doesn’t want to have to describe himself, rehash their previous conversation, explain just how he got the musician’s business card in the first place. “He told you to call, didn’t he?” Krish asks. Dane suspects his lover is tired of hearing him talk about Blake, but he hasn’t said anything yet. Dane loves him for that. “So call him already, babe. It’s just a beeper number, right?”
The card is well worn around the edges now, creased where Dane left it in his jeans pocket for a few days. Krish fished it out in the laundry room of their apartment complex, held it up and asked if Dane wanted it or should he throw it away? The shine in his eyes suggested he wanted to do just that, an
