“I didn’t…”
“Again, Friday. I think…He wasn’t at your house, was he?”
“Ah…” Johnny could see that his friend was troubled and he wanted to lessen his burden. He wanted, too, to cover for Aaron. He was glad that Jason was spending time with him. Still, he could not fib to Mitch. “No, I don’t think so,” he said. “I think he spent the night a few times during the summer.”
“I think he’s spending nights with his girlfriend. I don’t know how to talk to him about it.”
“Safe s*x?”
“Any s*x. He’s old enough to make…” Mitch’s voice tailed off. Then, “Do you remember when we were in school? You were dating that long-haired brunette, Barbara something?”
“Finch.”
“Yeah. And you were so excited about getting a little tit.” Johnny smiled. Mitch continued. “Laurie and I were kind of hot and heavy t
