“How about Italian to start?”
Nick laughed again. “When?”
“I think we should begin tonight. No use waiting. I don’t know about you, but I’m already forty. I’m pretty sure neither of us is getting any younger.”
“I agree,” Nick said. “I’m not far behind you in years.”
“Tell you what. I just got home. I’m going to take a shower. Then I am going to make a reservation for two somewhere in the city. I’ll call and tell you where.”
“Sounds good.”
Dan waited a beat. “By the way, you know how you told me your last lover was the best guy you ever met?”
“Yeah?”
“Well, that’s not me. I’m more thorn than rose.”
Nick laughed. “I never said I was perfect either. But he wasn’t really all that perfect, to tell the truth. You know the thing that pissed me off most about him?”
“What?”
“When he wanted out of the relationship, he was so angry he just moved away. He never even called to say goodbye.”
Dan thought about this for a moment. “Don’t worry, I wouldn’t do that. I always say goodbye.”
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Red Cruz, Mark Round, Luba Goy, David Tronetti, Keith Garebian, Sheila McCarthy, Geordie Johnson, Phil Bedard and Larry Lalonde, Tim Leonard, the staff of The One in the Only Café, John Scythes (current owner of the Lockie House), Shannon Whibbs, and the good folks at Dundurn who give me a reason to keep doing what I do. A tip of the hat to Scott and Ken of the Crystal Method for the groovy late-night vibes that kept me up writing way past my bedtime. Thanks also to you, the readers, who write to tell me how much you enjoy Dan and his world!
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