Chapter 8

Geoff had probably been right and he should have accepted the date with the guy who’d asked him out at Poppy’s.

Idiot.

Drake was never going to see him as anything but his next door neighbor, and if Ross broke up for good this time with the judge, then Drake would probably be moving out of the building and in with Ross.

Where would Jay be then? Just where he was now. Nowhere. 4

“May I help you, sir?” the young, attractive black woman asked Drake as he surveyed the display of scarves.

Drake didn’t quite know why he’d decided to stop at the department store where Jay worked before he made it to Ross’s house. He supposed it was because Jay had looked so sad the night before.

He smiled. “I’m looking to buy a scarf for a friend.”

“Oh, terrific. As you can see, we have a great selection.”

“Yes, but actually I already know the one my friend liked. It was a water color silk scarf with a lot of colors.”