Chapter 4

My breath catches in my throat. They’re not…God, I wish I could hear whatever it is Rudy says that makes Bradley turn around and glance at my house, up at me.They see me,I think wildly, and without thinking I cross the room and hit the switch to cut off the overhead light. My heart beats like a drum in the darkness, hard enough to bruise my ribs. They sawme. Saw me watching, and Bradley said what? I think he’s kind of cute.Jesus Christ.

Go to bed now, Thom,my mind whispers even as I start toward the window again. They’ve got names for guys like you, watching your neighbors through the curtains. You want this kid to call the cops on your perverted ass? Just go to bed and forget all about him and his tight skin and his infectious laugh.