Chapter 43

“I had a meeting here, and I wanted to show you something as soon as I could. Drew, I realized I loved you, and I’m so sorry.”

“You can’t love me right now. I can’t stay long. I told Rahim I was coming down here and…wait, where are we?” He looked in confusion at a small, drab casino. Even the lights looked dusty.

“It’s called the Rabbit’s Foot. What do you think?”

“I think there’s a reason why the bus didn’t drop anyone else off here.” Why did it matter what he thought? The motel attached was even drearier than the Silver Strike.

“You wanted me to see this because…?” Drew thought he’d already established that any kind of sex was off the table now. Also, after what happened, why did Burt still like tricking in such dumps?

“First, I gotta hear it, little man. Do you love me?”

Drew felt his anger flare. “I haven’t heard from you in six months, and with the goodbye teddy bear—”