“Will you tell him goodbye for me when he gets back, Seth? And tell him I really enjoyed the week and…” Charlie stopped, afraid he would break down if he went on.
Seth reached out and put a hand on Charlie’s shoulder. “I’ll tell him, Charlie,” he said. Then he added softly, “You’re not the first ya know.”
Charlie understood. Seth had been through this before. Some young fool fell for the handsome cowboy in a big way and when it came time to say goodbye they couldn’t handle it. Wade would split so as not to make a scene. Yes, Charlie got the picture.
* * * *
“Man, that was some vacation,” Danny exclaimed as he and Charlie ate lunch in the cafeteria the day after he had returned to work. “So, what’s Jared gonna do?”