Being Fitz

Lysander "Fitz" Fitzgibbon used to teach at a university, but quit when his father grew ill and needed someone to take care of him. Years later, after his dad's death, Fitz has given up on his dreams, drives a bus route, and endures visits from Jerry, who can't really be called a friend, and barely a benefit. Fitz is lonely, worries about his weight, and figures life won't be getting any better.<br><br>Then, Fitz stumbles over a dead body in the park. As if life couldn't get any worse, he has a run-in with Detective Holland Simms, whose infuriating arrogance and brash behavior provokes Fitz to punch him. But strangely enough, Fitz feels more alive around Simms than he has in a long time, though he finds it hard to believe that the confident Simms would want anything to do with him. Should he take a chance on more?

J.D. Walker · LGBT+

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Chapter 11

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“Seriously? What do you mean, I have to work on Sunday?” I said on the phone in the middle of Saturday afternoon as I was doing the laundry. I was so angry I could snap something in two…preferably my boss’s neck. Rapunzel had retired to the bedroom when I started yelling. I’d been losing my temper a lot lately.

“Two people up and quit yesterday and no one else is available to take the shifts on Sunday. Everybody’s busy, and Randy is working six hours, but I need you to cover the rest. You’ve done this before. Why is it a problem now?” Because I never had a hot date that I didn’t want to miss and was more important to me than keeping my fucking job. Which should have made me pause, but I was past caring, it seemed.

“It’s always been a problem, Bob; I’ve just never complained about it before.” I ended the call. Cretin. I fumed for about five minutes before I called Simms.

“Hi,” I said, trying to sound calm.

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