Chapter 36

Perfect. He sighed happily and lit the candles. Absolutely perfect.

All that was left to do was to put the chocolate cheesecake in the tiny fridge in the kitchenette, go round up Rush, and get this show on the road.

Tad tracked him down in the office.

“C’mon, babe. It’s the weekend. Let’s get wild and crazy.”

“I was just logging out.” Rush smiled up at him, and Tad was tempted to kiss him.

“Hurry up!” God, he loved him so much!

“What did you have in mind?”

“Um… A little stargazing.”

“Stargazing. Right. It’s raining, Tadder.” Rush turned off his computer and rolled his chair away from the desk.

“Don’t be a spoilsport, Rushboy.”

“God knows that’s the last thing I want to be, but y’know, we could always do this tomorrow evening.”

“Nah. Has to be tonight.” He grabbed Rush’s hand and towed him along after him, and they made a dash for the pool house. “The Net said tonight is the only time we’ll be able to see Mars this close to the Earth in our lifetime.”