Chapter 5

“You know? Even though it will never be my favorite game, I’m starting to like this.”

The other man looked up from organizing his tiles. “Really?”

“Yeah. I think the problem is that I’d never played seriously, with someone that actually knew how to play, you know? We just moved our pieces and sometimes it worked and sometimes it didn’t, but there wasn’t any kind of logic behind it.”

Another smile took over Aitor’s face, crinkling the corner of his eyes. “I’m glad. It’s really not my favorite either, but it’s a good game for two people and well…convincing someone to play it with meis easier than trying to convince them to play actual chess.”

“I can see that. This one looks a lot less serious. Chess is intimidating.” Gabriel shuddered visibly, making Aitor laugh.

“We should play chess sometime.”

“You’d have to teach me how to play. I never learned.”

“I can do that.” He smiled again. “Now, should we play a last game before I disappear to have some dinner?”