Chapter 51

“There is that. And why are we talking about them?”

“When we should be talking about us?”

“Exactly.” Teague stopped walking, turning to look at Hoyt. “And deciding if it’s possible for us to make things work. That is if we both want to.”

“I know I do,” Hoyt said unwaveringly. “I haven’t been able to get you out of my head since you left.”

Teague winced. “I’ll admit that I tried to forget you. It hurt too much when I thought about what could have been, if things had been different.”

“Like the eight hundred miles separating us.”

“Yes. That’s not commuting distance.”

“No shit.”

“On the other hand, Keir does have a point. There are airplanes and it’s only four hours, give or take, with a short layover in Denver. I should know. We flew in on Sunday.”

“And probably the same going from here to visit you,” Hoyt replied, nodding.

Teague grinned. “Actually five hours, because of the time difference.”

“Uh-huh. Not.”

They looked at each other, both realizing what they were saying.