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the man. That was what he wanted the world to see, but I wanted to know the secrets he kept hidden. I couldn’t help but wonder how much Chase knew about him and then I had to wonder why it mattered to me. He was just going to have to remain a puzzle that I wouldn’t solve.
    My cellphone vibrated on my desk with an incoming text message. I was happy to see a random text from my errant best friend.
    Pizza, beer, and baseball at your place? It was the first time he reached out to me in weeks, unless it was to ask for help moving Chase the following Saturday. I really wasn’t bitter over it, but it was taking me longer to adjust to his absence than I had thought it would.
    You’re on! I wasn’t about to question why he was suddenly available; I would just be glad to hang out with him. Time?
    I’ll be there at 7:00 p.m. with the pizza and beer.
    Damn straight you’re bringing the pizza and beer. Looking forward to it.

    Gray was as punctual as ever when he arrived at my house with a pizza box in one hand and a six pack of Corona Extra in the other. Luckily for me, Gray would only drink one or two beers at the most since he’d be driving back home which left the others all for me.
    “Long time no see,” I said in greeting as I shut the front door.
    “I’ve missed you too,” was his simple, but heartfelt response. “Where’s Indy?” He was referring to my fearless attack pug who happened to be snoring in his dog bed beside the fireplace, totally unaware that we even had a visitor.
    “He’ll come running the minute he smells the pizza.” I led the way to my kitchen and pulled out some plates out of the cabinet. “I was surprised to get your text, but I’m glad to spend time with you.”
    “Chase had dinner plans with JJ and I didn’t see why I should sit home alone.” Gray piled a few slices of pizza on his plate and grabbed a beer. Ah, things suddenly fell into place. I wasn’t sure what upset me the most – the fact that I would forever be the backup plan for Gray or that Chase was spending time with Jag. My thoughts were as bitter as Gray’s voice, but fuck if I was going to expose my irritation.
    “Well, let’s kick back, catch up, and watch some ball.” I tried to keep my voice modulated so not to give away my inner frustrations. I reached up into another cabinet and pulled down an ice bucket I kept for nights like tonight, when we’d be too lazy to want to make a fridge run. I thought I might down my four or five beers in record time that night.
    “I didn’t mean that as bad as it sounded, Miller.” Gray put his hand on my shoulder and stopped me from walking over to the built-in ice maker on my refrigerator. “I’m sorry that I sounded like you were nothing more than a substitution. I don’t feel that way at all and I’m very glad to relax at your house, knock a few beers back, and devour some greasy pizza. I’m only sour because of who Chase is having dinner with, not that I can’t be separated from his side.”
    I nodded in acceptance of his apology and he released me. “I think you need to let this thing with JJ go, Gray,” I told him after I filled the bucket with ice and submerged the beer in between the icy rocks. “Chase is crazy about you and if you keep harping on him about a relationship that ended a long time ago then you’ll push him away.”
    “A long time ago,” Gray scoffed and followed me out of the kitchen. “It wasn’t long ago at all; in fact, the last time they had sex was the time that Chase showed up to work on his first day and learned that I was his boss. We weren’t dating then, but it was Chase’s natural reflex to call JJ when he wanted to feel better.”
    I plopped down on my couch, a sick feeling had taken root in my stomach and I wasn’t sure why. Was I upset for Gray or myself? Indy sat down by my feet and looked at me with his big brown eyes. He cocked his head to the side because he knew I couldn’t resist his cuteness. I pulled off a