40 Chapter 40

“So anyway.” Tim grinned sheepishly. “I have a solution.”

“You do?”

“I’m moving here to Lincoln Hill.”

“Tim—”

“Wait, please. I need to get this out before I talk myself out of it or you try and shoot me down.”

Brandon winced, but nodded. “All right.”

“I gave notice at the firm I work at in LA. The billable hours there were killing me anyway. A guy I worked with had a heart attack the week I got back from the reunion. Too much stress. I don’t want to be that guy, and I realized I’m headed that way. I couldn’t even tear myself away for a couple of days to be with my boyfriend. That’s not what I want. I want a life in a place I can breathe in and where I can go for a walk without worrying about getting mugged. Where you are.” Tim reached for Brandon’s hand and clasped it in his. “Nothing has ever felt as good to me as this right here.”

Brandon knew he should say something. He tried to get words out but all he could manage was to croak out a “Yeah?”