Chapter 14
“I won’t mention a name.”
“Of course not, Jake. I would prefer you didn’t. Plimpton is sometimes too small for gossip.”
“But I’m thinking about sleeping with a man.”
Stone nodded. “I presume you’re confused, right?”
Jake smiled, beaming new life and warm light in his eyes. “I am. He’s a blue-collar worker like me. The guy’s an electrician and likes me. He always says, ‘If you were queer, I’d be all over you, and maybe inside you.’ He’s a nice guy and really cares about me, but—”
Christ! Jake was talking about Bill Cather. Bill owned the Blue Bar, a queer bar on Nelson Street in downtown Plimpton, but he didn’t run it. Instead, the guy enjoyed being an electrician, obviously working with Jake these days.