Tortilla Pie
READING AGE 18+
When Anderson, homeless on the streets of Seattle, first spies Josh, a volunteer at TeenCare, he immediately falls for him, even though TeenCare forbids client/volunteer interaction. Anderson thinks: "And speaking of noticed, I think I was, just a few minutes ago. One of the volunteers was coming by and we locked eyes. You know, the way two guys do. Two gay guys, anyway, who like what they see. It's not like a casual glance -- those only last for a second or maybe two at the most -- but when two gay dudes notice each other, man, that eye-to-eye lingers. You know what I'm sayin'?
In spite of the youth center's policy of volunteers and clients interacting beyond the most superficial ways, will love discover a way around the policy, so Josh and Anderson can be together?
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“Wait!”
He stops, gives a little half turn.
“Where do you live?”
“Belltown. Old building at Western and Cedar, down toward Eliot Bay. You can’t miss it. Big flight of stone stairs outside.”
I nod and smile.
But he just continues on his way. He doesn’t look back, which doesn’t mean a thing—because I have hope.
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