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to
see you too, little man.” Chris ran his hands through Oscar’s silky fur and
scratched his ears.
    “Meeoooow.”
    You little
whore. Ted heard the loud purrs. You’ll go with anyone.
    “Teddy, I hear
you’ve got a treat for us.” Candace embraced Ted.
    She was at least
an inch taller than Ted, but with her ever-present heels, she towered over him.
The hug felt good, her breasts pushed into Ted’s collarbone. She was one hell
of a woman. Ted felt a tingle where he shouldn’t have. He pulled away before he
hardened too much.
    “Anybody hungry? I
got tacos al pastor on the grill.”
    The crowd moved to
the kitchen where Sarah grabbed beers from the ancient white Frigidaire for
everyone.
    “Man, I haven’t
had a home cooked meal since I can’t remember when.” Chris rolled up to the
heavy old kitchen table. “Even if it was cooked by my EX-roommate.”
    “Be cool, dude.”
Ted stepped out to the porch and lifted his masterpiece off the grill. “Check this
out.” He had trimmed the spitted meat as it cooked, each time applying a new
layer of adobado sauce. The aluminum drip pan was piled with little
pieces of meat, onion and pineapple. The meat remaining on the spit was only a
few inches around.
    “It smells
amazing, Ted.” Harry twisted the lid off of his Corona and reached for a
lime slice from the bowl on the table.
    “This is my
specialty. For special occasions.” Ted removed a pottery dish from the oven and
set it on the table. “ Frijoles refritos. Vegetarian-style for Candace.”
He poured Mexican rice from a saucepan into another pottery dish. “Mama’s
special arroz , also meat-free. And here,” he took a round Styrofoam
container from the Formica-topped counter, “are the tortillas.”
    The group crowded
around the table. “You make your tacos like this.” Ted grabbed a four-inch corn
tortilla from the Styrofoam container. “Put a little meat on it, then some
cilantro, then a little onion. If you like, there’s guacamole, salsa and sour
cream.”
    “Ted, this looks
delicious.” Sarah spooned the pork onto a tortilla. “I’ve never had anything
like this before.”
    “Okay, so I get
that you’re moving out.” Chris said. “At least tell me how things are at your
new job.”
    “I’m starting at
the bottom, but the pay’s good.”
    “What do they have
you doing?” Harry helped himself to another tortilla.
    “It’s highly
confidential. I had to sign non-disclosure agreements and all that, but I can
say that I’m doing a series of penetration tests for a local business.”
    “At least you’ve
been doing something since we got back from Canada.” Chris stopped in
mid-bite. “It beats the hell out of lying around a hospital room for a month.”
    Was Chris actually
jealous of him? For their entire relationship Chris had always been the have.
Ted was the have-not.
    “Not really. It’s
a low-level task for a junior employee. They’re paying me to hack into some
sleaze’s system. That’s me, Hacker for Hire.”
    “Some sleaze?”
Chris raised an eyebrow.
    “Yeah, this jerk
owns a chain of strip clubs.”
    “Strip clubs?”
Chris slammed his Corona bottle down on the table. He winced at the
movement. “Jesus Christ, Ted. You’d complain if they hanged you with a new
rope. How do I get that assignment?”
    “It’s not that
glamorous, dude. I’ve been locked in an office for two weeks trying to hack his
system. I’ve probably said too much already.”
    “I can understand
that.” Harry said. “In a law firm, it’s all about trust. We have to guard
attorney-client privilege all the time.”
    “So tell them about
your new apartment.” Sarah broke in.
    “I rented a place
in one of those new buildings in South Lake Union. It’s not much to get excited
about. It’s just a studio-loft.” Ted sprinkled cilantro on his taco. “The whole
neighborhood is changing. Everywhere you look they’re putting up new
buildings.”
    “That’s one of
Paul Allen’s new