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much help he’d been in the garden, and after dinner, he’d actually taken everyone outside to show them. Robbie loved Joey’s enthusiasm. When they came back inside, Robbie asked if there was a place he could rehearse, and Geoff had led him into what he called his office. “You can use this room any time you want. Just close the door and no one will bother you.”
    Robbie lost track of how long he practiced. Time always seemed to fly when he was playing his violin. His mind filled with music, and he just let it out, let all his emotions, cares, and troubles flow down his arms to his fingers and along the bow until they became part of the instrument, part of the music. When he was exhausted emotionally, he put the wooden extension of himself back in the case along with the bow and gently clasped it shut. Shuffling to the door, he opened it, expecting to hear the television, but he was met with near silence, just the sound of soft breathing.
“That was beautiful, Robbie.” Joey’s voice seemed choked with emotion, and Robbie wondered if he’d been a little too expressive with his playing, a little too open about his feelings.
    “Would you like to join us?”
“I think I need to go upstairs. Good night.” Robbie thought he knew where he was, but his head was still spinning a little. He felt 33 Andrew Grey
Joey’s hand on his arm, leading him reassuringly through the house and up the stairs to his room. Robbie put his things away and got ready for bed, climbing between the sheets. As soon as he did, he felt what he thought was a dog jump on the bed.
     
“Rex, get down from there.” Joey’s voice scolded the dog lightly from the hallway.
    “It’s okay. I like it.” The dog curled up next to his legs and settled on the covers. He heard Joey say good night and then groan softly, “Lucky dog.” Well, that seemed to answer one question for him, but did he have the courage to do anything about it? Did he dare? Did he really want to? In some ways the thought scared him to death, but the more he thought about Joey touching him intimately, the way he touched his arm when he helped him, made him excited and very curious about how it would feel. Lying back in the bed with the dog against his legs, Robbie let his mind wander. If he could see, he’d have been staring at the ceiling, but as it was, he let his mind ponder what Eli had said and eventually fell asleep without any real answers.
    34
    Love Means … NO O Boundaries
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a
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