“I can’t leave my car in the parking lot overnight.” I didn’t have the newest SUV on the market, but I didn’t want it…played with. Or removed without my permission.

“Well, my car’s a beater. I can leave it here and come back for it later.” He held out his hands.

I cocked my head.

“Keys. I’ll drive you home and then make my way back here. You don’t live in Mission City or Langley or something, do you?” He eyed me.

“Nope.” I blew out a breath. “Kensington-Cedar Cottage. Near Trout Lake.”

“Nice area.” He appeared to consider. “Can’t say I spend much time there.”

“I managed to get a house. All I could afford after—”

Several long moments passed as those blue eyes assessed me. “After…?”

“My divorce. We, uh, used to live somewhere…more upscale. When he left me, he gave me half of the worth of our housein cash and shooed me out the door. His new…girlfriend…lives with him.”

“But he’s a dude.”

“Yep.”

“And you’re gay.”

“Yep.”

“But he’s now with a woman.”

“Turns out he was bi-curious.”

He frowned. “Is that a bad thing?”

“To be bisexual? Absolutely not. To boot out your husband of fifteen years because you met a younger more-attractive woman and you’re bored with being married? Possibly.”

“Yikes.” Johnnie actually winced. “And you still haven’t given me your keys. I can totally hop a bus back here to get my car.”

“Where do you live?”

“A one-bedroom apartment in Gastown.”

“That must make for tight quarters.”

“Huh?” His brow knit.

“You and your girlfriend in a one-bedroom.”

“How do you know about my girlfriend?” He did not look pleased when I said the blatantly obvious.

“Well, I checked your social media, of course. If you were up to some crazy shit, I would’ve vetoed the visit to the school. I’m big on protecting my kids as much as possible.”

“Oh.” He held out his hands.

“I swear I’m fine. I don’t even have a headache.”

He narrowed his eyes.

Fucking hell.“I was planning to take a painkiller.”

“Which you need to do with food. Let’s grab Subway or something on way to your place. My treat. Do you have a bag?”