The dorm room would be there home for the next semester and Carson and Brody were figuratively and literally circling one another, getting the feel of the other, who this other person was they would be sharing such small quarters with over the next few months.
The first time Graham saw him, he knew Chase was his fantasy man, the farm boy, slightly rough around the edges, but he hadn't considered how cocky his fantasy could be toward him.
Julian discovered him far from the road, down on the creek that cut through the pines, at a small pool deep enough to swim, and he hid in behind the trees and watched him.
Brodie was too busy getting settled in the town and getting his vet clinic running smoothly to be bothered with yard work. So he sought someone to do it for him.
Neil moved into a new home and over time met his neighbors, and it was the guy next door, the last one he met, the one who traveled all the time, that was a temptation.
James was driving home, cruising through the countryside and the places along the way brought back memories, especially when he passes the Russell Farm.
In High School, Sean had been the jock, the most popular, the guy all the others wanted to be but it was all an act and in college it was hard to keep playing the role.
Taking the secondary roads can let a mind wander, have the time to work through some issues or frustrations, but if something changes the dynamic, like mechanical trouble, then it can just go to shit.