“Just frustrated.”
“You knew there’d be dinner.” He pushed up and away from me, scrambling onto the floor. Then he held a hand out to me, who still lay in the same position he’d left me in. “Come on, let’s go eat. Get to know your uncle a little.”
“All right then.” I grabbed his hand, let him pull me to my feet. It was almost like the night we met, except then I’d been shivering on a bench and he’d offered to take me home.
He stared down at me, brown eyes dark and fathomless.
“I never imagined, that night, that we’d end up like this,” I told him truthfully, not letting go of his hand.
“Me neither.” His gaze searched my face for something I couldn’t tell.
“Yet here we are.”
He stepped closer, crowding into my personal bubble. “Yeah.”
I loved his eyes, I could get lost in them, drown in them. They held so much emotion right now, emotion he usually kept hidden away. But it was all open, all there for me to see. Because he trusted me.
I kissed him—I couldn’t help it. But I couldn’t let it turn into anything more, because dinner was ready and Thomas waited downstairs for us.
“Come on, let’s go down and have a proper, home cooked meal with family.” I opened the door and led him out into the hall. “You don’t have to be nervous. Thomas is great.”
“I want him to like me,” he admitted in a low voice as we moved towards the stairs. “I don’t want him to think I’m not good enough for you.”
“He won’t think that,” I assured him, absolutely certain of it. “Thomas likes everyone. He’s good like that.”
Roar gave me a small smile—but my words didn’t seem to lessen his nervousness any. It didn’t matter anyway—he’d soon figure out how great my family was.
“You’re great, Roar. They’ll all love you.”
He snorted, not at all certain of that, but I was. I knew my family. I knew Thomas would take Roar in if it came to that. I knew no one would judge him or not like him, because there wasn’t anything unlikeable about him. He was great—when he let his guard down, and kept his temper in check.
In not too long, he’d fit right in, I was sure of it.
About the Author
TT lives in Norway and writes about gay men living in Norway. She also occasionally writes about gay men living in the UK, because she loves the UK. Norway might be too cold for her, but TT doesn’t like the summer, so she’s learned to adapt. TT is happiest in front of her computer, creating emotional stories about men loving other men.
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