Page 66 of Coming Clean

“With my life.” He echoedher earlier words.

“Good.” She rose on tiptoesand kissed his cheek. “I’m going to take David homenow.”

Connor stayed on the porchwhile Sabrina got David out of the way. As soon as the door closed,Connor heard Jeremy’s footsteps coming down the hall.

“I’m sorry about David,”Jeremy said as he stepped onto the porch.

Connor shook his head.“It’s okay.”

“What did he say to you?”Jeremy looked pained. He was probably certain Connor was destinedto hate David now.

“Nothing all that awful.Nothing that wasn’t true.”

“I swear I thought he wouldbehave better than that.”

“He doesn’t want you hurtagain. I get that.” And annoyingly, he really did. He’d gainedrespect for David. The man had even admitted he was wrong, andConnor knew how hard that could be.

Jeremy pressed his palms tohis eyes. “Fuck, he told you about Silas, didn’t he? Great. Mybiggest humiliation and he spilled it all. I’m going to fuckingkill him.”

Connor tugged on Jeremy’shands, enclosing them in his own. “Don’t. David’s right, I can’task you to hide with me.”

Color drained from Jeremy’sface. “Are you breaking up with me?”

“No, I’m… I have to goslow, get used to the idea of being out, but I want to try, foryou. Sabrina and I talked and she told me…” Connor wondered howmuch should he say. Sabrina hadn’t given him permission to tellJeremy.

“That she’s alesbian?”

“Yes. It hurt that she hidwho she was from me. I don’t want to do that to anyone.” He took adeep breath. “Wait, how’d you know?”

“I guessed, and a commentshe made confirmed it while we were in the kitchen.”

Connor stared at Jeremy,disbelieving. “But you’re the one who wanted to set her up withDavid.”

Jeremy smiled slyly. “Inever said that. I said they’d get along well.”

“Bastard.”

“Me or David?”

Connor growled. “Both ofyou.”

Jeremy smiled more warmlythis time. “I care about you a lot. And I can be as patient as youneed me to be.”

Those words were exactlywhat Connor needed to hear.

CHAPTER NINETEEN

The next evening, Connor sat with Jeremy on hisbalcony watching the sun set.

“You want to take a walk?”Jeremy asked. “Maybe get some ice cream or a drink?”

An ice-cream cone soundedperfect. “I don’t think I’ve been out for ice cream since the lasttime we had it on base.”

“Really? David’s a huge icecream fan so we get it all the time.”

No matter how sure Connorwas that Jeremy and David had never been more than friends, hedidn’t like the idea of David taking Jeremy out for icecream.

“So, do you want to go?”Connor saw the uncertainty in Jeremy’s eyes. He was not going todisappoint him. This shouldn’t be a big deal.