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“Before I knew that your beating him up was an option, him on his knees begging for forgiveness was the dream. But, I don’t think he would have done it if you hadn’t balanced the scales a little. So, thank you again for that.”
“It feels good knowing I was able to play at least a small part in your happiness,” he said rediscovering his smile, as bittersweet as it was.
“You’ve played a large part in it,” I admitted vulnerably.
“Maybe I can again?” He asked putting his heart in his hands.
God, did I want to say yes. But instead, I adverted my eyes.
“Of course,” he said suddenly collecting his stuff. “Was there anything else that we needed to discuss?”
“No. As long as everything’s going well with you and you haven’t felt any impulses to lash out?”
“I haven’t. And, I don’t think I’ve ever been so clear about what I want and how to get it.”
“Oh! Was is it that you want?”
Nero looked at me and got up. “You said that we aren’t allowed to talk about it,” he told me before giving me a steely gaze then walking away.
I wasn’t sure what he meant by that. What did I say that we weren’t allowed to talk about? Although there were things that it was clear to me we should let go of, I didn’t remember placing any limits on our discussions.
I hadn’t realized how hard it would be watching him walk away from me, but it was. The image of his backside stuck with me. Someone might guess it was because of his incredibly tight ass. But, it was more than that. His backside meant that he was leaving me. And the thought of being without him always sent painful throbs through my body.
As the days and weeks passed, things didn’t get much easier. He and I met every other week for our sessions and to his credit, Nero kept them as professional as our first. The truth was that being with him showed me how lonely my life had been before I had met him.
Sure, Cory was great. And helping him come to grips with his new bisexual identity was fulfilling. But, with Nero had come a family and an interesting new best friend who I desperately wanted to see again. So, when I got a text from Quin inviting me to dinner, I couldn’t accept it fast enough.
“How have you been?” I asked as we sat down at the Thai restaurant.
“Good! I think we’re completely moved in. Finally!”
“Have you been heading up more often?”
“Unfortunately not. I was up last weekend, but I can’t this weekend. By the way, we’re doing a game night at my place on either Saturday or Sunday night. Would you like to come?”
I didn’t have to think about it. Of course I did.
“Is Nero gonna be there?”
“He has an away game this weekend, so probably not. But it’s an important game for him, so depending on which day we do it, we might have it on in the background.”
I thought about it. I missed hanging out with Quin nearly as much as I missed being with Nero. At least I got to talk to Nero every two weeks. Quin had disappeared from my life.
I understood. I had drawn a line in the sand and Nero was his future brother-in-law. But the idea of spending time with him while watching Nero do what he did best was nearly irresistible.
“Can I let you know?”
“Sure,” Quin said falling silent. He looked disappointed.
“It’s not that I don’t want to come. I just don’t know if I should.”
“Ya know, I once chose my work over Cage.”
“What do you mean?”
“I grew up feeling a lot of pressure to do the right thing. For me, the right thing was to change the world with my work. To me, Cage and Snow Tip Falls didn’t fit into that picture. So I chose work over Cage.”
“What changed?”
