Page 257 of His Hungry Wolf

Still feeling charged from my time with Kendall, I had to hide the bulge stretching across the front of my pants.

“Hey bro, do you have a second to talk?”

“Yeah, what’s up,” I agreed getting nervous. “You guys aren’t about to tell me you’re breaking up, are you?”

Both of them looked at me shocked.

“God no. Things have never been better between us. Why would you go there?”

“I don’t know. Things have been going so well lately that I figured something would screw things up.”

“Things have been going well? Didn’t you smash up a car less than a week ago?”

“Yeah, but things have gotten better.”

“That’s good,” Cage told me before looking over at his silent boyfriend.

“So, things have been going well with us, too. In fact, Quin and I were thinking about taking things to the next level. We’d like to move in together.”

I thought about what he said. The only reason I was able to attend school was that after graduation, he moved in and looked after our mother. For the last eight years that had been my job. But Cage, who was working as the football coach for the local high school, was living with her in our mobile home. It was the arrangement that made my new life possible.

I looked at Quin. “You wanna move into the mobile home?”

“Not exactly,” Quin said looking at Cage to explain.

“Quin was thinking about buying a house. That way he doesn’t have to stay in Dr. Sonya’s bed and breakfast when he comes for the weekend.”

“So, you want to move out of our place? Who’s gonna take care of Mama? Are you expecting me to come back and do it?” I asked feeling a clench in my chest.

I was enjoying my new life, especially now that Kendall was in it. I wasn’t ready to give it all up.

“No. That’s not what we’re trying to tell you,” Cage explained. “We’re telling you that Quin is thinking about buying a house where we could all live. Mama would have a room. You would, too.”

“I could even get something with four bedrooms so that we could have somewhere for guests to sleep. I’m sure my father would want to visit at some point. We’re going to need enough space for him too.”

“So, you’re just gonna buy a four-bedroom house so you two have somewhere to hook up every other weekend? Must be nice.”

I didn’t mean to be a prick to Quin about how rich he was. But as a guy who had to do some fuckin’ awful things to survive over the years, it was a tough pill to swallow.

“Don’t be an asshole, Nero. He’s offering us somewhere to live rent-free. Aren’t you tired of living in a place with no privacy? I mean, how did you even have girls over when you were growing up? The walls are paper thin.”

“I didn’t have girls over,” I told him not mentioning the main reason I hadn’t.

As much as I was into girls, the feelings I had had for boys had always messed with my head enough to force me to keep my distance from them. I’m sure I could have been with one if I wanted. There were plenty of girls who made that clear. And the fact that I didn’t act on any of those opportunities just added to my anger.

I couldn’t get myself to be with girls. I couldn’t get myself to be with guys. My mother was lost in her own world. I didn’t see a way I would ever be loved. That really fucked me up.

“Well, if you have a bedroom with a real door, maybe you could.”

I was about to reply when something hit me. My eyes bounced between the both of them.

“Wait. Where do you plan on buying the house?”

The two looked at each other again telling me why they had decided to tell me this in person. Cage looked down not able to look me in the eyes.

“The only area you can find a place that size is in town.”

“You mean under Dr. Tom’s magical barrier?”