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a couple of weeks or so…” He doesn’t sound convincing.
“How’s…your son?”
“I saw him this afternoon. He’s…I don’t know. I mean, he’s a baby. He cries. Poops. Makes random noises.”
“And mom?”
“There’s nothing to tell. She’s looking for a job and a place. But it’s not easy. She never graduated, so she doesn’t have a lot of choices…”
“How is she going to pay for a place if she doesn’t have a job?”
He sighs. “We’ll worry about that when the time comes.”
“We?” I can’t help myself. I mean, I know I should just let it go, but I can’t.
“You know what I mean.”
“No, I guess I don’t. Is it now ‘we’ instead of ‘her’? Because when I was in New York, you and I were we, and she was…her.”
“Sage, she doesn’t have much money – only what she was able to borrow from her mom. So I’m going to have to lend her the cash for a place to stay. I can’t have my son living in a shelter. You know my background – that’s not going to happen as long as I can do something about it.”
“You’re living in a roach motel to save money, but you can afford to get her a place of her own?” I can feel the blood rushing to my face. “Are you sure you’re over her, Derek?”
“Of course. Look, it’s not my ideal situation either, okay? But this isn’t about her. It’s about Jason. I wish she wasn’t part of the deal, but she is. Sage…that has nothing to do with you and me. You understand that, don’t you?”
I take a deep breath and remember my father’s words. A decent man steps up and takes care of his responsibilities. “Sounds like it’s going to be a lot for you to handle, Derek. Supporting a kid and his mom. What would you do if you were still…if we were still on the street?”
“Well, in that case, she wouldn’t have seen me on TV and I’d never have known about Jason.”
I don’t say I would have preferred it that way. Although I would have. Not the living in sewers and eating rat-tail soup part, of course. But the Derek-all-to-myself part sounds perfect.
Unfortunately I don’t run the universe, so I need to suck it up, just as he’s doing.
“Can’t turn back the clock. Let me know if there’s anything I can do to help,” I say, opting to follow my dad’s advice.
“I really appreciate that, Sage. And yes, this is taking some getting used to from my end. An appearance here and there doesn’t go as far as when we were doing three a week and each pocketing big money. And more often now they’re to push the record, meaning I don’t get paid for them, so it’s going to be tight until I go on tour.”
“Have I mentioned this sucks?”
“You might have.”
“It does. Especially you there and me here. That’s the worst.”
“I know. I miss you every minute of the day, Sage. All I can think about is you, our time together, how you feel in my arms…”
The hard center of my heart melts as his words hit home. This is the man I was making love with just a couple of nights before, experiencing passion and joy I’d never imagined. And he feels the same as I do. All my frustration and anger over the Lisa situation aside, he wants me as much as I want him.
My hand reaches for my shoulder, to my new tattoo. I close my eyes and imagine his rock-hard body next to mine, his smooth skin and incredible green eyes caressing me as we move together. My breath catches in my throat at the memory, and I’m transported back to my bed in New York, where heaven on earth was mine for a few brief hours.
“I miss you too, Derek, more than anything. I do, and I want to be with you. I’m sorry for being a brat about Lisa and Jason. I’m just being selfish, I know. I want you all to myself.”
“I’m all yours, Sage. Every bit of me. You’re all I want.”
“I know. We’ll make this happen. Life just got in the way.”
“We will, Sage. I promise you.”
“I’m counting on it, Derek. Whatever happens, I’m with you.” I
“How’s…your son?”
“I saw him this afternoon. He’s…I don’t know. I mean, he’s a baby. He cries. Poops. Makes random noises.”
“And mom?”
“There’s nothing to tell. She’s looking for a job and a place. But it’s not easy. She never graduated, so she doesn’t have a lot of choices…”
“How is she going to pay for a place if she doesn’t have a job?”
He sighs. “We’ll worry about that when the time comes.”
“We?” I can’t help myself. I mean, I know I should just let it go, but I can’t.
“You know what I mean.”
“No, I guess I don’t. Is it now ‘we’ instead of ‘her’? Because when I was in New York, you and I were we, and she was…her.”
“Sage, she doesn’t have much money – only what she was able to borrow from her mom. So I’m going to have to lend her the cash for a place to stay. I can’t have my son living in a shelter. You know my background – that’s not going to happen as long as I can do something about it.”
“You’re living in a roach motel to save money, but you can afford to get her a place of her own?” I can feel the blood rushing to my face. “Are you sure you’re over her, Derek?”
“Of course. Look, it’s not my ideal situation either, okay? But this isn’t about her. It’s about Jason. I wish she wasn’t part of the deal, but she is. Sage…that has nothing to do with you and me. You understand that, don’t you?”
I take a deep breath and remember my father’s words. A decent man steps up and takes care of his responsibilities. “Sounds like it’s going to be a lot for you to handle, Derek. Supporting a kid and his mom. What would you do if you were still…if we were still on the street?”
“Well, in that case, she wouldn’t have seen me on TV and I’d never have known about Jason.”
I don’t say I would have preferred it that way. Although I would have. Not the living in sewers and eating rat-tail soup part, of course. But the Derek-all-to-myself part sounds perfect.
Unfortunately I don’t run the universe, so I need to suck it up, just as he’s doing.
“Can’t turn back the clock. Let me know if there’s anything I can do to help,” I say, opting to follow my dad’s advice.
“I really appreciate that, Sage. And yes, this is taking some getting used to from my end. An appearance here and there doesn’t go as far as when we were doing three a week and each pocketing big money. And more often now they’re to push the record, meaning I don’t get paid for them, so it’s going to be tight until I go on tour.”
“Have I mentioned this sucks?”
“You might have.”
“It does. Especially you there and me here. That’s the worst.”
“I know. I miss you every minute of the day, Sage. All I can think about is you, our time together, how you feel in my arms…”
The hard center of my heart melts as his words hit home. This is the man I was making love with just a couple of nights before, experiencing passion and joy I’d never imagined. And he feels the same as I do. All my frustration and anger over the Lisa situation aside, he wants me as much as I want him.
My hand reaches for my shoulder, to my new tattoo. I close my eyes and imagine his rock-hard body next to mine, his smooth skin and incredible green eyes caressing me as we move together. My breath catches in my throat at the memory, and I’m transported back to my bed in New York, where heaven on earth was mine for a few brief hours.
“I miss you too, Derek, more than anything. I do, and I want to be with you. I’m sorry for being a brat about Lisa and Jason. I’m just being selfish, I know. I want you all to myself.”
“I’m all yours, Sage. Every bit of me. You’re all I want.”
“I know. We’ll make this happen. Life just got in the way.”
“We will, Sage. I promise you.”
“I’m counting on it, Derek. Whatever happens, I’m with you.” I
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