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fixed his plate. The only open seat stood across from Jacob and that was a relief. He could just ignore him now, which wouldn't be possible if they'd had to sit beside each other. The conversation going on around him faded in his mind as thoughts raced through it.
Jacob was right. He had no room to talk when he still tried to keep his own secret. Ryan looked up at Jacob and smirked when they finally locked eyes.
"I'm gay."
The conversation came to a complete stop and Jacob's mouth dropped open, along with the fork he'd been bringing to his mouth.
****
Nick just laughed. "Well, it's about time." He started back on his food as if nothing had happened.
Maybe no big deal for Ryan, but to him— He better not think about it…
So the man's news wasn't really a shock to any of them. Now if he just came on out and said the same thing, he wasn't so sure they'd be as nonchalant about it. There would be pain, too. That's why he kept quiet and his relationship stayed out of town. No one had to know about him, even if Ryan didn't think the same way.
Damn the bastard for pushing the issue. And damn him for kissing him.
"So, when are you going to tell your dad?" If Ryan thought he could just drop a bomb on them and Jacob would then speak up, he was way off the mark. Telling them was nothing compared to telling his own dad, the one man who ignored all the signs and acted oblivious to the truth. Jacob really didn't want Ryan to go through the pain it would cause him to do so, but it pissed him off to think he'd spoken up just to push the truth.
"Soon. This is just the first step. It gets old keeping secrets. Don't you think?" Ryan wasn't backing down from their fight.
Nor would Jacob. "I guess so. I'm glad you feel that way and opened up to us."
He could feel Sophia staring at him and glanced her way. If he ever told anyone, it would be his sister. He didn't fear she'd feel differently about him; it just wasn't her secret to keep for so long. With Ryan, it was just different.
No one had a clue about Jacob and he wanted it to stay that way.
Chapter Eight
Mike sat beside Tessa, trying hard not to stare, and failing. The cowgirl hat his sister loaned her fit her as if she were born to be a country girl. He could make it happen if he could get her to realize how good life could be with him. From the way she kept glancing his way, he might have a chance.
"I want to dance." Nick raised a brow at Tessa then looked at Mike. The 'don't think about it' look seemed to have worked, because he stood to search for another girl to dance with. Not that it took him long. There would come a time when he'd be shit out of luck. That day would come when he finally made it through every woman in town or they came to their senses.
Nick was a complete horn dog to hide behind a jackass façade. When he quit his minor league team, they'd had an idea he'd done so for his ex. He could've gone into the major league, yet he became just the high school coach. He'd told them being an athlete just wasn't what he wanted to do with his life and Jacob and Mike let it go. Especially when they saw how happy he was, being a coach. Most people might think it crazy to give up something so amazing, but Nick loved working with kids.
Nick's ex had moved right after he left town and there were rumors she got pregnant later and married. Nick never handled it well. Six years and he didn't show more than a passing interest in the women he met.
Tessa laughed at something someone said and he grabbed her hand. When she accepted the gesture, he felt the tension in his body float away and nothing mattered but her. As long as she was comfortable, he was okay. They really didn't expect to have any situations arise. Having an officer outside put him more at ease. If Tessa would just tell them what was really going on, then things could be handled. Surely, she could put a restraining order on the person after her.
If he could earn her trust enough, he
Jacob was right. He had no room to talk when he still tried to keep his own secret. Ryan looked up at Jacob and smirked when they finally locked eyes.
"I'm gay."
The conversation came to a complete stop and Jacob's mouth dropped open, along with the fork he'd been bringing to his mouth.
****
Nick just laughed. "Well, it's about time." He started back on his food as if nothing had happened.
Maybe no big deal for Ryan, but to him— He better not think about it…
So the man's news wasn't really a shock to any of them. Now if he just came on out and said the same thing, he wasn't so sure they'd be as nonchalant about it. There would be pain, too. That's why he kept quiet and his relationship stayed out of town. No one had to know about him, even if Ryan didn't think the same way.
Damn the bastard for pushing the issue. And damn him for kissing him.
"So, when are you going to tell your dad?" If Ryan thought he could just drop a bomb on them and Jacob would then speak up, he was way off the mark. Telling them was nothing compared to telling his own dad, the one man who ignored all the signs and acted oblivious to the truth. Jacob really didn't want Ryan to go through the pain it would cause him to do so, but it pissed him off to think he'd spoken up just to push the truth.
"Soon. This is just the first step. It gets old keeping secrets. Don't you think?" Ryan wasn't backing down from their fight.
Nor would Jacob. "I guess so. I'm glad you feel that way and opened up to us."
He could feel Sophia staring at him and glanced her way. If he ever told anyone, it would be his sister. He didn't fear she'd feel differently about him; it just wasn't her secret to keep for so long. With Ryan, it was just different.
No one had a clue about Jacob and he wanted it to stay that way.
Chapter Eight
Mike sat beside Tessa, trying hard not to stare, and failing. The cowgirl hat his sister loaned her fit her as if she were born to be a country girl. He could make it happen if he could get her to realize how good life could be with him. From the way she kept glancing his way, he might have a chance.
"I want to dance." Nick raised a brow at Tessa then looked at Mike. The 'don't think about it' look seemed to have worked, because he stood to search for another girl to dance with. Not that it took him long. There would come a time when he'd be shit out of luck. That day would come when he finally made it through every woman in town or they came to their senses.
Nick was a complete horn dog to hide behind a jackass façade. When he quit his minor league team, they'd had an idea he'd done so for his ex. He could've gone into the major league, yet he became just the high school coach. He'd told them being an athlete just wasn't what he wanted to do with his life and Jacob and Mike let it go. Especially when they saw how happy he was, being a coach. Most people might think it crazy to give up something so amazing, but Nick loved working with kids.
Nick's ex had moved right after he left town and there were rumors she got pregnant later and married. Nick never handled it well. Six years and he didn't show more than a passing interest in the women he met.
Tessa laughed at something someone said and he grabbed her hand. When she accepted the gesture, he felt the tension in his body float away and nothing mattered but her. As long as she was comfortable, he was okay. They really didn't expect to have any situations arise. Having an officer outside put him more at ease. If Tessa would just tell them what was really going on, then things could be handled. Surely, she could put a restraining order on the person after her.
If he could earn her trust enough, he
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