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means that you miss your family.”
“Yes, I’m homesick.” Eli looked down, “Not that you haven’t been good to me.”
“It’s only natural that you’d miss your family.” Geoff sat down on a hay bale. “The first time I left home, it was to go to summer camp at Stony Lake. I was only going to be away from home for a week, but as soon as my dad left, all I wanted to do was go home. I didn’t know any of the other kids, and everything was strange, even the food.”
“What happened?”
“After about two hours, I met Matt. After three hours, I was having so much fun swimming and playing with the other kids that I forgot all about being homesick. And before I knew it, the week was over.”
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“Were you happy when your dad came to get you?”
“Actually, I asked if I could stay another week.” The surprised look on Eli’s face was priceless. “You see, I’d grown up a little during that week, realized I could get along on my own and have fun doing it.”
“What are you saying?”
“I’m saying that maybe you need to add a little fun to your day. Do something you enjoy… for example, riding horses.” Eli’s face lit up, and Geoff continued, “I go riding almost every morning.
It’s one of the things I do for fun, and I was wondering if you’d like to join me?”
“Go riding with you?”
“Sure. The horses need exercise, and we need some fun. You don’t have to go if you don’t want to. I just thought you might enjoy it,” Geoff said. “I would, thank you.” The dogs had settled on the floor, crowding around their legs.
“Is there anything else you like to do?” Geoff asked.
“My uncle used to let me help him bake bread, but I don’t know how to do that with the oven you have. We use a wood-fired oven.”
“It’s not that hard. You could make the dough, and I could help you bake it. Dad used to bake bread all the time, so we have the supplies. We could do that tomorrow night if you like.”
“That’s very nice of you.” Eli gave him another of those incredibly bright smiles, and Geoff found himself watching his face—those big, bright eyes, luscious lips, dark hair that threatened to curl. Geoff blinked and stood up a little too fast, startling the 58
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dogs. Fuck… fuck… fuck… He was going to kill Raine the next time he saw him.
“Let’s go back to the house. It’s getting late, and we need to be up early for our ride.” Geoff turned and left the barn. As he was crossing the yard, Eli caught up to him, and they entered the house together.
Len was asleep in his chair, and Geoff turned off the television. Len woke almost immediately. “Why don’t you go on up to bed?” Geoff said. Len nodded and got out of his chair, and after saying good-night, went up the stairs.
They’d finished moving Len to another bedroom a few days earlier, and they’d finished moving Geoff’s things into the master bedroom that afternoon. Geoff heard Len go into his room and shut the door. Eli said good-night and headed upstairs as well, Geoff watching him as he went before chastising himself and turning out the lights. After making sure everything was secure, he went upstairs and walked into his new bedroom. His furniture was in the room, the closet was full of his things, but the bed was the one that had occupied the room for as long as he could remember, as long as anyone could remember.
Standing in the doorway, the house quiet, Geoff stared at the bed, wondering. Dad and Len had spent their last night together in that bed, knowing that Dad couldn’t go on any more, and that this was likely to be their last night together. What did they say to one another? Thank you for twenty years of love—for loving me enough to let me go? Did they just hold one another and say nothing at all?
Geoff would never know, didn’t really want to know. I hope someday I find a love like they had. With a soft sigh, he went into the room and quietly shut the
“Yes, I’m homesick.” Eli looked down, “Not that you haven’t been good to me.”
“It’s only natural that you’d miss your family.” Geoff sat down on a hay bale. “The first time I left home, it was to go to summer camp at Stony Lake. I was only going to be away from home for a week, but as soon as my dad left, all I wanted to do was go home. I didn’t know any of the other kids, and everything was strange, even the food.”
“What happened?”
“After about two hours, I met Matt. After three hours, I was having so much fun swimming and playing with the other kids that I forgot all about being homesick. And before I knew it, the week was over.”
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“Were you happy when your dad came to get you?”
“Actually, I asked if I could stay another week.” The surprised look on Eli’s face was priceless. “You see, I’d grown up a little during that week, realized I could get along on my own and have fun doing it.”
“What are you saying?”
“I’m saying that maybe you need to add a little fun to your day. Do something you enjoy… for example, riding horses.” Eli’s face lit up, and Geoff continued, “I go riding almost every morning.
It’s one of the things I do for fun, and I was wondering if you’d like to join me?”
“Go riding with you?”
“Sure. The horses need exercise, and we need some fun. You don’t have to go if you don’t want to. I just thought you might enjoy it,” Geoff said. “I would, thank you.” The dogs had settled on the floor, crowding around their legs.
“Is there anything else you like to do?” Geoff asked.
“My uncle used to let me help him bake bread, but I don’t know how to do that with the oven you have. We use a wood-fired oven.”
“It’s not that hard. You could make the dough, and I could help you bake it. Dad used to bake bread all the time, so we have the supplies. We could do that tomorrow night if you like.”
“That’s very nice of you.” Eli gave him another of those incredibly bright smiles, and Geoff found himself watching his face—those big, bright eyes, luscious lips, dark hair that threatened to curl. Geoff blinked and stood up a little too fast, startling the 58
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dogs. Fuck… fuck… fuck… He was going to kill Raine the next time he saw him.
“Let’s go back to the house. It’s getting late, and we need to be up early for our ride.” Geoff turned and left the barn. As he was crossing the yard, Eli caught up to him, and they entered the house together.
Len was asleep in his chair, and Geoff turned off the television. Len woke almost immediately. “Why don’t you go on up to bed?” Geoff said. Len nodded and got out of his chair, and after saying good-night, went up the stairs.
They’d finished moving Len to another bedroom a few days earlier, and they’d finished moving Geoff’s things into the master bedroom that afternoon. Geoff heard Len go into his room and shut the door. Eli said good-night and headed upstairs as well, Geoff watching him as he went before chastising himself and turning out the lights. After making sure everything was secure, he went upstairs and walked into his new bedroom. His furniture was in the room, the closet was full of his things, but the bed was the one that had occupied the room for as long as he could remember, as long as anyone could remember.
Standing in the doorway, the house quiet, Geoff stared at the bed, wondering. Dad and Len had spent their last night together in that bed, knowing that Dad couldn’t go on any more, and that this was likely to be their last night together. What did they say to one another? Thank you for twenty years of love—for loving me enough to let me go? Did they just hold one another and say nothing at all?
Geoff would never know, didn’t really want to know. I hope someday I find a love like they had. With a soft sigh, he went into the room and quietly shut the
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