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he nodded and said, “Okay, we can go to my office.”
Logan’s office wasn’t much bigger than a closet and was a disaster of disorganization, but they both somehow managed to fit in and shut the door. Skye immediately wished they had left it opened when the smell of dust overwhelmed him.
Logan sat behind his desk and said, “What do you need?”
“Gage knows about me and Alden. Even worse, he’s going to tell Branson,” Skye blurted.
“Shit, that’s not good,” Logan said, running a hand through his short hair.
“I know! You need to warn Alden. I would do it myself, but we’re staying away from each other for the next three weeks until we go public with our relationship to protect each other. If Branson goes berserk and makes a big deal about this now, he’s going to destroy all that and smear Alden’s good name. I can’t let that happen to him on my account.”
Logan studied him. “Your reputation will suffer, too. Don’t you care about that?”
Skye shook his head. “I’m used to having a bad rep. I can live with it. Alden’s worked too hard to be where he’s at. He doesn’t deserve to have to deal with all the dirty looks and snide comments. I know what it’s like, and I don’t want him to have to live through it.”
Logan was quiet such a long time that Skye began to fidget. “I was right. You are the one for him.”
“Huh?” Skye said, more confused than ever.
“You’re willing to put his needs before yours. Only somebody that really cares for him would do that.”
“Of course I care about him. He means everything to me. Which is why you have to warn him. Please?” Skye begged, praying that Logan saw how dire the situation was. “I can try to calm Branson down, but I don’t know how successful I can be. He can be a bit of a hothead when it comes to me at times. I don’t think he’s going to be happy when he finds out that I’ve fallen for Alden.”
“Yeah, I’ll warn him. I’m just worried about you. Are you going to be okay?”
Skye gave a dismissive wave of his hand. “It won’t be anything I haven’t gone through before. Branson will yell at me a lot and threaten to kick me out, but he won’t go through with it. He’s done it a million of times before. I usually leave for a few hours until things cool down.”
“You’re not going to go out drinking if that happens, will you?” Logan asked.
“No, those days are long behind me. I’ve gotten too far to fuck things up.”
Logan grabbed a piece of paper and wrote something down before handing it over to Skye. “Here is my number. If you need a place to crash for a while, you call me. Promise?”
Skye took it. “I promise. Thanks, sir. It means a lot to me.”
“Okay, you’re dismissed for the day. Good luck.”
Skye put his hand on the door handle. “Thanks, I’m going to need it.”
Skye made his way back to his living quarters with a heavy heart. He already knew what was waiting for him there. He had no doubt that Gage had beaten him home and filled Branson in on all the gory details.
Just as he expected, as soon as Skye opened the door, he was meet with both Gage and Branson. Branson had his arms crossed over his chest, and Gage had a resigned look on his face. It was like he was trying to say, I’m sorry, but I had no choice but to tell him.
“Shut the door and come inside. We need to have a talk,” Branson said.
Oh boy, Skye knew that tone all too well. Branson was not happy at all. Skye did as instructed and made his way into the living room. Usually he would have slumped down on the couch. This time he sat down on the edge and kept his back straight. He had nothing to be ashamed of, so he wasn’t going to act like it.
“So Gage blabbed to you about me and Alden,” Skye said.
Might as well get right to the point instead of dancing around the subject. If they were going to have it out, Skye didn’t feel like making a game out of it. He was done with that kind of crap.
“Yes, he
Logan’s office wasn’t much bigger than a closet and was a disaster of disorganization, but they both somehow managed to fit in and shut the door. Skye immediately wished they had left it opened when the smell of dust overwhelmed him.
Logan sat behind his desk and said, “What do you need?”
“Gage knows about me and Alden. Even worse, he’s going to tell Branson,” Skye blurted.
“Shit, that’s not good,” Logan said, running a hand through his short hair.
“I know! You need to warn Alden. I would do it myself, but we’re staying away from each other for the next three weeks until we go public with our relationship to protect each other. If Branson goes berserk and makes a big deal about this now, he’s going to destroy all that and smear Alden’s good name. I can’t let that happen to him on my account.”
Logan studied him. “Your reputation will suffer, too. Don’t you care about that?”
Skye shook his head. “I’m used to having a bad rep. I can live with it. Alden’s worked too hard to be where he’s at. He doesn’t deserve to have to deal with all the dirty looks and snide comments. I know what it’s like, and I don’t want him to have to live through it.”
Logan was quiet such a long time that Skye began to fidget. “I was right. You are the one for him.”
“Huh?” Skye said, more confused than ever.
“You’re willing to put his needs before yours. Only somebody that really cares for him would do that.”
“Of course I care about him. He means everything to me. Which is why you have to warn him. Please?” Skye begged, praying that Logan saw how dire the situation was. “I can try to calm Branson down, but I don’t know how successful I can be. He can be a bit of a hothead when it comes to me at times. I don’t think he’s going to be happy when he finds out that I’ve fallen for Alden.”
“Yeah, I’ll warn him. I’m just worried about you. Are you going to be okay?”
Skye gave a dismissive wave of his hand. “It won’t be anything I haven’t gone through before. Branson will yell at me a lot and threaten to kick me out, but he won’t go through with it. He’s done it a million of times before. I usually leave for a few hours until things cool down.”
“You’re not going to go out drinking if that happens, will you?” Logan asked.
“No, those days are long behind me. I’ve gotten too far to fuck things up.”
Logan grabbed a piece of paper and wrote something down before handing it over to Skye. “Here is my number. If you need a place to crash for a while, you call me. Promise?”
Skye took it. “I promise. Thanks, sir. It means a lot to me.”
“Okay, you’re dismissed for the day. Good luck.”
Skye put his hand on the door handle. “Thanks, I’m going to need it.”
Skye made his way back to his living quarters with a heavy heart. He already knew what was waiting for him there. He had no doubt that Gage had beaten him home and filled Branson in on all the gory details.
Just as he expected, as soon as Skye opened the door, he was meet with both Gage and Branson. Branson had his arms crossed over his chest, and Gage had a resigned look on his face. It was like he was trying to say, I’m sorry, but I had no choice but to tell him.
“Shut the door and come inside. We need to have a talk,” Branson said.
Oh boy, Skye knew that tone all too well. Branson was not happy at all. Skye did as instructed and made his way into the living room. Usually he would have slumped down on the couch. This time he sat down on the edge and kept his back straight. He had nothing to be ashamed of, so he wasn’t going to act like it.
“So Gage blabbed to you about me and Alden,” Skye said.
Might as well get right to the point instead of dancing around the subject. If they were going to have it out, Skye didn’t feel like making a game out of it. He was done with that kind of crap.
“Yes, he
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