Chapter 30

He fell asleep cradling Rush in his arms. He loved that. It made him feel strong, like he could take on the world, protect Rush from anything.

An hour or so later, his subconscious registered the fact that his boyfriend was no longer cuddled up against him, and he reached for him to draw him close, only to find himself alone. Rush had gone back to his bedroom.

For a second, Tadder was tempted to go after him and spend the night in Rush’s bed. He didn’t mind if anyone saw him coming out of Rush’s room in the morning. Rush was his boyfriend, after all, and they’d kind of expect it.

But Rush would still be uncomfortable, and that was the last thing Tad wanted.

I need to come up with a solution to this. He sighed, and he pulled Rush’s pillow into his arms.

He’d just have to give it some thought.

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