Chapter 24

“We talked.”

“And?” he prodded.

“He looked really beat up. I mean, so do I. Obviously. I—”

“Tim,” he interrupted to stir his lover back to whatever point the other man was trying to make.

“Right.” Tim sighed and picked up his food again. “We talked about things, especially about you.”

“What about me?”

“Mike, I love you very much, but Ian, he…it’s obvious he’s hurting. I still don’t feel comfortable interacting with him.”

“But?”

“You should see the way he talked about you. Damn it!” Tim sighed one more time before taking a few bites of his food. Mike remained quiet as he waited for Tim to continue. “I think you should date both of us.”

“What?” He almost dropped his food.

“I mean, you like him, right? You have feelings for him? You often mentioned about your crush on Ian, but it always felt like it was deeper than that.”

“Tim, I love you. I—”

Mike was silenced when Tim placed two fingers on his lips.