Chapter 109

“Wha—”

“Hush.” Paul put a finger over Trevor’s lips. “For a long time now I’ve had feelings for you. At first I didn’t understand what they were. Then when I worked ‘em out I was afraid of them. Though over time I…Well I thought, why fight them?”

“But, you.”

“Uh.” Paul shook his head. “Let me do the talking. All right?” Paul sealed his words with another kiss.

Trevor swallowed a groan. Paul’s stubble, it got things stirring down below.

“Let’s go and sit down. This could take a while.” Paul picked up Trevor’s hand and led him to the living room. Trevor made for his usual armchair but Paul shook his head and guided him to sit next to himon the sofa.

“I plucked up the courage to tell you how I felt a few weeks back, but when I arrived, Gary was here and—”

Trevor opened his mouth to say something but Paul leaned forward and silenced him with another kiss, and that stubble again.