Chapter 81

For Dean…well, the man still didn’t understand his own sexuality, but in time he would, and Jay would be there to help him reach that point. Jay loved him. Always had. Always would. No matter what others thought. He would be there for Dean, the same way Dean had been there this night for Jay, rushing to protect him when he learned Jay’s safety was in jeopardy. Rushing to the garage with Jay’s sister, fending off the threat of a work colleague, and firing him. Then…after…this was a night in which Dean had made a choice. Confessed his feelings for Jay to another—that person being Dean’s father.

This winter was harsh, but Jay had finally come out of the cold into the warm. They both had.