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Dillon took a deep breath. Because I was. I m gay, Heath. And I m in love with James. I
have been for the past four years.
Dillon hadn t exactly expected Heath to be thrilled, but he was unprepared for the raw loathing
he saw on his brother s face. Gay? You re gay? You rotten bastard. Heath s anger caught
Dillon so off guard he didn t see his brother s raised fist, but he sure as hell felt the punch.
Chapter Three
Dillon had no time to brace himself for the right his brother delivered to his jaw. He
staggered backwards but was able to keep himself standing, barely. He whirled Heath, stopping
just short of retaliation. You no good hypocrite. All I ve ever heard from you is how bad Mom
and Dad are, and here you are, gay bashing just like they do. You wanna kick my ass because
I m gay? Go ahead. It s not like there s a damn thing I can do about.
You think I hit you because you re gay? I don t give a flying fuck about that. You can
screw the whole male sector of the Plunkett High Young Republicans League for all I care. Hell,
my best friend in high school was Jesse Wade, and he came out in like the eighth grade.
Homophobic I m not.
Dillon rubbed his sore jaw. Then why in the hell did you hit me?
Dillon could see Heath s eyes flashing even in the dim glow of the street lights. Being
gay isn t something you can help, but toying with a girl s affections is a definite choice.
Toying with a girl s affections? When did Heath start talking like an eighty-year-old
man? And what was he talking about. Toying with whose affections? Megan s?
Yes, Megan. Who else have you been leading around by a string for the past five
months?
Whoa. Heath, you ve got it all wrong. The thing about Megan
Heath balled up his fists again. You re the one who s got it all wrong if you think a
sweet girl like Megan deserves to be used as a cover while you chase cock behind her back.
Dillon leaned one hip against the side of Heath s truck. How would you know how
sweet Megan is? As far as I know, you ve only met her that one time at Mom and Dad s
Christmas get-together. You wouldn t even have been there if Mom hadn t called and guilted
you into it.
Heath shifted uncomfortably. She volunteers with the Reed Boy s and Girl s Club after
school. They taught a week long course on fire safety, and I was one of the guys who got roped
into helping out. The furious expression returned. Anyone who gives up her own free time to
help out underprivileged kids deserves a lot better than to be treated like your token girl.
So it was like that, was it? For your information, Megan knows all about me being gay.
She has from almost the start. You re right about what kind of person she is. She s sweet and
generous. That s why she volunteered to help me get Jamie back. We re friends. That s all we ve
ever been. If you don t believe me, call her and ask her.
Watching the air go out of Heath s sails would have made Dillon smile if his jaw hadn t
been hurting so bad. She knows?
Uh huh.
Oh. He stared down at his shoes for a full minute and a half before snapping his head
back up and saying, Well, you might have told me before I tried to dislocate your jaw.
When was I supposed to tell you, genius? Before or after you nearly knocked me to my
knees? And how was I supposed to know you re carrying a raging hard-on for my quasi-
girlfriend?
Heath shook his head. It s not like that. Megan is way too young for me, but she s
still & special. I d hate to see her get hurt.
So would I. I ve made a lot of mistakes in my life, but screwing Megan over isn t one of
them.
Fair enough. Heath motioned towards his truck. Why don t you tell me the rest of it
on the way home?
Sounds fine, but instead of taking me home, why don t you drop me off at my car. It
should still be parked in the senior parking lot at school.
Works for me. Get in.
The ride back to the school took just long enough for Dillon to give Heath basically a
repeat version of the story he d just told Brandon and Nathan Nash. To Heath s credit, he
listened without interrupting, and when Dillon was through, he didn t seem inclined to pass
judgment.
Heath pulled up behind Dillon s Lumina. For what it s worth, I hope it all works out the
way you want it to. He paused. You know Mom and Dad aren t gonna stand for it.
I know, but it can t be helped. Dillon grabbed for the door handle. Thanks for the ride,
and for signing me out with the sheriff.
No problem. Um & sorry about your jaw.
Dillon shrugged. No big deal. I m sure I ll have a bruise, but I ll just tell Mom and Dad
I got clipped in the fight with Lewis.
When are you planning on telling them the rest of it?
Dillon climbed out of the truck and gave his brother a long, searching look. I wish I
knew, Heath. I really wish I knew.
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Jamie was thankful the sermon didn t last any longer than it had. It was bad enough that
he d had to spend an entire Saturday cleaning the basement just to appease Aunt Sadie s wrath,
but trying to concentrate on the preacher s words proved impossible. His mind was still reeling
from Friday night.
He flipped through the channels on the T.V., but couldn t find anything he wanted to
watch. He d just about decided to surf the net when the phone rang. Normally, Aunt Sadie would
pick it up, but she d had a Ladies Auxiliary meeting after church. Jamie grabbed the extension in
his room.
Hello?
So, did old lady Banks ground your ass, or what?
Ben. Jamie laughed. Nah. I told you she wouldn t. I had to clean the basement, but I
would have had to do that sooner or later, anyway.
Cool.
What about Nora? How bad did she bust you?
She was fairly pissed, but she got over it quick. She wasn t gonna let me back out to see
my guy, though, so I waited until she went to sleep and climbed out my bedroom window.
Didn t she hear your car?
Jamie could almost hear Ben smiling. Nope. My boy picked me up about two blocks
from the house. He dropped me off at the same place about an hour later.
Jamie couldn t pass up an opportunity like that to tease his best friend. An hour? Is that
all it takes?
Ben s voice lost all sense of levity. We didn t even go there, man. He was too pissed
over that kiss I gave you.
Oh, wow. Wait a minute. He was at the dance?
Fraid so.
Dude, I m so sorry.
Hey, don t be sorry. I m the one that kissed you, remember?
I know, but still. He paused. Did you guys break up?
I honestly don t know, J. He said he needed time to think things over, whatever that
means. Ben s voice turned angry. Where the hell does he get off, anyway? He s the one that
wanted to keep things between us light. Now he s acting like some jealous ass just because the
two of us shared a kiss. I told him you and I were just friends. That s when he accused me of
screwing around behind his back.
What are you gonna do?
What I always do. The best I can. Which right now includes washing my car.
Jamie shuddered. It s twenty-three degrees outside. You re gonna freeze your balls off.
A small price to pay for giving my car that special glow. Quit worrying, J. I ll bundle
up. Catch you in the morning. That is, if your aunt is still gonna let you ride in with me.
She will.
Cool. Catch you later.
Later.
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