“I don’t just think it, I know I did,” Matthew said. “So…eat, did you?”
A real smile lit on Gavin’s face. “Oh, now you’re going to go completely Yoda on me. Well, then, not I did.”
“I nor have. And making me lightheaded, the wine is. Shall we?”
“Good God, you’re a nerd.” Gavin stood, then offered Matthew his hand. “Will you forgive me?”
Matthew let himself be tugged up. “Yes. But forgiving you doesn’t mean that I love you, or that I will love you, or even that I might love you. And I’m probably still going to be upset with you for a while.”
Gavin nodded. He put his hand on Matthew’s back and led him back into the house. “That’s okay. I can handle upset.”
* * * *
Although they sat in the same room, neither Matthew nor Gavin said much as the night slipped by. An old movie played in th
