“Sit here next to me.” Maggie pulled JJ toward her.
“But that’ll mean Steve and Milton will have to sit together.”
“Exactly.”
“We shouldn’t match make. Or at least not more than we have already. Steve says he isn’t ready for a boyfriend. And Milton will get hurt if—”
“Sit down,” she pointed to the bench next to her, “and let me do the talking when they get here.”
“Yes, dear.” JJ crossed his arms over his chest and pretended to pout.
It had taken some arm twisting, but finally JJ had convinced Steve and Milton to meet each other at JJ and Maggie’s favorite diner. JJ had had to reassure Steve several times that he hadn’t told Milton he was gay, nor had he mentioned it to his dads either. However, when Steve had come over the previous weekend for their usual pro game TV afternoon, Calv
