Sparrow had known there was a part of Congo he was keeping to himself. It was like some invisible wall between them, and that wall had kept Sparrow from trusting Congo enough to dedicate his entire life to the man. When he heard Congo talking about another love he had a long time ago, things started to make sense to Sparrow. Hell, after what had happened between himself and Mitch Mc Donald in high school, Sparrow understood what it was like to fear future relationships. s**t, if Sparrow was honest, he had never had another serious relationship after Mitch. Maybe a part of him was holding back from Congo because of it, but Sparrow had sensed something... some kind of barrier, and that had kept Sparrow from opening up to Congo... from trusting him.
Congo drew in a deep breath, then letting
