Chapter 9: Dilemma
Tom had built up a sweat working out after he had asked Alan to leave that Friday night. He went to the bathroom, but avoided the mirror. He didn’t want to see the recriminating look he might be giving himself. Stripping, he jumped in the shower. As the water cascaded over his body, he leaned against the wall. Why had he dismissed Alan so callously? Alan was a nice guy…a handsome guy…in every way a guy who deserved better than Tom had given him.
I’m a jerk, Tom told himself. But he couldn’t, wouldn’t let the feelings that had come when he had been with Alan surface. They were from another time in his life, and he wasn’t going to allow himself to go through that again.
He took a deep breath, got out of the shower, dried himself and went to bed.
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The weekend
