Oli gritted his teeth. "Not yet," he pleaded. "Let's just wait a bit longer. We'll tell people we're together... eventually. Just not right away."
"I'm not waiting for a long time," Erik said. "I don't want to have to wait until the house is empty before I can even hold your hand."
"Neither do I," Oli groaned, "but I just need some time.
"Some," Erik agreed. "But we're going to tell people sooner rather than later."
"It sounds so quiet," I said and closed my eyes. "This house has not been this quiet in a long time."
"Where is everyone?" Beth wondered as she sat next to me on my bed.
"Joey, Noah, Dante and Emma are all at the Agency. Hampson and Jack both went to get a check up on their wounds, just to make sure they're all healed properly. Oli and Erik went shopping-"
"Have they tol
