Chapter 17
The break was…phenomenal.
To get away from all the friction with Eli’s family was good enough on its own—but to get to see Rob truly happy, to see that tension just bleed right out of him and learn when he wasn’t being sardonic or defensive or playing some game, his smile could light up his entire face with this totally beautiful, childlike glee…
The week in Scotland was, for Eli, a bit like falling in love all over again. Which was odd, because Eli couldn’t pinpoint when he’d moved from wanting to just rip all of Rob’s clothes off and f**k him stupid to actually loving him in the first place.
He didn’t want to go home and leave Rob’s ease and happiness behind. He didn’t want to return to the constant back and forth between Rob and his dad, and yet…at the same time, Eli felt
