After dinner, Travis followed Darrell out into his mother’s backyard. She had a large running fountain shaped like a fairy. Next to that was an extravagant vegetable garden.
“Mama spends a lot of time out here,” Darrell explained.
“It’s really nice.”
Darrell closed his hand over Travis’s. “I think it went well. Mama and Micah both seemed to really like you.”
Travis smiled. “Yeah? I hope so. I was on my best behavior.”
“I admit I was a bit nervous.” Darrell glanced toward the back door and then pulled Travis closer. Their lips met. It was a soft, gentle kiss Travis suspected was meant to be brief. But he opened his mouth and the other man’s tongue plunged in and his arms closed around Travis’s waist.
Travis put his arms around Darrell’s neck even as the kiss deepened.
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