Keenan was pleasantly surprised to be immediately taken into an embrace and treated to a tender kiss. He felt a warmth spread through his body. Things were going well.
When they broke apart, Evan nodded toward the table with the candles and flowers, then smiled at Keenan. He took Keenan back in his arms, saying how Keenan sure knew how to make a man feel special. Keenan kissed him again, took him by the hand, and led him to the kitchen. There he poured each of them a glass of wine.
Evan sat at the breakfast bar. He offered to help with dinner by fixing the salad, and the two men talked as Keenan finished the final preparations. It was already feeling so right.
The meal went well. There was lots of easy talk, playful banter, and laughter. Afterwards, Evan insisted on helping with the cle
