Predictably, by morning, David returned to reality with a soul crushing sense of shame. Deep mortification at having so exposed himself to his brother, allowing Jeremy to see the broken parts of him that he hadn’t even realised he had, together with the even deeper embarrassment that he had dragged Jeremy’s gentle being into the cesspit that was his life. He tried to slink undetected from the bed, completely unable to face his lover.
Jeremy stirred immediately, those violet eyes blinking open and filling with warmth.
“Where are you sneaking off to?” he said, rolling onto his side and propping his head on one hand. He smiled sleepily.
“I’m not sneaking anywhere. It’s time I was up.” David looked away from him and got out of the bed and grimaced at the reminder of their nocturnal activiti
