Chapter 25Wills came home from work one evening a little tense.
“What’s up, babe?”
“You mean besides me?” His grin looked forced, and I became worried.
“Wills?”
He ran a hand over his hair. “Okay, look. The thing is I have to go out of town for a couple of weeks.”
This was the first time since he’d been living with me that this had come up. I took a deep breath. I was a big boy, and I didn’t need him tied to me. Besides, if I kept him too close, I was afraid I would lose him.
“Okay. Can I help you pack?”
“I have it down to a science.” He seemed relieved, and I felt like a prick. My behavior had made him uncertain how I would accept what he had to do for his job, made him feel he had to tiptoe around my feelings. “You can keep me company while I pack, though.”
“Sure.” I followed him
