Paul didn't say anything. He let the silence prompt Ace to continue.
"He was beautiful. He was wonderful when we were alone. I couldn't believe my luck when he turned my way that first night. He was everything I could have hoped for."
Paul stomach turned in disappointment. He wanted to be everything for Ace, but what if he was still hung up on an ex?
"But he was also a Southern Baptist who loved his momma, and he's never ever going to come out of the closet." Paul saw pain flash across Ace's face, and it made his chest hurt. "It took me more than two years of hoping and disappointment to figure that out."
"You loved him," Paul said sadly.
Ace frowned. "I don't know if you can call it love when you're the only one in it. But I thought I did. Love him, that is. It felt like love."
"But
