Chapter 11
Neal met Hayden’s gaze and squeezed his hand. “Are you sure you’re ready?”
“As ready as I’ll ever be,” Hayden said.
“Before we meet them, I have to warn you. My parents aren’t warm and nice like your mom is. As for my being gay, they float down a big river in Egypt and—”
“I won’t hold anything they say against you, so don’t worry,” Hayden said. He rocked onto his toes and kissed Neal. “And you only met my mother, not the rest of the gang.” He heaved a sigh. “I’m sorry our week together didn’t go as planned.”
“I’m sorry I was gone until two days ago and then was monopolized by my mother and father,” Neal said.
Hayden let go of Neal’s hand and made a small adjustment to his tie. “You look good.”
Neal chuckled and ran both hands up and down Hayden’s arms a few times. “We bot
