Jude closed the door behind him and sank to his knees right away.
He did it. It was the scariest damn thing he has ever done in his life, but he did it. Jude was finally able to tell Zach everything he had been thinking about and wanted to say for days. All the things he had bottled up inside were finally out in the open. It was done. And now, Jude was freer than he had ever been in years.
Jude thought he should be happy. He should be content. He should jump in glee because finally, he took the brave first step forward.
But not yet. Because the moment the door clicked shut behind him and he was alone, he felt he had just left a part of himself in Zach's car. Now, what remained of him was quietly yearning for that part, haunted by the pain and abandonment he saw in the young man’s handso
