Chapter 19“This smells amazing, Miss Kurtis,” Jasper says. “Thank you for inviting me to join you. It’s been forever since I’ve had a home cooked meal. Where should I sit?”
“Beside me.” Ryan pulls out a chair for Jasper. “Mom, Jasper might be around a bit more. We’re dating.” Ryan’s confident and casual announcement shocks Jasper.
To come out is one thing, but to actually have a boyfriend? Terrifying. At least that’s how Jasper had built up the idea of dating a man. It’d became an enormous deal in his mind. As if the world would change the moment, he agreed. It meant confirming he likes guys, or at least that he likes this one a hell of a lot. The way Ryan announces it with no big speech, no big deal made of it at all, is refreshing, if not a little anti-climactic to process. The lack of
