Chapter 8
Josh took a deep breath and knocked on Patrick’s door. There’d be no going back after tonight, no matter what the end result was. He’d thought long and hard about it before asking to see Patrick. And now…here he was.
It might be a bit dramatic, but his life would be forever changed one way or another after tonight.
The door opened, but Patrick stood a few feet away in the hall.
“Hi,” Patrick said, his voice so soft it could have been a whisper on a breeze.
He looked so damn vulnerable standing there. His sandy hair tousled, his blue-green eyes haunted, dark circles smudged just under the lower lashes. Even his posture was off, hunched a little, almost like he expected Josh to kick him.
Josh stepped inside, closed the door, and pulled Patrick into his arms in a tight, warm e
