Chapter 89: Chapter 89

But this wasn’t his trauma. What Luca needed was his calm and support, not his outrage. So he kept touching, letting his love flow through his hands into Luca’s body. He kneaded Luca’s neck and let his fingers follow along the spine all the way down to the swell of his husband’s ass. He murmured encouraging nonsense in Luca’s ear and kissed the top of his head. They almost never lay like this. Since Luca was much taller than Gus, their positions were usually reversed. Gus had to stifle a giggle at the thought of Luca’s feet hanging off the bed. This wasn’t the time for laughter.

“I didn’t hear from her again until graduation. She called me out of the blue and asked if she could attend. I…I couldn’t say no, even though I wasn’t sure I wanted her there. She’s my mother, and I love her. I just wish she’d try to understand.”