Chapter 53: Chapter 53

Francis took a deep breath, then opted for honesty.

Because it makes you more available. If you’re out and begin to live openly, you might actually want more than a casual thing. Before Mark could reply, Francis added: I knew I wanted a long-term relationship, I just didn’t know how much.

The feeling that came over him as he waited for a reply had him quaking. His heart was jumping in his chest, and he felt like he was about to get sick.

That really is scary. But sometimes scary is worth it.

Smiling, Francis left his phone behind and went to take that shower.

* * * *

The next day he booked an appointment with Kaos and began to think about what he wanted his first tattoo to be.

In the end he went with something extremely vague to anyone but himself. Well, he assumed Marcus would’ve known, had he been around to see it.