And Jake? Quiet emotionally as well as physically strong, grounded. It was Jake who was the one who usually asked if Barry was okay, needed anything.
Did Barry feel more for one man than the other? Should he? Each had their individual qualities as well as character quirks that frustrated him. No, he couldn’t…wouldn’t choose between them. He had feelings—deep feelings—for both of them. Different but equal feelings.
Barry sighed. He ran the slideshow again. The pictures represented perfection, a fantasy life he’d dreamed of ever since childhood. But was it too wonderful, too perfect? Dreams couldn’t last, you had to wake up sometime and get back to your normal life. And speaking of, he opened his browser and logged into his email account.