A Star-Crossed Christmas by V. L. Locey

Author:V. L. Locey [Locey, V. L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Gay / Lesbian / LGBT
Amazon: B07L2FJ9FW
Goodreads: 43082732
Publisher: Amazon Digital Services
Published: 2018-11-30T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Four

I was working on my tie when my mother came down the stairs. She threw a sour look at the TV, which was louder than she liked.

“Mitch, really?” she yelled over Space Ghost. I found the remote on the bed and muted the TV quickly. “I came down to see if you wanted some leftovers for dinner, but it looks like you’re going out. Here, let me. It’s kind of nice it just being you, me, and dad now that everyone has gone back home.”

She brushed my fingers aside and pulled out the sloppy knot I’d made. I was nervous and fumble-fingered.

“Yeah, I’m going out.”

“You look very handsome. A tie and a sports jacket over new jeans.” Her inquisitive eyes lifted from the neat Windsor she was making. “Are you going out on a date?”

I swallowed and grimaced. She smiled at me, expectation in her gaze. I could lie, but she knew me too well. My lying skills were about nil when it came to my parents. Also, if this thing with Shaun grew as I hoped it would, they needed to know.

“Yeah, it’s ah…it’s a date.”

“I knew it. I just knew you’d bump into Jen Kinsman at the café and the sparks would fly again!” She patted the knot in my tie and then tugged on my collar and ran her hands over my shoulders. “You two were such a perfect couple all through high school.”

“Mom, it’s not Jen.” This was ten thousand times harder than I had imagined it being.

The light in her eyes dimmed. She began picking at imaginary lint balls on my jacket, her gaze locking with mine.

“Oh, well that’s a shame. She’s a lovely girl. Is it Kendra? You and she kind of dated before you started seeing Jen.”

“No, Mom, it’s not Kendra.” My tie suddenly felt restrictive. “It’s Shaun.”

She rolled her eyes and slapped my bicep playfully. “Oh, you’re hanging out with Shaun. I was kind of hoping you’d do something instead of being attached to his side the whole time you were home. Like look up Jenny.”

“Mom, I’m not just hanging out with Shaun tonight. We’re going on a date.”

Her eyes kind of glazed over for a second, then her hand slipped down my arm. I grabbed her fingers and held her hand tightly.

“Oh.”

I had no idea what to say or do next, so I kind of started talking, my brain leaping off the tracks as it always did. I picked up a fine head of steam and proceeded to tell her everything from that kiss two years ago to the kiss less than twenty-four hours ago. I skipped informing her about the hump and grind in the cellar that ended with her son creaming his drawers. There are things that no mother needs or wants to hear. She slid her fingers between mine as I babbled, saying little, just clinging to my hand.

When I came to the end, I stalled and waited for her to say something.

“When did you come to the realization that you were gay?”

“I’m not.

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