A Young Man's Fancy by M Tasia

Author:M Tasia
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romantic comedy, young love, gay fiction, young adult romance, coming of age stories, new adult romance, contemporary gay romance, dramedies, an anthology of five male male romances, learning who you can trust
Publisher: Boroughs Publishing Group

Chapter Five

Clay pulled up to the stop sign and peered down at his phone. Another two blocks. He looked both ways and went on down the deserted street, shaking his head as he passed boarded up strip centers covered with graffiti. He wondered for the hundredth time what the hell Justin was doing here, miles from home. Justin hadn’t said much other than that he’d walked halfway across town and didn’t have the money for a motel. He’d asked Clay for a loan so he could get a room, but no way was Clay letting him stay in the dump down the block. He’d raided his stash and brought enough money to put Justin up in a decent hotel. From what Justin said, going home wasn’t an option.

Or Clay could take him to Bear’s house.

He drove slowly down another block and spotted Justin sitting on a curb. He pulled over as his boyfriend stood and ran to the truck. The overhead light went on and Clay gasped at the shiner swelling Justin’s eye nearly shut. “What the hell happened?”

Justin winced. “Difference of opinion with Russell.”

“Russell? What the fuck?”

Justin snapped on his seat belt. “It was about you.”

“Me?” Clay set his GPS for home and started down the street.

“I made the mistake of thinking they’d be okay with me taking you to Homecoming. Tolerant and broad-minded, you know. Apparently winning an election takes precedence. I was told to either shut up and knuckle under or get out of the house.”

“And got cold-cocked in the process.”

“Yep.” Justin muttered. “I didn’t even say no. All I did was ask what if I didn’t.”

“Shit. Sounds like they mean it.”

“They do.”

“Why are they so vehement about you coming out? I thought you said they were tolerant.”

“Russell and the precinct chairman think being sympathetic to gay causes will hurt her with the military and retired military in our district.”

“So you’re a gay cause now?”

“Guess so.”

Clay turned the corner and pulled onto the expressway. “You could’ve gone along with them. I would’ve understood.”

“I know, but I couldn’t. I want to take you to Homecoming. I want the world to know you’re my boyfriend.”

“It’s more than me and Homecoming, isn’t it?”

“Yeah, it is. I’m tired of living a lie. I want to be who I am, and I want to start as I mean to go, which means taking you to Homecoming. If I get kicked out, so be it. You’re worth it.”

“I see.”

“Did you bring some money for a hotel room?”

“Yeah, there’s a bunch of nice places a couple of blocks from the house.”

They fell silent. Clay glanced across the seat at Justin’s shiner. It took real courage for Justin to walk out of his home. He could’ve taken the easy route, but he hadn’t because he thought Clay was “worth it.”

If Justin thought Clay was worth it, maybe he needed to start being worth it.

Clay glanced down at the GPS and took the Austin Highway exit. Justin looked around. “I know the area. There’s a bunch of motels along here.

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