Angel: 1089 by CC Bridges

Author:CC Bridges [Bridges, CC]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: m/m
ISBN: 9781609281953
Publisher: Samhain
Published: 2010-09-20T23:00:00+00:00

Gabe spun the glass in his fingers, marveling at how the lighting in Ronnie’s place glinted off the twisted design. He’d finished his drink, but lingered over the empty cup—made of actual glass and not the hazy glastic he’d become accustomed to. Not like he had anything else to do. The party seemed to get along just fine without him.

Jeff had left the table to help get the old jukebox in the corner working. He’d had the entire thing in pieces by the time the crowd started to build. Jeff always seemed at home when he was surrounded by tech and wires, and Gabe found himself mesmerized by the way Jeff’s hands moved as he worked.

A heavyset man with a dark beard and a monocle replacement for one eye ended up helping Jeff put it all back together. After the first song started to play, the two stood around it, chatting up a storm.

Gabe didn’t want to go over there, in case that modded monocle could see underneath his heavy shirt and the one wing beneath it. He didn’t even have Kayla for entertainment. A group of kids around her age and younger had wandered in to grab food, and they’d all gone off together, Trixie trailing at her mistress’s heels. Ronnie and Mattie seemed to have their hands full getting the food together, all in steaming dishes along one wall. He’d offer to help but knew from experience Ronnie would refuse.

“We have arrived, the party can officially start,” Hank called as he came through Ronnie’s front door.

Gabe grinned and walked over to greet him and Ian. Finally, people he knew well enough to impose his presence. “I didn’t know it was the Hank and Ian party,” he teased.

Ian slapped him on the shoulder. “Every party is the Hank and Ian party.”

Gabe wondered if this little gathering seemed tame after the wild nights at the seedy clubs on the other side of town. Apparently Ronnie always held this before the weather turned colder, one last celebration before people hid themselves away for the winter.

Ronnie stopped her preparations long enough to greet them, reaching up to peck Hank on the cheek. “You boys behave yourself, now.”

If Gabe hadn’t been watching, he wouldn’t have seen the very slight wince that ran across Hank’s face when he bent to meet her. Hank just didn’t look like himself. His eyes were sunk behind deep circles, dark against pale skin. “Don’t we always?”

“Go on and sit, it’s just about time to eat.” Then Ronnie flitted away, moving so quickly Gabe nearly forgot she had been there.

“If you don’t mind sitting with Jeff and me…” Gabe gestured to his table.

Hank and Ian exchanged grins. “Still living at Jeff’s?” Ian kept smirking.

Gabe could feel the flush rising in his cheeks. Now that they knew his secret he didn’t have to hide himself at the junkyard if he didn’t want to. But he wasn’t sure if he was ready for everyone to know about him and Jeff. “Um, yes.

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