Between Sinners And Saints by Marie Sexton

Author:Marie Sexton [Sexton, Marie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Gay & Lesbian
ISBN: 9781611241211
Publisher: Amber Quill Press, LLC
Published: 2011-06-01T23:23:25+00:00

Chapter 21

Levi's mother called on Saturday to ask if he would come for Thanksgiving. After the Labor Day incident, he told her he thought it was a bad idea. The phone call ended with him angry, and her in tears. It was another hour before he realized he'd never even told her about quitting the club.

His last night at The Zone was uneventful. Max had given up asking why he was leaving, and nobody else cared.

He was happy when Jaime came over on Sunday. Things had quickly returned to normal between them, but Jaime still asked three different times if it was really okay for him to stay. Of course, Levi said yes each and every time. Still, it was with some trepidation he decided to try sharing his bed with Jaime again. He was afraid of the frustration it had caused him before, but he knew he couldn't sleep on the couch every night either.

He was surprised to discover sleeping next to Jaime no longer felt like the self-torment it had before. He wanted Jaime, yes, but he had to wait. It was that simple. He still longed to touch him and he foresaw more time spent jacking off in his bathroom than he might have liked, but it didn't seem as daunting. Lying next to Jaime listening to his quiet breathing was a bit like torture, but it was a pleasant kind of torture. Levi thought of it as penance. He was serving his time now, but he hoped eventually his patience would pay off.

Jaime and Dolly were gone long before he crawled out of bed on Monday morning. The first thing he did was make an appointment with his doctor to be tested. The night with Jory had been the one and only time he'd ever had sex without a condom, but there were always risks. When he thought about Jaime, who he was fairly certain was still a virgin, he knew he didn't want to take any chances.

Next, he had to face the bleak prospect of finding a new job. He had enough savings to get by for a few weeks, but he knew he couldn't delay too long. It pained him to admit he was unqualified for almost everything. He vowed to not be too picky, but he hoped he could find something better than waiting tables. He confessed his doubts to Jaime that night over pizza and beer--except Jaime was drinking milk--while they watched a ridiculous movie called Mansquito.

"You shouldn't worry," Jaime said. "You went to college."

"I dropped out of college."

"What was your major?"

"Landscape Management."

For some reason the answer had made Jaime smile.

"What?" Levi asked.

"It seems so perfect for you, that's all. Being outside in the sun. Playing in the dirt." Being outside in the sun was exactly what had first appealed to Levi, although he realized he hadn't thought about it in years. "There are plenty of landscapers around and nurseries. I think you should look into them first."

He spent the next couple

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