Boyfriend for the Weekend by DeRicci Diana

Author:DeRicci, Diana [DeRicci, Diana]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: MLR Press LLC
Published: 2015-08-19T01:24:40+00:00

chapter eleven

Nash didn’t want to feel smug over staking his claim on

Jayden. But he did. He knew there were no plans between them

for after this trip, though inside, he wished there were. Secret

wishes. While they’d been playing it up for family and friends

gathering for the wedding, neither had mentioned what would

happen after. When they got home. He was going to start classes

and Jayden would go back to work. As far as he knew, that was all.

He wasn’t giving up on the relationship possibilities with Jayden,

though.

Once or twice during dinner, he’d caught Jewel looking their

way. He didn’t know why she was fixated on Jayden. He was gay.

Wrong parts. He didn’t know the women she was sitting with,

but they would occasionally put their heads together and whisper.

He knew from watching his sisters, that never ended well. And it

usually involved him being yelled at or worse before they’d gotten

what they wanted.

His dad had been heavy-handed with all of them, especially

once his mother had been incarcerated, but he was definitely

more so with Nash. He was pretty sure that’s why the girls had

also fled as soon as they were able. Trini and Elizabeth were in

San Francisco. Nash had been stuck in Shasta until he’d dared

the phone call to his cousin. As the last child at home, all of his

father’s rage had fallen on him.

Nash had known Bill was gay, though he honestly barely

knew the man. Nash’s and Bill’s dads were brothers but he hadn’t

seen any of Bill’s family since he was maybe nine, if not younger.

Knowing now what he did, he could understand how the family

had shattered because of Santos’s homophobia.

He knew there were also three aunts, and countless other

cousins, but his father had managed to drive a wedge between

himself and his entire family. You’d think he’d get a clue that he might

be on the wrong side, he silently thought. If everyone was open

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or even supportive of equality, then he was the lone dissenter.

There wasn’t anything Nash could do. The only thing he would do

was stay away. Live his life. He had a career to study for, a plan.

Maybe find someone to spend that life with. Maybe even be lucky

enough to taste love.

He glanced toward Jayden, who was laughing warmly with

his mother. Stewart seemed more relaxed now, though he really

hadn’t spoken to Nash. At least he did apologize. Little steps. He

understood that.

Dinner was nice, and he didn’t make any major mistakes.

There was one thing to be said about this trip. His sisters were

going to be sooo jealous when he got to tell them everything he did

and saw while in Florida. Everything from the beautiful beach to

the luxury of the hotel. He suddenly remembered the necklaces.

Still needed to grab those.

He asked Jayden, “Can we stop by the souvenir store

tomorrow? I want to grab those seahorse chains.”

“Sure. The rehearsal stuff isn’t until around two, so we’ll have

time.” He smiled and Nash thought he’d melt. “Are they much

older than you?”

“Trini is twenty-eight, and Elizabeth is twenty-two. Trini is

the one who is married.”

“Were your ages planned that way?” Georgia asked.

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