Boys Next Door: Ominbus: Multiple Story Edition (LGBTQ Books for Teens) by Lissa Kasey

Author:Lissa Kasey [Kasey, Lissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Layer Kake Publishing, LLC
Published: 2021-11-23T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Bas had to admit, his conversation with Dane had kept him preoccupied most of the following morning while waiting for everyone to wake up. Adam dragged a barely awake Ru out the door to meet his dad for a run at the Community Center before 7:00 a.m.

Tommy left a note that he’d gone home but would drop off Dane’s meds if he decided to stay or take him back to rehab if he needed to go. Paige was still asleep, flung across the bed in a far too revealing pink nightie that must have been Marissa’s. Bas had passed her open door only to throw a blanket over her and mostly shut the door.

Dane seemed to sleep okay. Bas hadn’t heard him moving around much, but he did check on him twice because his brain was just wired that way. The past two years of watching over his gran had left him a light sleeper.

He showered and headed to the kitchen to assess his grocery needs and possible breakfast options. At least Adam and Ru would get breakfast, and probably lunch, with Mr. Corbin. Two less mouths to feed.

Bas had a credit card that went to a trust fund his grandmother left him that he had not yet used. Even the new paint and repairs for the house he’d paid out of his own savings from summer jobs, tutoring, and the occasional babysitting.

If his house continued to have visitors, he’d be dipping into the trust fund sooner rather than later. He glanced through the fridge for the fifth time, not seeing anything. His brain stuck on Dane’s words from last night. What would Bas do if Dane did like him that way? Dane was right to ask if Bas were ready, because Bas was sure neither of them was. He didn’t want to be someone convenient. If Dane liked him just because he was supportive, that was fine. They could be friends but nothing more. Bas had had enough of one-sided relationships to last a lifetime. And he certainly didn’t want to be anyone’s experiment.

If he couldn’t get his brain focused, they’d all starve. He took a deep breath and went through the fridge shelf by shelf, then the pantry. Okay, he needed a major haul of groceries. The boys had nearly eaten him out of house and home. Bas put aside the last of the fruit for Dane, hot cereal for Paige, and took the last crumbs of the sugar cereal Tommy had been gnawing on last week for himself. No milk. He growled. It was unjust that the gay boy had to do all the shopping. Sure, he liked shopping, just not for groceries. He’d rather buy a new pair of tweed pants or a nice button-down. Not milk and bread.

Bas glared into the fridge one last time before slamming the door shut, only to find Dane staring at him from a few feet away. He put his hand to his heart, glad he hadn’t screamed like a girl.

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