Daddy Needs a Date by Sean Michael

Author:Sean Michael [Michael, Sean]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: gay romance
ISBN: 978-1-63533-975-8
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2017-12-18T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

IT TOOK two days, but Alex felt much better the third morning. And amazingly, Ryan hadn’t come down with the flu either.

Alex padded downstairs in a clean pair of borrowed sweats and put the coffee on. It was past time he checked out his email and his voicemail.

He had a dozen emails, maybe more. Lord. That coupled with the half-dozen voicemails told him something was up. He started with the emails.

Oh damn. There’d been another bad hurricane in Haiti, and the Red Cross wanted him to go down and head their efforts as he already knew the lay of the land. They wanted him on a plane ASAP.

He emailed his contact with the Red Cross, letting Sally know that he’d be in the air today. He just needed to go grab his go bag.

Thank goodness Ryan hadn’t gotten sick too. It meant Alex was free and clear to head off. He grabbed himself a cup of coffee and sent an email to Andreas Quillone to set up that flight.

He was going to make breakfast for Ryan and the girls and break the news to Ryan while they ate.

Oh, maybe not. Maybe he ought to go up and talk to Ryan without disturbing the girls. That made more sense. If Ryan could get out of bed without waking anyone.

He padded upstairs and found Ryan still lying in the bed, only Rosie curled up next to him this morning. He touched Ryan’s shoulder.

Ryan’s eyes popped open. “What’s wrong?”

He shook his head. “Everyone’s okay. I was hoping we could talk.”

“Sure. Sure, I’ll be right down.”

“Thanks.” He dropped a kiss on Ryan’s lips, lingering for a second.

It was surprisingly hard to walk downstairs and pack up all his things to go.

Ryan came down dressed in a pair of sweats and nothing else, stopping when he saw Alex packing.

Alex straightened and rubbed his hands on his pants before making his way over to Ryan. “Hey.”

“Hey. Everything okay?”

“Yeah, yeah. It’s fine. Well, I’m fine.” He took Ryan’s hands. “There was a hurricane in Haiti. The Red Cross wants me down there like yesterday. I thought, because everyone here is on the mend, it would be okay for me to go.”

“Oh. Oh, okay.” Ryan looked utterly shocked. “I… do you need anything from me?”

“I’m sorry it’s such short notice, but this is how things happen, you know? It’s my job.”

“Well, do you want a coffee to go?”

“No, I’ll drink it here. I thought I’d make breakfast, too.” He cupped Ryan’s face and frowned. Did Ryan feel warm? “You’re not coming down with the girls’ flu, are you?” He’d stay and take care of Ryan—it was the least he could do. He’d call Sally and delay by twenty-four or forty-eight hours.

“I’m fine. Don’t worry. What would you like to eat? Eggs? Do you need your clothes from upstairs?”

“I’m gonna wear your sweatpants home if that’s okay. And I wanted to make you guys breakfast.” He gave Ryan a soft kiss. “I am sorry about the short notice.”

“You have to do what you have to do.

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