Fourth and Long (Time Is Eternity) by Chris Scully

Author:Chris Scully [Scully, Chris]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Gay, GLBT, m/m romance, dreamspinner press, m/m, Gay Romance, Time Travel, short story, Daily Dose 2012
ISBN: 9781613726303
Goodreads: 14744286
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2012-06-01T00:00:00+00:00

Fourth and Long * Chris Scully

26

what he wanted, and if that failed, occasionally he used his

fists. He might have left the army but the army never left

him.

Mom and I ate our dinner in strained silence, which,

ironically, was not all that different from our current

relationship. I studied her carefully. Maybe it took this trip

down memory lane to remind me that we had both endured

the same hell—she far longer than me. What was it Coach

had said? That’s it’s never too late to throw in a new play?

When she rose to clear the table, I put my hand on her

shoulder and urged her to sit. “I’ll do it,” I said gently. She

blinked at me in surprise then quickly looked away.

I washed and dried the dishes then put them back into

the well-organized cupboards. I felt exhausted by the time I

was done and decided to go to bed. Looking into the living

room on my way up the stairs, I saw that Mom was dusting

micro particles from the coffee table. My dad demanded a

spotless house.

“Night, Mom,” I said. I hesitated then gave her a quick

hug, something I’d never done in all the years I lived in this

house. I left her gaping after me. Up in my room, I stripped

down to my underwear and crawled into my narrow bed,

where I promptly fell asleep.

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