Home Then by A.E. Jensen

Home Then by A.E. Jensen

Author:A.E. Jensen [Jensen, A.E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: A. E. Jensen
Published: 2023-04-29T16:00:00+00:00


CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN

Colton

HANK WINKED AT him knowingly when Colton came home Saturday afternoon. He was sweeping multi-colored fall leaves off the porch but stopped and rested against the broom as Colton came up the wooden porch steps.

“Have a good time?” Hank smirked while clearly holding back a laugh. His eyes were crinkling and full of trouble.

“Shut up,” Colton tried to bite back a smile but had difficulty containing his good mood. He was almost bursting with excitement thinking about what had occurred over the past twenty-four hours. When he thought about it, it was all one big blur in his head. But it was a good kind of blur. He looked up at his uncle again and burst out laughing. “Oh, you can just stop with that right now…”

“I ain’t saying nothing,” Hank pretended to look serious for a moment but then decided it was just too good of an opportunity to tease his nephew. “There’s still bacon and eggs on the stove if you haven’t already had your daily dose of protein,” he winked again.

“Aww, fuck you, man,” he pushed at Hank’s shoulder pretending to be offended. And then surprising himself, Colton continued, “Henry on the other hand, should probably lay off on the protein for the next couple of days.”

Hank looked at him stunned as if he weren’t expecting Colton’s bluntness, his cheeks reddening just a bit, and then he nodded and continued sweeping up the leaves murmuring something unintelligible to himself.

Suddenly, Colton felt a seriousness settle in his chest. He trusted his uncle. From the short time he’d spent with Hank, he knew that he was one of the most real and genuine people he’d ever met. He knew that no matter what he asked the older man, Hank would be straightforward with him. Bracing himself, Colton cleared his throat.

“When did you first know that you were into guys?” Colton looked at the pile of leaves now gathered neatly on the porch. His uncle looked directly at him and smiled calmly.

“Well, to be honest with you, I’m not exactly sure. It wasn’t like a big revelation or nothing like that. No shining light from above. Not like in the books and movies anyhow. I just never really liked girls, I mean, not in that way.” Hank trailed off looking out at the woods behind the house before he continued. “When my buddies at school would talk about the girls, they liked… who was hot and who they wanted to take for a drive and stuff. I just didn’t feel that way. At first, I just thought that I was a bit behind my peers, but once my buddies started settling down with their girlfriends, I was pretty sure that I was attracted to men.”

“Did you do something about it?” Colton asked before he could consider if he was being too pushy.

“Nah, not at first. You know, it wasn’t like that back then. Today, you have all them websites and fancy apps, where you can just find a guy to meet with if you feel like it.



Download



Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.