Love Song by Christina Lee

Author:Christina Lee [Lee, Christina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Christina Lee
Published: 2023-04-19T16:00:00+00:00

That night, Nolan and I made dinner at his place and opened a bottle of wine to share on the couch. But I was still raw from my session.

“Hey, what’s going on?” Nolan asked, setting down his glass. “Talk to me.”

I fiddled with the bottle label. “At therapy today, we talked about my biological father.”

“You’ve told me he was a real bastard but not much more.” His gaze remained glued to mine, empathy blazing in his eyes.

“He was cruel, and I was afraid of him as a kid. I was undiagnosed, so I was a handful.” My laugh was hollow. “You know how I move around at night? Imagine that during the day.”

Nolan’s jaw ticked. “That’s not your fault.”

“I know that now. Of course I do. I see myself in some of my students.”

“That’s what makes you such a good teacher.”

My face heated, but I enjoyed the compliment. “Thanks.”

“Your father sounds like a real asshole.”

I nodded. “I always loved gardening with my mom, and he made fun of me for it. I used to collect dandelions and make them into bouquets for my mother when I was really young. Mom said I was the darling of the neighborhood, helping control the weed population—I thought they were flowers. I didn’t know the difference.”

“Fuck, I’m sorry. I mean, my parents’ marriage was a shitshow, but I knew my dad cared about me.” Nolan pulled me into his arms, and damn, I loved being held by him. I had about forty pounds on him, but it didn’t matter because I felt completely enveloped by him. I’d never had that before. I was always the big spoon.

I could totally get used to this…

“I can just imagine a tiny Ellis running around with a dandelion bouquet,” he said against my throat, and the deep timbre reverberated through my bones. “I wished I’d known you back then. Or even in high school.”

“What would you have done?” I murmured.

Nolan removed his glasses, placed them on the table, then resumed his tight embrace. “I’d have supported your flower obsession and showed you mine with music. Obviously, you would’ve related, especially in high school.”

“Show me yours, and I’ll show you mine?”

He laughed. “Maybe.”

The way he said it made me draw back to look at him.

Nolan said, “What if it would have helped us recognize stuff about ourselves back then?”

“I don’t know.” I thought about it for a moment. “Things happen the way they do for a reason, right? Realizing this now when we’re more mature and set in life…maybe that was how it was meant to be.”

“Suppose you’re right,” Nolan said. “Besides, you’re the only guy I seem to be attracted to, so maybe it’s just you?”

“Doubt it. Pretty sure that’s not how it works.” I rubbed my scruff against his. “But I sure like hearing it.”

“Listen to you.” Nolan snickered. “Will you preen like a peacock if I tell you I think you’re beautiful and I’ve never felt that way about another man before?”

I felt lit up from the inside.

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