Maybe This Time by Annabelle Jacobs

Author:Annabelle Jacobs [Jacobs, Annabelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: contemp, MM Romance, lgbt
Publisher: Annabelle Jacobs
Published: 2017-08-29T16:00:00+00:00

Freshly showered and feeling a little more human, though not fully recovered by any means, Ryan knocked on Matt’s door.

“Hey.” Matt greeted him with a warm smile and a bare chest. Unable to help himself, Ryan’s gaze dipped to the dusting of dark hair over Matt’s pecs, the odd fleck of silver mixed in with it. Matt glanced down. “Sorry, was still a bit hot after my shower.”

No, don’t apologise. Not wanting to introduce any awkwardness, Ryan smiled and managed to keep his eyes on Matt’s this time. “No problem.”

Standing aside to let him in, Matt closed the door after him and pointed Ryan towards the kitchen. “Go ahead. I’ll be back in a minute.”

The kitchen was the same layout as Ryan’s with the same colour units and working top, but Matt’s also had a small breakfast bar with two stools. The local paper sat on the worktop, and Ryan slid it towards him as he sat down. It was open to the ads page, and Matt—well he assumed it was Matt—had circled a couple of them. Ryan was already reading them before he realised that was probably a huge invasion of privacy.

“So, can I get you a drink?” Matt’s voice startled him, and Ryan looked up guiltily. Wearing a dark blue T-shirt now, Matt didn’t look particularly bothered by Ryan’s lack of manners, but still….

Ryan glanced at the paper. “Sorry. Didn’t mean to be nosey.”

Matt waved him away. “It’s fine. Do you want tea, coffee, water…?”

“Tea, please.” He looked down at the paper again and tapped it with his forefinger. “You looking for a gardener then?”

Glancing over his shoulder, Matt regarded him with a raised eyebrow and an expression that said, “Obviously.”

Duh. He felt the heat rush to his cheeks, and unfortunately he couldn’t blame it on exertion this time. “Of course you are, that’s why you circled those ads. Sorry, my brain still hasn’t recovered from being starved of oxygen.”

Matt laughed at him, his smile reaching all the way to his eyes and making them crinkle. “I’m looking into getting one for my mum and dad, actually. Maybe a cleaner too.” He set a mug of tea down in front of Ryan and then joined him at the breakfast bar. “And someone to fit handrails outside, maybe.”

Ryan perked up with interest. “Oh?”

Pausing a moment, as though debating whether or not to explain, Matt rubbed his thumb along the rim of his mug, then looked up to meet Ryan’s gaze. “My dad’s recently had an operation on his back. Been out of hospital for a few weeks, but recovery is slow, and I think my mum’s struggling to keep on top of everything and look after my dad as well. Although she won't admit it.” He mumbled the last bit, glancing down at his mug as he did so, seeming to forget Ryan was there for a minute. When he looked back up, he sighed. “Sorry, didn’t mean to bore you with all my family problems.”

Ryan shook his head. “No, it’s fine.

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