Mine to Keep by Megs Pritchard

Author:Megs Pritchard [Pritchard, Megs]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-06-22T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Shit, he could still smell the fish on his hands. He’d washed them several times but couldn’t get rid of the smell. Or he was imagining it there now. Pulling a face, Troy told himself he was never gutting another fish again. Fucking disgusting and that was why his pops did it.

Troy sat watching Ale cook the fish on the outside grill. He was absorbed by his hands and the way they moved. Large hands, with various scars on the back. Sign of the battles he’d been in.

Sighing, Troy tuned back into Ale who was talking about the mission that saved Jeremy. The rushing water and Jeremy almost drowning before Donnie reached him. The problems Donnie had while Jeremy decided their future.

Troy had met both of them and he found it difficult to believe the two men had struggles at the beginning of their relationship. Looking at them now, they were clearly in love, always close, always touching.

Standing, Troy walked over to Ale and grabbed the items he’d brought out to make a salad.

Ale smiled. “I was about to get onto that.”

Shrugging, Troy replied, “You’re doing the fish. I think I can manage a salad.”

Ale stared at him, then raised a hand and touched his cheek. “You look better. Still a little pale.”

Troy moved away, breaking the contact even when it was the last thing he wanted to do, but he knew Ale hadn’t meant the gesture. “I’m feeling better, thanks.” Clearing his throat, Troy said, “I would never have thought Donnie and Jeremy struggled at first.”

“Well, you know about Jeremy’s ex, Patrick?” Troy nodded. “Jeremy was scared and who can blame him. He suffered because of that bastard. Fuck, he could have died because of him.”

“Yeah, Pops was there.”

Ale nodded. “That’s where they met, your pops and Chester.”

“Yeah, I remember Pops being really weird after and then he told me and I, well, I didn’t take it well.”

“Understandable, given your past.”

Troy shrugged. If he never talked about her again, it would be too soon, but of course, Ale wanted to talk.

“Tina was your mom-”

“I don’t want to talk about her. I’ve talked enough.”

“Troy, I really think-”

“No, Ale. I’m not discussing her. I’ve talked and talked and talked. That’s it.”

Ale sighed and turned to face him. “She was your mom-”

“And she hunted and killed a human, making me watch before I had to kill her when she attacked me. I don’t want to go into it again, Ale. I’ve said enough. I just want to forget all about it.”

“Troy.”

Troy dropped the salad and gripped the edge of the table. “Ale, no.”

Troy waited for Ale to say something more, but all he did was nod his head and turn back to the grill.

“These are ready. Want to eat out here?”

“Yeah.”

They sat and ate in silence, Troy caught up in memories of that night, seeing that kid knelt in the muddy ground, bleeding heavily. He could still feel the tightness in his chest, the burning in his throat from all the screaming.

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