Pizza for Thanksgiving by Trina Solet

Author:Trina Solet [Trina Solet]
Format: epub
Tags: Gay romance
Published: 2015-10-23T20:00:00+00:00

"Sorry you didn't get to make it."

"I probably wouldn't have done it justice anyway. It's part of all my holiday memories – running around with the cousins, getting kicked out to play outside rain or shine because we got so unruly."

"You unruly? I can't quite see it."

"I can get unruly when someone is being a bad influence on me." Enzo pointed an accusing finger at Mack.

"At least you have some good family memories. I don't remember my mom at all. She died when I was two. All I remember about my dad is how he used to crush beer cans flat and curse at his girlfriends."

"What happened to him?"

"I have no idea," Mack said with a shrug. "When I was six, my dad left me at his girlfriend's house and never came back. I stayed with her for a few months while she tried to find someone to take me. She was a nice lady. But then she got a new boyfriend, and he wasn't so nice. He didn't want me around, and I ended up in foster care."

"It wasn't all bad, was it?"

"No, but you learn to protect yourself from the bad and from the good."

"Why from the good too?"

"Because it can't last. And when it's over, it hurts. When I had to leave a nice family..." He trailed off, but he couldn't hide the pain he felt after all those disappointments. He was sad and uncomfortable until Enzo snapped him out of it.

"No point standing around here. Let's grab some sodas and text our woes to everyone we know," Enzo said and led the way to the living room.

With drinks in hand, they sat down on the couch. Mack didn't have many people to text, but Enzo's fingers were a blur. He was letting out all his frustration about his ruined dinner plans on his unsuspecting friends.

"Everyone has been updated and the messages of sympathy and support duly received," Enzo announced and put his phone away.

He smiled at Mack, but the smile quickly dissolved. Mack saw the familiar, apprehensive look come back to his eyes.

"It's almost like you're afraid to smile around me all of a sudden. Am I that bad?" Mack asked.

Enzo regarded him with a frown. "It's because we're sitting here so close together. You were a little spooked before when I got too close. Don't you start thinking of me as the enemy."

"I don't think I could ever do that."

"Good," Enzo said, but he didn't press him just leaned back on the couch sideways so he was sitting facing Mack. "OK. I'll sit here, behave myself, and try not to take advantage of you."

"I feel much safer now," Mack said.

They were both trying to ease the tension, but the tension only kept building. Mack didn't know what to do. Or he did know, but he wanted to hold himself back.

It didn't work. Enzo promised to behave, but Mack didn't. He moved closer until he was sitting right next to Enzo. At first Enzo looked surprised then delighted.

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