Put a Ring on It by K.A. Mitchell

Author:K.A. Mitchell [Mitchell, K.A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: gay romance
ISBN: 978-1-63476-381-3
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2015-09-09T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

THE QUESTION which had all but choked Kieran on the way out seemed to please Theo.

He smiled and squirted lemon juice and hot sauce on one of the oysters. “Is that what’s been bugging you? Worrying that we’ll turn into some bickering old couple?”

Old? Kieran hadn’t gotten that far. “Not really.”

Nodding, Theo tipped the oyster to his lips.

“Theo, do you want to have kids?”

Theo choked and sputtered, and Kieran couldn’t tell if the look on Theo’s face was for the idea of raising children or because of the oyster stuck in his throat. Theo slammed a hand on the countertop, which got Kieran up and running to him, hands clenching as he tried to remember that first aid demonstration from the in-service.

Theo made another gagging sound and brought a linen napkin to his lips, waving Kieran off.

Kieran made his way back to his stool and eased up onto it. Theo wiped at his streaming eyes and then took a sip of champagne, which triggered a short fit of coughing.

When he had his breath back, he raised his eyebrows in a comic book leer. “And you thought I had no gag reflex.” He blew out air with a whistled sound. “Okay. I think I’ll hold off on eating until we’re through the questions. What made you ask that, what Ryan said today?”

Although Kieran was used to Theo’s stalling tactics, it didn’t make them easier to put up with. Pointing out that Kieran was onto him wouldn’t get an answer, only derail them. Brett had been the one to bring it up first, but hearing about egg donor catalogs hadn’t eased Kieran’s mind at all. He shrugged as Theo studied him carefully.

Kieran realized what Theo was trying to do. “No. Don’t answer with what you think I want to hear. Do you want kids?”

“Honestly—”

Kieran had to bite his lip at that to keep from yelling Yes honestly. Be honest.

“—no. I never planned on it.” Theo backtracked a little. “But if it’s something you always wanted, we could talk about it. Now or down the road.”

“No.” Kieran was sure of his own answer.

Theo’s smile was back. “No to kids or no to talking about it?”

“No to kids.”

“See, perfect agreement.” Until Theo reached out and took Kieran’s hand, he didn’t realize how cold his own fingers were. “I don’t see that things will be any different for us after. You like how things are now, right?”

“So why get married, then?” Kieran knew Theo hadn’t been lying about the publicity—he knew it. It made no logical sense for him to be trying to promote Two For the Show with a song from Susan, long before he’d even heard from the backers. But there was a cold, irrational pulse inside him. The one that wanted to know what the hell Theo saw in Kieran anyway. The one that told him he was grossly miscast for this part.

Theo rubbed his thumb over the ring on Kieran’s finger. “Because to me, it means something to be able call you my husband instead of my boyfriend.

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