Rooming Together by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chase

He’s okay with me calling him Daddy!

I was so excited that I didn’t have to be so careful, I didn’t have time to be nervous about meeting Jay’s mom and maybe seeing his uncle again. Jay was the best Daddy. He held my hand the entire drive across town to his mom’s, came around to my side of the car to open my door after parking on the road, and immediately grabbed my hand again for the walk to her front door. If he noticed how clammy my palms were, he didn’t mention anything. He simply leaned in and whispered, “Relax, buddy, she’s going to love you.”

He seemed so certain of that. On the ride over here, I tried imagining what my own parents would say if they came to pick me up at the end of the semester and I introduced him as my boyfriend. They knew, in theory, that I was gay, but it had always been not-so-subtly suggested that my gayness should be something that was known but never shown. I really hoped he was right.

There was no fanfare. No mother waiting behind drawn curtains watching our approach. No front door being thrown open before Jay could turn the knob. No ambush as soon as we walked into the house. It was not what I’d been expecting. Jay must have noticed my shock because he pulled me tight to his side and kissed my temple. “I told you there was nothing to worry about. Remember, I’ve been through this before. She’s a master at trying to play it cool so she doesn’t scare anyone. You only have to worry once she gets to know you a bit better.”

“What happens then?” I wasn’t sure I wanted to know.

“Then she’s going to insist that you come home with me every weekend and she might make what she thinks are helpful suggestions, but they’ll scar you. But don’t worry, I’ll be here to protect you.” He guided me through the house, stopping to set down our bag and my backpack at the bottom of the stairs. I’d argued that I was capable of going forty-eight hours without my things, but Jay had insisted I should be comfortable.

“Jayden, is that you?” A friendly voice called out from the back of the house. Unless she had a friend over, it had to belong to his mom. She met us in the hall, and her expression went all gooey when she saw her son with his arm protectively around me. “Oh, and you must be Chase. It’s so good to finally meet you. Jayden can’t stop talking about the cute boy who landed at his doorstep.”

“Mom, stop,” Jay pleaded. His body tensed. I wasn’t sure why he was so uncomfortable. I was cute, and I did all but fall into his lap. Nothing she said was wrong. “Don’t mind her, buddy. She’s trying to make a good impression.”

“I don’t mind.” It wasn’t until her bottom lip stuck out and her eyes went soft

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