Snow on the Roof by Sean Ashcroft

Author:Sean Ashcroft [Ashcroft, Sean]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-12-03T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Sunny sighed happily as he crawled into bed beside Grant, still glowing from the most gentle, caring shared shower he’d ever taken.

Grant hadn't pushed him for another round or groped him like a horny teenager. All he’d done was wash Sunny's hair for him.

He’d confessed after that he’d always wanted to do that, and Sunny's heart had melted. He was beginning to realize that even though Grant had come out a long time ago, he’d never had the chance to be in the kind of relationship he must have wanted.

Maybe they could do that, if this worked out. Sunny could see clearly that Grant would be an amazing partner.

Whatever was going on between them, it was nice. Sunny knew it was stupid to hope it'd last--he knew he’d probably be looking for a new job after Christmas--but right now, it felt worth it.

He might never get the chance to have something like this again. He intended to savor it and worry about the consequences later.

“I like your snowman,” Grant said, nodding to the shirt Sunny had put on to sleep in.

“I like Christmas,” Sunny defended, though he didn’t really feel as though Grant was teasing him. It sounded sincere.

“No regrets?” Grant asked, lifting his arm to give Sunny space to lay beside him.

“No regrets,” Sunny confirmed.

He wasn’t going to regret this. There was something between them, something important, and even if exploring it didn’t work out, he couldn’t have lived his whole life wondering what if.

Grant was special. That part, he was sure of.

Everything else would happen the way it happened, and he only had control over half of that. Less than half, maybe, considering Grant’s family and their respective jobs.

And Sunny still didn’t care. Right now, he was too happy to give a damn about anything else.

“You’re so warm,” Sunny commented, snuggling closer to Grant eagerly.

“I run hot,” Grant said. “I’ll probably kick all the blankets off before morning.”

“Are you saying you’re a nightmare to share a bed with?”

“Oh, yeah.” Grant chuckled. “Sorry. Guess I should’ve warned you.”

“I’ll survive. It’s still better than the couch,” Sunny said, letting the mattress take all of his weight. “It’s not a comfortable couch.”

Grant hummed, kissing Sunny’s forehead just below his hairline. “I like you better here, anyway. If I had to be stuck alone for Christmas with one other person, you’d definitely be in my top five.”

“Top five?” Sunny raised an eyebrow.

“Hope comes first. Not, uh… not like this, obviously…”

“I get what you mean,” Sunny said. “And I understand. She should come first. I’d think a lot less of you if she didn’t.”

“Then you,” Grant said.

Sunny’s head spun at that.

After his own daughter, Sunny was Grant’s favorite person?

That was a lot to process.

It made sense, and as he thought about it, Sunny realized he felt the same way, but hearing Grant say it…

He’d never expected that. Not even now. Not after everything.

“Oh,” Sunny said quietly, still trying to internalize the idea.

Grant…

Loved him? Maybe?

He hadn’t said that, but what he’d just said came very close to being exactly that.

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