Spencer by J. P. Barnaby

Author:J. P. Barnaby [Barnaby, J. P.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary, Romance, Gay
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Goodreads: 18664803
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2014-03-20T00:00:00+00:00

[Aaron] My deaf boyfriend just picked up my phone and got your text. I’ll text you back tomorrow.

[Jordan] Damn. Sorry, man.

[Aaron] It’s okay.

“It. Is. Not. Okay… Deaf. Jokes. And. Alzheimer’s. Jokes. And. Fat. Jokes. Are. All. Funny. Until. You. Know. Someone. Who. Is. Deaf. Or. Disabled. Or. Whatever… It. Is. Not. So. Funny. Then.,” Spencer said after reading over his shoulder and strode from the bedroom, hitting the stairs at almost a jog in his hurry to reach the car and go home. Aaron pulled on the other shoe, tied it, and followed him down. Spencer’s shoes were left by the back door, so he sat on one of the kitchen chairs, tying up his laces. He didn’t say anything, but Aaron feared for the laces.

They went out to say their good-nights. His father had already left to take Aaron’s grandparents’ home, but the neighbors were just bundling up sleeping children to cart them back across the street. Aaron’s mom handed him a slip of paper with the address, and he plugged it into his phone so the GPS could tell him where he was headed. All the while, Spencer never said a word.

It was only when they were safely in the car that Spencer commented on the text. It was not a jealous rant as Aaron had expected.

“I. Do. Not. Find. Deaf. Jokes. Funny.,” Spencer said, turning in his seat to face Aaron.

“I know. I don’t find prison rape jokes funny either, but people who don’t know what it’s like to be on the other side of things aren’t as sensitive to them. Jordan tells blond jokes because he’s blond. He’s just trying to make me laugh, to keep our friendship light.”

“So. He. Is. Laughing. At. Your. Deaf. Boyfriend… Great. Friend….”

“He doesn’t know I have a boyfriend.”

That was the wrong thing to say.

“Wait., So. You. Have. Been. Talking. To. This. Guy., Flirting. With. Him., And. The. Fact. That. You. Have. A. Boyfriend. Never. Came. Up.? Do. You. Still. Have. A. Boyfriend.?”

“Do I?” Aaron wondered aloud.

“I. Think. So….”

“Then yes, I do. I don’t even know if he’s gay, Spencer. There’s no reason to get upset about it.”

Spencer sat quietly, his eyes on the open window over Aaron’s shoulder. He didn’t say anything for several long minutes, and Aaron started to worry that maybe he’d come back and say that Aaron didn’t have a boyfriend, and maybe they should just call it quits. But he didn’t. Instead, he apologized.

“I. Am. Sorry… I. Am. Just… It. Has. Not. Been. An. Easy. Week. For. Us….”

“I know, but I’m coming home with you now.”

“Let’s. Get. Your. Brother. Home. So. We. Can. Go. Home.,” Spencer said, and his voice seemed to gain some strength. It wasn’t the brittle sound of dry, broken leaves. Aaron put on his seat belt, and they backed out of the driveway. His computer wife called out directions in her dulcet computer tones as they followed each carefully scripted turn to find a house with a party in full swing about ten minutes away.

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