Stage Two by Ariel Tachna

Author:Ariel Tachna [Tachna, Ariel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: gay romance
ISBN: 978-1-63533-149-3
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2017-04-30T16:00:00+00:00

TWO hours later, Thane looked around for Blake as he waited for Kit and Phillip to gather their backpacks. He found the other man in the light box, turning off the stage lights. “Where do you want to go for pizza, Kit?” he asked when the boys joined him outside the light box door.

“Can we go to Mellow Mushroom?” Kit asked.

“Sure,” Thane replied. “It’s your science test.”

Blake came out of the light box and locked the door behind him. “Oh, I thought everyone had left already. I didn’t mean to turn the lights out on you.”

“It’s fine,” Thane said. “We were waiting for you.”

“Did you need something?”

“Not as such. We’re going to Mellow Mushroom to get pizza for dinner. You should join us since you’re the one who motivated Kit to study so hard for his science test,” Thane said.

He could practically see Blake trying to find a way to refuse, but Kit and Phillip chimed in immediately. “Yeah, please come, Mr. B.,” Kit said.

“It’ll be fun,” Phillip added.

“All right, if you’re sure you want me to come along, I will,” Blake said. “I’m parked in the staff lot. I have to go by my office and pick up my coat, but I’ll meet you at the restaurant in about twenty minutes.”

“That works,” Thane said. “We’ll get a table if we get there before you.”

Blake nodded and gestured for them to precede him out of the theater. Thane was tempted to linger while he locked up, maybe even to walk with him to his office, but Kit and Phillip were right there waiting too, and Thane wasn’t quite ready to share his interest in Blake with them. They’d figure it out quickly enough, and if Blake agreed to a date, he’d have to discuss it with them, but they weren’t quite there yet. At least they already liked “Mr. B.” That would make things easier.

They piled into Thane’s truck and headed into town toward the restaurant.

“Can I borrow the truck Saturday, Uncle Thane?” Phillip asked once they were on the road.

“What for?” Thane asked.

“I, um, I took your advice,” Phillip said. “I asked Darcy out, and she said yes. We’re going to the movies, and I want to pick her up. It’ll feel more like a date that way.”

“Phillip’s got a date. Phillip’s got a date,” Kit crowed.

Phillip elbowed him.

“Not in the car,” Thane snapped. “If you act that way, I’m not sure I can trust you to drive.”

“Sorry,” Phillip said. “Kit’s just being a little shit.”

“Hey!” Kit protested.

“Boys,” Thane said with a sigh. “I just asked you to behave. Am I going to regret taking you to get pizza?”

“Sorry, Uncle Thane. We’ll be good,” Kit said.

Thane only barely believed that, but he’d take it for now.

They found street parking—the parking lot was already full—near the Mellow Mushroom, which didn’t bode well for getting a table, but the line inside wasn’t terribly long. Thane put their name on the list and settled down to wait. Kit and Phillip leaned against

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