Stronger Than Longing by Katherine McIntyre

Author:Katherine McIntyre
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hot Tree Publishing

CHAPTER 15

Only a few days had passed since the night Taran and Silas fucked in the middle of a park, a phenomenon Taran still wasn’t sure had actually happened. The couple of splinters on the backs of his thighs and the crescents of Silas’s nails and bruises around his hips were the only proof of that mind-blowing night, one he’d replayed over and over again.

Not like he’d ever believed he would’ve done something so reckless, but Silas brought out a side of him that broke all his own rules.

Taran shifted in the spot in which he’d camped out at all day while working at Mama’s. His work laptop was on his lap at this point, his body contorted in a weird way. However, between Barter, work, and everything else, he hadn’t been over nearly as much to visit her, and the guilt had caught up with him.

“Are you sure you can’t stay for dinner?” Mama called from the other room. A second later, she entered through the small doorframe. A few wisps of her gray-and-black hair escaped her tidy bun, and perpetual mischief sparkled in her eyes—just like it did in Nico’s. “Your brother and Hudson will be coming over,” she continued in an effort to sway him.

He lifted a brow. “Haven’t you had enough of me yet? I’ve been here all day, and we had lunch together.” Plus, the longer he was under her scrutiny, the more of a chance she’d figure out something was up. He was fairly certain she already had suspicions.

Mama shook her head, leaning against the doorframe. “Never, ever. It’s you who’s running off on me,” she said, placing a hand over her forehead to amp up the mock drama. Taran’s lips quirked. He knew she was happy that he’d been by today, but it was clear that some weeks, the loneliness of living in this old house by herself crept in stronger than others.

“You know I love you,” Taran reminded her. “I just already made plans.”

Mama rapped her knuckles on the doorframe before casting him a fond look. “And I appreciate how you always honor them. Let me go check on the curry.”

Taran glanced down to look at the clock on his work laptop. The time ticked closer and closer, only minutes left until the end of the day, and he couldn’t help the anticipation building inside him. He’d be seeing Silas soon.

He and Silas hadn’t agreed to any labels—not boyfriends, dating, or whatever, but the promise Silas had made offered enough reassurance. And while they hadn’t been able to meet up the past two days due to Silas’s long shifts at Port of Call, they’d promised to hang tonight, and Taran felt giddiness welling up in him, like at the start of a movie he’d been waiting years to see or the latest book release from his favorite author. He ran his fingers through his hair, trying to smother the grin rising unbidden to his lips.

His phone buzzed, and he fumbled to check it.

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