The Husband by John Simpson

Author:John Simpson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: gay contemporary erotic romance
Publisher: Silver Publishing
Published: 2011-10-22T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Three

Later in the week, Craig picked Adam up to go out for dinner, and when Adam got in the car, he could tell something was wrong.

"Honey, tell me what's happened. Are you mad at me again for some reason?" Adam asked.

"No, but can we talk after dinner?" Craig asked.

"Okay, but only if you tell me if it's something to do with us."

"Not as in something's wrong between us, no. Please wait, okay? I wanna enjoy dinner."

"Okay, babe. Whatever the issue is, we can handle it."

They had a great dinner, and then Craig wanted to go to one of the local gay bars to talk. Once they got there, they found a small table in the corner and ordered drinks.

"Okay, you're killing me. Will you tell me what's happened now?" Adam pleaded.

"Sure. I got notified today I'm being laid off in two weeks. Our center is closing, and everyone is being tossed out on their ass."

"Huh? You work for the fucking IRS. How can they just toss you out?"

"Easy. They're closing the center and consolidating to save money. There are no other federal jobs on the island that don't involve all that secret crap out on the end there, and I'm not going to work where they do that sorta stuff. So, we get our severance and vacation pay, and hiring preference. You don't have a job yet, and I'm about to lose mine. How the hell do we live together, let alone pay bills and eat?"

"Thanks for waiting until after dinner to tell me. I'd have worried about the cost of everything we ordered and would have gotten the cheapest food on the menu."

"I know, Adam, that's why I wanted to wait so we could both enjoy dinner. Any ideas, hon?"

"Okay, crunch time is here, which means we both have to take whatever jobs we can get just to have incomes. Instead of security management, I'll look for just a plain security job. You can work in almost any office with your skills. You being laid off is not the end of the world. It's just very ill timed."

"I've got to tell my landlord tomorrow that I have to move out. The rent is way too high to handle on reduced salaries. I'm afraid this dinner tonight is our last splurge for a while," Craig said with a sad look on his face.

"I'll talk to Jeff and Doris and see what they suggest. Jeff's a pretty smart guy. Let's see what he says."

"Okay, I'll leave that with you. We better leave this with one drink tonight," Craig said.

"Agreed. I'll call you tomorrow and tell you what, if anything, our friends come up with."

It was late when Craig dropped Adam off, and he quietly sneaked into the house. He went straight to his room and climbed into bed. But sleep eluded him for another hour as he lay there thinking about what options he and Craig had to choose from. Only one made any sense, and he didn't like it at all.

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