The Mormon and the Dom by Knox Nix

Author:Knox, Nix [Knox, Nix]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2013-09-25T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Noah found himself getting caught up in his own words. Did he love Ronan? How could he? He hadn’t known him long enough. Not that he believed there was some kind of time limit on those feelings, just that it seemed too soon somehow. Maybe what he was feeling were the first stirrings. He’d never been in love before, so maybe it started out with really admiring the person. And Noah definitely admired Ronan. He was strong without being a bully. Things that snarled Noah up like a worn fishing net wouldn’t faze Ronan. And he would never have been the target of a bully like Keith.

“How long does it take to cook?” Noah peered in the window of the oven but couldn’t see anything until Ronan flipped on the light.

“About twenty minutes.” He leaned over and looked in. “Why? Got something on your mind?”

“Nothing that could be done in twenty minutes.”

“A man after my own heart.” Ronan grinned. “Hey, I know what we can do while we wait.”

Noah followed Ronan into the living room. From a shelf below the surface of the coffee table, he removed what looked like a small leather briefcase. Expecting just about anything, Noah was surprised to discover it was a backgammon board.

“Do you play?” Ronan asked.

“Actually, I do. Family home evening.”

“That’s where your family hangs out together and does things?”

Noah nodded. “One of our favorite things to do was play games.”

“Do you play cribbage?” Ronan looked so hopeful it was almost funny.

“I do.”

“Oh.” Ronan dramatically clapped his hand to his chest. “I’ll have to get a board. I’m sick of playing the computer.”

They spent the next twenty minutes playing backgammon. Noah won the first game, but Ronan got him on the second. When the timer went off, an ooey-gooey pizza came out of the oven. Ronan placed the entire pie on a wooden cutting board and split it apart with a pizza wheel.

“You’re, like, all official and everything.”

“I make a lot of pizza.”

“Why don’t you just order in?”

“Because I like to know exactly what’s going into my pie. And I can make things the chain places never would.”

“Like?”

“Like a breakfast pizza with eggs, sausage, mushrooms, and cheese.”

“Ooh, that sounds good.”

They ate at the table, talking about pizza while they consumed the entire pie. It wasn’t as big as something from a restaurant was but it was a million times better. The crust was crispy and chewy at the same time and the cheese had that perfect browned texture that made it stringy and crunchy. It was messy, but Noah didn’t care. He ate without feeling overly self-conscious.

“I didn’t think I was that hungry.” Noah helped Ronan put the kitchen back to rights. “And you are a really good cook.”

“Thank you.” Ronan grinned. “Well, what do we do now?”

“Ice cream.”

“I don’t have any.”

“Then let’s go out. I want something cold and creamy.”

“Excellent.” Ronan tossed the dishtowel over the oven handle. “After ice cream, we can come back here for something warm and creamy.”

“Is it just me or was that a little…ew?”

“It’s a little ew.

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