The Story of Us by Logan Meredith

Author:Logan Meredith [Meredith, Logan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: LGBT Romance Fiction
Publisher: Totally Entwined Group Ltd
Published: 2019-12-16T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Lucas’ father did not match the stodgy old former accountant that I’d pictured. On the contrary, he resembled Christopher Lloyd from Back to the Future. He looked nothing like Lucas, which I should have expected since Lucas was adopted, but nevertheless, surprised me. Looking at my own father was always like holding up a mirror set twenty-some years into my future.

Mr. Cass, or Greg, as he’d insisted I call him, greeted me warmly and made excuses for his wife, who apparently ran behind schedule more often than Lucas. We were ushered to the family room, featuring a large, worn leather sectional, a matching well-loved recliner and an expansive fireplace. The tables were full of knick-knacks and pictures of Lucas. Above the mantel, a painted portrait of a three- or four-year-old Lucas in a sailor outfit made me want to ‘aww’ aloud. Instead, I exchanged a look with Lucas to acknowledge how adorable I found it. Lucas blushed, plopped onto the sofa and flipped the footrest lever in a single movement I imagined he’d done a million times before.

Greg smiled broadly as though he’d caught our exchange and took a seat in the recliner across from Lucas. He followed my gaze to the mantel. “We had that painted from one of the pictures the adoption agency had of Lucas when we brought him home. Sit,” Greg prompted me. I took a seat next to Lucas and didn’t resist when he grabbed my hand and dragged it onto his lap.

“So, Lucas, how was Vegas? Mom said you had quite the time.”

Lucas squeezed my hand before he answered. Did he feel me tense? “It was great, Dad. The part is fun, and I’ve got pages of scripted lines in this one. It’s an Ocean’s Eleven parody. We took a bunch of footage running through a casino, and Evan tripped and fell into a fountain. It was hysterical. I’m trying to talk Case into letting me put a blooper reel on YouTube. My fans will die.”

“Well, it’s good that you and Evan are getting along again.”

“Yeah, we’re cool now.” Lucas shot me a pained face.

“The same Evan who I met at the studio? Why weren’t you getting along?” I asked, uncertain I wanted the answer.

“Yeah. We used to date for a minute and a half like a year ago. We’re fine now.”

I tensed again and forced myself to exhale. Lucas shot his dad a panicked look anyone could have interpreted as a warning to change the subject immediately. I squeezed his hand. “It’s fine, Lucas. We both have exes. You’re probably going to meet Matt tonight.”

Greg let out a hearty chuckle. “Oh boy, Kyle. Now you’ve stepped in it. Lucas has a possessive streak—always has. It’s why we never added any more children to our family, Lucas would have put them in a box and sent them back to the orphanage. He couldn’t bear it if he weren’t the sole center of our world. I don’t see him accepting any less from a boyfriend.

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