Torn by Rick R. Reed

Author:Rick R. Reed [Reed, Rick R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: gay romance
ISBN: 978-1-64405-177-1
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2019-05-20T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

I WOKE early from troubled sleep. I’d tossed and turned, sweating, throughout the night. When I did manage a few minutes of sleep, I was tortured by the same dream. I was walking alone in Lincoln Park, back in Chicago. I went into one of the tunnels that run beneath Lake Shore Drive. Once under, in the light of the opening ahead, all I could see was a lone male figure. I tried and tried to get to this figure, but the more I walked, the more I ran, the more elusive the figure became. It was as though I was running in place. As much as I moved, the distance between me and the silhouette never closed.

I was still alone in the double bed when the sunlight streamed into the room. Boutros had told me the night before, “You look like hell, my darling. I know you’re not used to hearing that, but it’s true. I do not want what you’re having.” Even sick, I was surprised Boutros would make a reference to When Harry Met Sally, if that was indeed what he was doing. “I’ll sleep on the couch again.” He stretched and yawned. “It’s actually quite comfortable. And I have the TV and VCR. I’ll just pop in Taxi zum Klo, have a wank, and drift off into heavenly sleep.” Taxi zum Klo, or Taxi to the Loo, was a 1980s German film on VHS Trevor had lying around. It was about a sex addict elementary school teacher, and it contained some very graphic sex scenes, although in its day it had not been considered pornography.

Boutros had stared at me after making the crack about masturbating. If he was expecting me to laugh, he was sorely mistaken.

“Thank you” was the best I could muster. I’d turned and headed toward the bedroom. My hopes of getting into bed and pulling the covers over my head were at last about to come true.

Boutros halted me in my tracks by putting a gentle hand on my shoulder. I turned and was surprised to see the concern in his brown eyes. “Are you okay?”

I shrugged. “Just a little off. Probably need a good night’s sleep. I think it’s all catching up with me.”

“Okay, then. Our flight isn’t super early. But if you’re not up by nine, I’ll knock.”

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