Wilde Love: A Forever Wilde Novel by Lucy Lennox

Author:Lucy Lennox [Lennox, Lucy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-05-02T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 21

Liam “Doc” Wilde

Why was I so shocked to find out there were other gay men in our small town? Well, because it was Texas for god’s sake. This wasn’t the most open-minded place on earth.

“Who?” I asked.

“Doc…”

“You know I won’t tell anyone. I want to know who.” Why was I so bothered by this? “Who?”

Major rubbed his hands over his face before looking at me through his fingers. “Jonny Rittenhouse for one.”

“Jonny?” I spluttered, picturing the big muscular ranch hand who’d been working for my dad longer than I could remember. “Our Jonny?”

Major lifted an eyebrow.

I tried to picture the two of them together. Naked. For some reason it made me ridiculously angry. “He’s a big dumb idiot.” I did not just say that.

Major’s eyes flew open wide in shock. “He’s a hard worker and a good man. What the hell is wrong with you?”

“Oh, so this is like… is he… is… I mean are you two like…”

He rolled his eyes at me. “Don’t hurt yourself, Liam. Are you asking if he’s my boyfriend?”

“That word sounds weird when the two people involved are over forty,” I muttered.

“The answer is no. We have sex, we do not date.”

“Sex?” I squeaked.

Major’s eyes twinkled, and I got the feeling he was enjoying seeing me squirm. “It’s a little different with guys like us. We can appreciate helping each other out from time to time without expectations of a phone call the next morning.”

Which one of them pitched and which one caught? And how did they decide? Was it just understood, or did there have to be a negotiation process?

I laughed, suddenly remembering something Betsy had said a while back. “Betsy thought maybe Roger was…”

“Roger who works for me on the farm? No. I’m his boss. Besides, he’s having an affair with Patty Ritches.”

“Is not!” I gasped like a little old lady. “Man, I wish Betsy was around to tell that to.”

Major’s smile softened. “She knew. I told her. We spent plenty of time swapping intel on all the busybodies in town. She used to send me on fact-finding missions.”

“How do you mean?” I asked, thinking that sounded just like something she’d do.

“If I had to go into town for feed or for something at the hardware store, she’d coach me about what to ask and who to talk to so I could bring back the best gossip.” He chuckled. “She hated Patty. I had to hold her back from telling Patty’s husband about the affair.”

“He’s sleeping with Patty’s best friend, so it’s karma all around.”

Major nodded and grinned. “I told her that too.”

I studied him with my finger to my chin. “You sure know a lot for a quiet guy.”

“I’m not always quiet.”

“No.” I remembered he’d said there were multiple men he slept with in town. “Who else?”

He narrowed his eyes. “Why do you want to know so badly?”

“I’m your best friend.” It sounded even lamer out loud than it did in my head. “I don’t know.”

Major’s faded denim eyes assessed me. “Assistant Pastor White.

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