A Heart for Robbie by J.P. Barnaby

Author:J.P. Barnaby [Barnaby, J.P.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Romance - Gay, Romance - Contemporary, Fiction - Medical, dreamspinner press
Published: 2014-06-30T23:26:52+00:00

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JP Barnaby

I’ve made reservations for brunch at Perry’s. Eleven thirty. Wear

something nice.

Simon frowned and put the phone back in his pocket. He would say

he almost dreaded going out to see his Mother on Sunday, but he

completely dreaded it. Nothing, it seemed, would deter her from getting

him and some poor unsuspecting girl to the chapel.

“Trouble?” Julian asked and popped a fry into his mouth.

“My mother is trying to marry me off. I have to do brunch with her

and one of her prospects on Sunday.” Simon shrugged and grabbed a few

fries of his own. It wouldn’t help to dwell on it right then. He’d get

through the brunch, as he always did. One day she would wear him down,

but that day hadn’t come yet.

“You’re thinking they’d have a hard time with you being gay?”

“Yeah.” The lump stuck in Simon’s throat had nothing to do with

wings or fries. He finished off his beer and signaled for the waitress to bring him another. He didn’t want to think about his mother right then. “If I lose them, I’ll be alone.”

Julian reached over and put an unsteady hand on Simon’s thigh, a

little too high for polite company, but the warmth of it through his jeans sent a shiver racing up his spine. He glanced up into Julian’s eyes and

found compassion through the haze of beer.

“They’re your family. You won’t lose them. They may be upset and

not agree with you, but you’re their son. Trust me when I tell you that

they’d die for you.” A tear welled up in Julian’s eye, and he brushed it away. “But you can have your family and still be alone.”

“Are you alone?” Simon asked quietly, unable to stop the question

from slipping through his alcohol-loosened lips. The hand slid from his

thigh, and Julian sat up a little straighter.

“I was. I was alone for a long time. Now, I have Robbie.” Julian

drank from his glass and then went back to the forgotten sandwich in the basket before him. He’d picked up the wrap when something struck him,

and he spoke again.

“I mean, I did the right thing by breaking up with him. All he wanted

was my money. He slept with other guys, stole from me, and treated me

like I was the most precious thing in the world to him so I wouldn’t figure it out. It’s sick that I still miss him even after five years of having him out A Heart for Robbie

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of my life. Especially now, when I’m so fucking scared all the time, and no one else understands that gnawing fear that pierces my soul.”

Simon stared. It was the most personal thing Julian had ever told

him, and sick as it seemed, he wanted to know more. He asked the first

question that came to mind, though not the most pertinent.

“Did he steal a lot from you?”

“About twenty-five grand.”

“Jesus, is he in jail?”

“No. I was stupid, and I loved him. As long as he doesn’t come

around me again, I consider it a life lesson. I do miss the sex, though.

Kenny was a hot little bottom.

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