Between These Walls by John Herrick

Author:John Herrick
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: fiction, romance, gay, lgbt, religious fiction, inspirational, love story, ohio, christian fiction, homosexual christian

In a way, Hunter envied Christopher’s luxury.

Now Christopher sat alone at a lunch table behind Tom, and Tom was in the mood to impress Gina with his hotshot wit.

Tom turned around and jabbed his thumb toward Christopher’s script. “Another musical?”

Christopher looked up. Hunter could see a hint of caginess in Christopher’s eyes, any trace of which Christopher tried to hide. Instead, he offered a smile in return. Hunter had always known Christopher as a gentle individual. He’d never heard him speak a negative word about others.

“It’s for the spring,” Christopher replied, holding his place with one finger as he showed Tom the cover. “I’m trying to learn my lines for it.”

Hunter heard Grady snicker under his breath. Tom maintained a straight face.

“Want me to help you read your lines?” Tom asked with obvious insincerity in his eyes.

Hunter could see where this was headed. Judging from how rigid Christopher now sat in his chair, he had detected the insincerity as well, and had begun to brace himself for whatever would come next.

Christopher offered another casual smile. “Thanks, but I’m fine.”

“You don’t think I’d be helpful? Come on, man, I want you to do a great job in your play.”

“I do better learning lines on my own. I appreciate the offer, though.”

Christopher returned his eyes to his script a smidgen too soon, and Hunter could smell blood in the water. He knew Tom could smell it, too.

Tom brought his face a bit closer to Christopher’s and kept his voice just loud enough for his own tablemates to hear.

“Is it true you guys wear makeup when you do your plays?”

Grady’s snickers grew louder. By this time, Gina fought to stifle her laughter, though her furrowed eyebrows suggested she vacillated between finding humor and taking pity.

Christopher drew in his shoulders, kept his eyes riveted to his script. Hunter noticed the guy’s feet had broken into a nervous jiggle under the table.

Christopher ran his fingers through his gel-styled red hair and replied, “Yes. For the spotlight. The bright light bleaches out your face. The makeup makes you look normal.”

The legs of Tom’s chair squeaked as he scooted within a few inches of Christopher.

“I mean it, man, I’d like to help you learn your lines,” said Tom, his voice still loud enough for his own tablemates to hear every word. When Christopher angled his shoulder away, Tom added, “No, seriously. We’ll get together, sneak a few glasses of Chablis …”

More snickers from the table. Alex and Randy had joined in.

“… maybe find a place to park, turn on some tunes …”

The giggles grew louder.

Gina covered her eyes and muttered under her breath. “Oh, my—”

That reaction fueled Tom further.

Tom leaned in and tried to keep from bursting out in laughter. He put his arm around Christopher, who glued himself against the back of his chair as if it would provide an escape hatch. He looked small and wiry engulfed in Tom’s thick, muscular arm.

“Tell you what,” Tom murmured into Christopher’s ear, “I’ll even let you give me

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