Beyond the Edge by Elizabeth Lister

Author:Elizabeth Lister
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: gay romance, BDSM
Publisher: MLR Press LLC
Published: 2012-02-08T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

Puppy Love?

That Sunday, I insisted on driving Sebastian to church. It was on Rideau Drive, in an old, affluent Ottawa neighborhood. The church itself was picturesque, made of stone and reminiscent of a medieval chapel.

When I pulled into a parking spot and shut off the engine, Sebastian looked at me funny. “Aren’t you just dropping me off?”

“Can’t I come in? I haven’t been to church in a while. And that way I don’t have to come back for you,” I said.

He smiled. “Are you sure? You don’t have to stay. I can get the bus back.”

I stared at him, wondering if he didn’t want me to invade his sanctum. “I’d like to stay and hear you sing. If that’s okay?”

He nodded. “Sure. Just…” He looked at his hands. “Can you be…discreet? None of these people know I’m gay. I wouldn’t want to give anyone a heart attack, y’know? Most of them are kinda…old.”

I nodded. “Understood. That won’t be a problem. Are we just friends, then?”

He smiled. “Good friends, of course. It’s not that I’m hiding, right? If any of them asked me directly I wouldn’t lie about it. I mean, I’m proud of who I am, but who I sleep with really isn’t any of their business. Besides…” He looked out the window at all of the people exiting their cars and walking up the walkway, most of whom looked past the age of fifty. “…Who knows what some of these folks get up to behind closed doors?” He wiggled his eyebrows suggestively. “Maybe some of them are even kinkier than us.”

I laughed, finding that hard to believe. But you never knew.

We got out of the car and walked up the lane to the large doors. Everyone was going in the side entrance and that’s where Sebastian led me. An elderly lady was having trouble opening the door in front of us, so I reached over and helped her. She turned and beamed at me. “Thank you, dear. These doors are so heavy.”

“You’re welcome,” I replied, smiling back and feeling a warm something fill my belly.

We followed the woman inside, stamping the snow off our boots and hanging up our coats. Sebastian hung up the woman’s coat for her. “Haven’t seen you for awhile Iris,” he said to her. “I hope everything’s okay?”

She nodded. “Thank you, dear. My arthritis has been acting up and Harvey’s been ill. But he was well enough to drive me today. Just didn’t want to come for the service.” She looked at me and nudged Sebastian. “So who’s your handsome friend?”

Sebastian blushed and ran a hand through his tousled hair. “This is Tate. It’s his first time here.”

“Welcome Tate. We’re delighted to have you. It’s nice to see young people come to worship.”

I wasn’t sure what to say. “I hear the choir is spectacular.”

Sebastian giggled. Fuck, if he thought nobody knew he was gay he was deluded. He sounded like an embarrassed schoolgirl.

Iris beamed. “Why, yes it is!” she said proudly. “I’m a soprano. And, well, Sebastian has the most beautiful tenor, but I’m sure you already know that.

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