[Boys of the Zodiac 12] Pisces; From Behind That Locked Door by Pepper Espinoza by Pepper Espinoza

Author:Pepper Espinoza [Espinoza, Pepper]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

When it came to love, Jay's experience was limited to impassioned poetry of desire and loss, Gothic novels about betrayal and all-consuming emotion, and of course, Shakespeare. He could quote all the experts, chapter and verse, and knew about the ways love could build or destroy, could inspire creation and death, could even flip a man inside out and change him into something unrecognizable. In reality, Jay had absolutely no knowledge of love and he had no idea what to expect from it. He didn't know that it was possible to be so happy that eating and sleeping became a chore that distracted from the general state of bliss. He didn't know it was possible to smile all day until his face literally hurt. He didn't know that the burden of school and work could be reduced to something no heavier than a minor obligation.

By Tuesday night, Jay had a much better understanding of the literature he'd dedicated most of his life to. He'd always considered love in an academic sense, but love wasn't academic. It was the opposite, in fact, since it couldn't be described with language, it couldn't be quantified, it couldn't be examined, and even though Jay was sure nobody had ever loved anybody like he loved Stephen, he knew that everybody who'd ever been in love could empathize with the tumult of need and lust and fear and pure, undiluted affection.

Stephen showed up thirty minutes earlier than Jay expected, much to his relief. He was heavily laden with those cloth bags everybody used now to save the environment, smiling cheerfully despite his burden.

"There's a farmer's market down in Sugarhouse today. Did you know that?"

"I didn't," Jay said, taking the bags.

"Well, I went straight there after work, and there wasn't a lot

of food, but check this out. There was a woman there who had a bit of everything. Plus, I found a guy selling lamb for like four dollars a pound. So I hope you like lamb."

"Sure, lamb's great. Are you going to cook all of this tonight?"

"No, you can't have potatoes and spaghetti squash for the same meal. Too starchy. But if you don't mind, I thought I'd leave some of this stuff here so I can cook for you again."

Jay shrugged. "Sure, I don't mind. I scrubbed the kitchen down for you, so everything in there is ready for handling raw food. Also, I sent Amy away for the night. So we have the place all to ourselves."

"She didn't mind being sent out of her own apartment?"

"She owes me for about the million times I made myself scarce so she could have a bit of privacy." Not that Amy even knew she was making up for all that time. Jay didn't tell her Stephen would be coming over because he didn't want that information getting back to Jeni. He wasn't sure what Jeni would even do with it, but she'd find a way to ruin everything. "So, what do you want me to do? Consider me your sous chef.

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