Faith by Max Hudson

Author:Max Hudson [Hudson, Max]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-06-21T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

The next few weeks pass by in a haze of contentment for Owen. He continues to see Mason, covertly, and they begin to develop a routine. At work, they continue to talk as they had before, a simple and very platonic bantering between two coworkers. No one else in the office seems to notice anything different between the two, and quickly they begin sending each other texts and emails from their private accounts throughout the day, just little jokes or innuendos that they can’t say to each other out loud. After work, they’d take their own cars, but would generally end up at one or the other’s places, often times spending the night.

That is, unless, Owen has his daughters. Those evenings after work, they simply said goodbye in the parking lot. No kiss, no hug, no holding of hands, nothing. It kills Owen to make Mason stay away from his family, and he can see in Mason’s eyes that it hurts him as well, but Owen isn’t ready for anyone to know.

On one such night, he arrives home to the smell of pasta and garlic. He inhales deeply, reveling in the homey smell. Entering the kitchen, he sees Faith and Grace at the stove and sink, getting dinner together while Rebecca does her homework at the counter. He smiles, just watching them for a moment before heading in and giving each of them a peck on the cheek.

“Smells good, girls,” he says appreciatively.

“Thanks,” Faith and Grace respond in tandem. As he turns to go set his things down, Faith leaves her post for a moment to grab his arm.

“You have a date tomorrow night, by the way,” she murmurs, quietly so that the other two don’t hear her.

“What?” he gasps.

She smiles at him. “Well, you said that you hadn’t been using the dating app, and so I went on there to get you a date. I won’t do it again. I’m sorry I did it this time, but I thought that this might give you a nudge to do it yourself next time. We’re with Mom tomorrow, anyway, so you don’t have to worry about rushing home or anything.”

He gapes at her, unsure what to make of the information he’d just been given. “Who – what, uh, who is this person?” he splutters.

“Her name is Renee. She’s forty-one. She’s a third-grade teacher, and she has two kids. She’s beautiful, too. I think you’ll like her. You’re meeting her tomorrow at Raffio’s at seven for drinks.” Faith stands on her tip toes to kiss her father on the cheek before turning back to the pot of pasta on the stove.

Owen shuffles back to his room in a daze, overwhelmed by the information he’d been given. He desperately wants to cancel it, to just be with Mason tomorrow night, but he knows he can’t. If he doesn’t go on this date, Faith will know. She’ll be concerned and worried that he’s not okay, that he’s lonely, that he’s still hung up on Jenna.

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