Half-Baked Promises by Erica Pike

Author:Erica Pike [Pike, Erica]
Language: nld
Format: epub
Tags: erotic MM, Romance MM
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

“Yes, promises. Remember when the carnival came to town and I was grounded for

accidentally breaking all the ceramic jars? I was upset because I couldn’t go, but you calmed

me down by saying you’d take me sometime. Well you never did, but you did that a lot.

Movies you talked about that I hadn’t seen, a trip to a mall up in San Antonio, a road trip to

Leon Valley, the race tracks, the arcade. You kept talkin’ about these things while working

and always said ‘I’ll have to take you sometime’, but you never did.”

Kevin opened his mouth to talk, but nothing came out. Had he really said that? He

couldn’t remember, though the carnival thing did sound familiar. The other stuff was just

something you’d say, but not do. Had Liam really taken that as a promise?

“I was looking forward to all of it and kept hoping you’d take me next time. Then you

bailed town before you took me anywhere. I had a huge crush on you, you know? For the

longest time.”

“C-crush?” stuttered Kevin, head still reeling with the info that seemed to come out of

nowhere.

“Yeah, you were my first crush,” said Liam. He moved closer in what felt like a

threatening manner, so Kevin took a step back. “I was also crushed when you left. Even

announced to my dad a couple of years later that I was gay and was gonna go find you. Of

course, that didn’t work out because I didn’t know where you were, as my daddy calmly

pointed out.”

“I-I really had no idea,” said Kevin, taking a step back. To think this gorgeous man…

No, little boy. He was Little Liam back then, someone Kevin hadn’t even noticed as a guy.

Liam was now a big, strong man with flashes of hurt crossing his face as he spoke. It made

Kevin’s heart twinge.

Liam’s face and shoulders relaxed as he watched Kevin’s startled expression. “No, of

course you didn’t. I was just scrawny Little Liam to you, wasn’t I?”

“Um …” Kevin swallowed and glanced back to the van. What did he want? Some sort

of closure? Did he maybe still have lingering feelings for Kevin?

Liam chuckled and let his hands drop. “I totally threw a hissy fit just now, didn’t I?”

Kevin looked back at him, taking in the familiar shy smile and brown eyes. “It’s

okay,” he said with a weak smile of his own. “I am sorry. I didn’t realize I was making

promises back then.”

Liam shrugged, glancing back at Kevin.

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