His Second Chance by Marie Medina

Author:Marie Medina [Medina, Marie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780369501400
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Rollo didn’t realize he was pacing until he looked up and saw Petyr standing in the doorway, his gaze following Rollo’s movements as a little smile spread over his face. He strode into the room and said, “You’ve got to be kidding me. After the conversation we had earlier? You were worried?”

Rollo stopped and clasped his hands behind his back. “Of course not.”

“Hmmm. Too bad. It was flattering.” Petyr walked over to the playpen and knelt beside it. “Have you two been behaving?”

“Of course they have. They’re the most well-behaved children I’ve ever been around. I’m a little bit older than my two brothers, and they were a lot to handle. I’d have tried to get out of helping if I hadn’t felt sorry for my mother.”

Petyr laughed. “That sounds pretty bad. Did they grow out of it?”

“Yes. They’re both very hardworking. And serious. Athel was given his own dominion when he was thirty. It’s very small, but still. It’s an enormous responsibility. It was right next to the one we lived in, and the people really liked him. Our parents weren’t the rulers of our dominion, but we were well known. And liked. When the lord of that dominion died, the people put Athel’s name forward.”

“You all have unusual names.”

Rollo smiled. “They come from old legends. My mother’s fond of them. I’m just glad mine is the easiest to spell.” He knelt down beside Petyr. “How did it go?”

“We talked, and I’m glad we did. The air needed to be cleared. We can’t go back to how we were, but I think we can see each other without any issue. He’s promised to take news to everyone at home.”

“He’s relieved, I’m sure, to know you’ll be all right soon.”

Petyr nodded slowly. “Now that I’ve decided, seems stupid to put it off. What if I take another bad turn and don’t wake up?”

“My thoughts exactly.”

“Is tonight too soon?”

Rollo almost laughed because the question sounded genuine. “This very moment isn’t too soon for me, but yes, tonight would be fine.” He hesitated when Petyr didn’t look at him. “Do you have any questions?”

“Don’t know. I’m told it doesn’t hurt.”

“I believe that’s true. Endorphins kick in. Adrenalin. Other things.”

Petyr glanced up. “Arousal?”

“Well, yes. But me turning you doesn’t mean we have to have sex. Doesn’t mean we have to touch at all. And it won’t mean we’re together.”

“We felt pretty together last night.”

Rollo liked that Petyr kept bringing it up, but he didn’t want to read too much into it. “I agree. But I’m trying not to pressure you, trying to be patient.”

Petyr inched closer to him. “You said you’re tired of regrets. Maybe instead of hesitating because you’re scared of doing something wrong you should just make it clear what you want.”

“That an invitation?”

Petyr blinked a couple of times and said, “Depends on what you mean by invitation.”

“To tell you how I feel.” He nodded to the children with a smile. “Not to pin you to the rug this very moment.

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