My Dragon, My Knight by John Inman

Author:John Inman [Inman, John]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: gay romance
ISBN: 978-1-63533-285-8
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2017-03-31T04:00:00+00:00

THE DAY had been one Danny would never forget. Exhausting. Exhilarating. Empowering. Frightening.

He had spent the afternoon packing his few belongings away, trying to make Jay’s spare bedroom feel like home. Jay had told him to spread out, think of the entire house as his, but Danny couldn’t do that. Not yet anyway. He felt out of place. He felt like a nuisance. Jay’s kindness was still almost more than Danny could accept without tearing up and making a sobbing fool of himself all over again.

As the hours of their first day together drew to a close, Danny grew quieter and quieter. Jay had some raw hamburger and buns left, so he whipped up a pot of sloppy joes, added a bigass bag of Ruffles, and they had dinner, once again on the porch.

“Hope you’re not into health food,” Jay joked.

“This isn’t health food?” Danny joked right back, but as soon as the words were out of his mouth, he grew serious again, melancholy about everything that had happened. After dinner, Jay asked Danny to walk with him. As dusk began to darken the mountaintop, he sought out Danny’s hand while they strolled along a game trail.

Appreciating the gesture, Danny twined his fingers through Jay’s as they walked. Carly and Jingles were off in the brambles somewhere chasing rabbits. Every few minutes, their excited yelps let Danny know they were still close, still safe.

“I hope you don’t mind me holding your hand. This path can be tricky if you don’t know it. I don’t want you to fall,” Jay said.

“I don’t mind at all,” Danny said. “I like holding your hand.”

Jay opened his mouth as if to respond but quickly closed it and said nothing. Danny wondered what Jay had meant to say but didn’t ask. He had further words of his own he wanted to speak, but they were hard to get out. Jay wasn’t looking at him, which should have made it easier, but before Danny could try again, he stumbled on a stone. Jay’s broad hand anchored him and kept him from falling. The anchor metaphor wasn’t lost on Danny.

“You’ve kept me steady all day, Jay. I never could have done what I did today without your help.”

Jay grunted. “Friends,” he said, as if that was enough to explain his actions.

Danny fought the urge to drop his head to Jay’s shoulder as they walked. He was so drawn to the man. Everything about Jay excited Danny. But that wasn’t why he was here. He was here to get his life back on track. He was here to escape a relationship that was, frankly, killing him. Jay had been right about that. One day, Joshua really would’ve gone too far, and whether by accident or design, Danny would have paid the ultimate price. He didn’t doubt it for a minute. Joshua would have killed him.

It was Jay’s touch that gave Danny the courage to say what he had to say. Jay’s touch and Jay’s gentleness. It was all a brand-new experience for Danny.

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