Protecting Paul: An MM Second Chance Romance by Joy Danvers

Author:Joy Danvers [Danvers, Joy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Danvers Publishing
Published: 2023-05-09T16:00:00+00:00

11

Sam

Things have been great lately. As much as my heart broke when Jerry attacked Paul, it’s whole again. It feels bigger and fuller than ever. Even if this is temporary, that doesn’t change much for me. I’ll make the most of my time with this fuzzy feeling in my heart. I’ll miss the feeling when Paul’s gone, but I’ll try to let him go with a smile. If leaving is what’s best for him and what will make him happy, I have no right or desire to stop it.

“Where are you running off to so fast?” Sanchez asks me as I gather my things up at the end of the day. Only then do I realize I’m moving at lightning speed, eager to get to Paul’s place.

“Uh…” I stand up straight and run a hand through my hair. I feel like a teenager who’s been caught by his parents sneaking out. “Just going to Paul’s. I’ve been helping him fix the place, and it’s been going well since we got his uncle out of the picture.”

“Good to hear.” He pats me on the back. He has a knowing look on his face, the same as the last time he called me out. Luckily, he doesn’t push any further. “Have fun, buddy. See ya tomorrow.”

I’m well aware that the entire department knows about my relationship with Paul now, but no one is being weird about it. I’m grateful for that. I almost want to tell Paul honestly and prove that Shafter Falls isn’t as bad as he thinks.

I don’t, though. I know Paul is wary of cops, to begin with. I doubt he would take it well to know all the cops in town know we’re… well, I don’t know what we are. I’m not sure that he would be comfortable with all my co-workers knowing we’re together romantically.

I’m exhausted as I drive from the precinct, but I usually am. Once I pull up to Paul’s, that tiredness will go away. He gives me that sweet smile, and I feel rejuvenated every time. When I pull into the driveway this time, things are different. Instead of excitement to see Paul, I feel a nasty churning in my gut. The house looks like a whole different place since I was here just yesterday.

I slam the car door and run up the driveway. I pass by some of the destruction as I do. Some of the porch steps Paul and I recently replaced are smashed to the point where I have to leap over them.

I stop and stare, reading the spray-painted graffiti decorating the outside. The porch is covered in red paint, screaming the words ‘queer’ ‘cocksucker’ and ‘pansy.’ There’s more of the same covering the driveway, which I overlooked until now.

The front windows are smashed in, and I have to dodge a handful of glass shards to get to the front door. The front door is spraypainted with the words, ‘get out of town, faggot’.

I knock on the door softly. I’m full of anxiety as I do.

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