Straight From the Heart by Curtis A. Cooper

Author:Curtis A. Cooper
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: new age, adult, contemporary, glbt, erotic romance
Publisher: eXtasy Books Inc

Chapter Seventeen

The following morning, Markie arrived a few minutes early. She immediately started setting up the tables for the breakfast rush. Her mind was spinning, scared of what this weekend was going to bring. She had not had the chance to talk to Mike, yet, at least, not in person. She did not look forward to it. She really had not wished to come clean the other day. It had to be done. She knew she was going to spend this weekend alone. It was a gut feeling that Pam had reinforced yesterday.

“Good mornin’, darlin’,” Pam said when she walked through the door from the kitchen.

“Good morning, Pam. September is a mite cold this year, don’t you think?”

“No doubt.”

“Probably helped the firefighters, though.”

“Maybe so. I see you have the tables well in hand. I’ll get the coffee.”

“That sounds great about now.”

Pam looked over at Markie. “Late night?”

“Not really. Pretty standard evening for a Thursday. Only got to talk to Mike for about ten minutes. He called around eight-thirty last night when he got home. I could tell he was pretty beat.”

“I heard the fire was still burning,” said Pam.

“Mike said they got it out around six. They waited two hours afterward, watching for a re-flash before packing up their equipment. He missed a couple of his classes. I hope the school will understand.”

“I’m sure they will. They’re pretty understanding when it comes to disasters.” She brought a cup of coffee to Markie, placing it on a back table. “I take it you still haven’t had a chance to talk.”

Markie finished setting down the paper place mats and was picking up the silverware when she said “I need to work up the nerve again. And it’s not something I can do over the phone. I have to see his reaction.”

“True. I wish I could tell you how he’s gonna take it.”

“My crystal ball broke a long time ago.” She looked over at Pam. “Is it too much for me to expect to find a straight man? Someone who isn’t gay?”

“Not at all, darlin’. And don’t go soundin’ like you’re writin’ Mike off.”

“I’m not. It’s... I don’t know... It’s just that I didn’t plan on Mike. I didn’t even want to find anyone here.”

“Are you disappointed you did?”

“Oh no, Pam. Mike is every woman’s dream. But had I known it was going to get this serious when we started seeing each other, I would have told him on the first date. But if I had, I wouldn’t be in this situation. I can’t shake this feeling that small town guys will never accept me.”

“Quite a stereotype.”

“I know. But I grew up in New York City, remember? They don’t give the rest of the state the time of day.”

“Wow. You’re surprising me, Markie.”

“It’s not how I wanted to make it sound, Pam. What I mean is, in the city everyone believes that everyone’s opinion counts, so long as they share the same view. That’s how I saw the world. And since I wasn’t the norm, well, I didn’t get treated the same, even there.

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