The Party by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: erotic MM, Romance MM
Publisher: Love Lane Books
Published: 2012-12-18T09:02:54+00:00

Chapter 5 – Sue Brown

Jack couldn’t miss the pain and longing in Henry’s eyes. The man looked devastated, the newfound confidence stripped away, and what was left was… raw and vulnerable. Jack wanted to step forward, and hug Henry close to him, promise to put him back together until he was his Henry again. That’s what he wanted to do. But months of resentment and three months of painful loneliness stopped him in his tracks. One apology and a plea wasn’t enough. It would never be enough.

“Why should I? Has anything changed at all?”

“God, yes. I’ve changed, Jack. These past few months have been hell.” He ran his hand through his hair, ruffling it out of place. “Coming home to an empty house. You’ve got no idea.”

Jack just stared at him, unable to believe his ears. “No idea? I have no idea?” He shook his head. “I don’t believe you said that to me. Henry, did you hear anything I just said? I was on my own in that house for months before I grew a pair and actually left to get a life of my own. You were either working or schmoozing. You were never there.” He shut his mouth before anger overwhelmed him.

“I came home every night,” Henry protested. “It didn’t matter how late it was or how early I had to work the next day, I came home.”

“I was in bed. When did I get to see you? When did we eat together? Go out together? You spent more time with that bitch upstairs than you did with me.”

“That’s not true.”

But it was true. And Henry knew it. Jack watched as he slumped down onto a wooden crate.

“I never meant to hurt you, Jack,” Henry whispered.

Jack shrugged. “Maybe, maybe not. It’s too late now.”

“Don’t say that. We can talk about it. Jack, I don’t want to lose you.”

“You lost me the day you said that you should marry Georgina. That was the moment I realised your job was more important than me.” Jack shook his head. “I was so proud of you. Even when we saw so little of each other whilst you were training. I knew my Henry was going to go all the way. I just thought I’d be the one by your side and in our bed, not a woman. Not her.” He hated the way his voice cracked at the end.

Henry looked horrified. “She isn’t, we haven’t…. Not Georgie. I’m gay. You know I’m gay.”

“Bisexual according to Porks.” Jack knew that Porks had been needling him, but he had wondered the same thing over the past empty months.

“Bollocks.”

“It makes no difference now. I need to go.”

Jack turned to walk up the stairs but Henry leapt forward and grasped him around the bicep.

“You’re not going anywhere.”

“Let go of me, Henry.” Jack tried to sound icy and calm but he was afraid it just sounded needy.

“No.”

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