They Were Roommates (Not So Normative Book 1) by Dawn Cutler-Tran

Author:Dawn Cutler-Tran [Cutler-Tran, Dawn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The Paper House
Published: 2023-11-01T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 5

Frankie

Frankie knew he was overstaying his welcome, but he didn’t know what else to do. It had been three days and he hadn’t heard anything from Diego.

“Do you want to bake something?” Seth asked hesitantly from where he was standing in the kitchen nervously wringing his hands as he looked between Obie and Frankie.

No, he really didn’t want to bake anything, but he was a guest now, and if Seth wanted to bake with him, he’d do it.

“Do you want something in particular?” Frankie asked, trying to force a bit of life into his voice.

“I really like those guava pastries. I know the last time we talked, you were trying to put some sort of cream cheese mixture into them. I still have some of the canned guava and we always have pastry ingredients, so maybe we could…” Seth trailed off, possibly having noticed Frankie’s pain.

“How about you make something with chocolate? That always cheers Seth up,” Obie suggested. He cast his husband a pitying glance.

“If you don’t want to bake, we don’t have to. I just thought… maybe it would help.” Seth looked so dejected. Frankie couldn’t help but go to him. They met in the middle of the kitchen and Frankie folded himself into his arms. Frankie wasn’t short by any means, but Seth was quite tall, and easily enveloped Frankie in his lanky embrace.

He couldn’t believe it had only been 72 hours since he was standing in his own kitchen hoping his world was about to change. Well, it sure had changed, just not for the better. Maybe this kitchen would be his again if things didn’t work out and Diego kicked him out of the apartment.

Frankie and Seth moved around the kitchen effortlessly. They had months of practice reading each other’s movements and subtle cues. It made them the perfect baking partners, even if Seth could barely make peel n’ bake cookies. He was a great helper though, handing Frankie exactly what he needed almost before he even asked.

Once the triple chocolate chunk cookies were in the oven, Frankie made a beeline back for the couch, which had become his haven. The guest bedroom, as Seth and Obie were now calling it, was open and available for use, but something about sleeping in his old room just seemed like giving up. So instead, he’d been curling up on the couch each night, his head in Seth’s lap and feet in Obie’s, grateful not to be alone.

He was just about in position to swan dive into the luscious cushions when a soft knock sounded at the door. Frankie tried not to overreact, but when all Obie and Seth did was stare at him, he sprinted for the door. He pawed at the lock, and nearly hit himself in the face as he yanked it open.

Diego stood there looking soft and sad, a look Frankie had been seeing a lot of lately. Come to think of it, Diego had been wearing the same expression every time Frankie

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