What the Heart Wants: A Pride Story by D.C. Williams

Author:D.C. Williams [Williams, D.C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-10-03T16:00:00+00:00

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He rode back down to Jersey with the guy from his dorm a couple of days before Christmas. His mom hugged him hard when she came to pick him up at the guy’s house and didn’t complain once about the drive. True to her word, his Thanksgiving revelation wasn’t a topic of conversation, and she had completely stopped asking him about girls. He went to Midnight Mass with Britt and his parents. The monsignor was overly solicitous as they were leaving, and claimed that his door was open if Will “ever wanted to talk.” He actually found that a little on the creepy side, but he didn’t worry about it because he had no intention whatsoever of going near St. M’s. Possibly ever again.

Christmas was good, and he hung out with people from high school in the week before New Year’s. Preston had talked about having Will come up to visit him in New Hampshire for a few days in January, but the logistics seemed complicated and Will wasn’t sure he felt like bothering. He didn’t think they were breaking up, but Preston had declared that they weren’t exclusive the morning after he’d gone to a massively huge frat party without Will, who had a final, and Will figured he and Preston probably weren’t going to be happily ever after.

The day after Christmas Kev sent him an uncharacteristically cautious email asking if he’d like to spend New Year’s in the city. “I can’t promise a lot of excitement, and I’m way too old for Times Square, but Jase is having a few people in, and says you’re more than welcome to show up. He’s claiming I’m less grumpy when you’re around.”

Will laughed at that, and replied, “Sure, I’d love to. Could use a break from my family by then.”

He figured Jase’s “few people” would be all at least twenty years older than him, and chose his outfit carefully on Wednesday morning. His mom hadn’t said anything when he told her he was going into the city to spend the holiday, but she pretended to wolf whistle when he walked into the kitchen.

“Wow, Will, you cleaned up nicely! That’s for Times Square?”

“No, I’d be an icicle. I’m going to someone’s apartment with a few people.”

“A party?”

“Small one.”

She looked wistful, and he knew she had almost asked him about cute girls. “Have fun. Don’t drink a lot.”

He smiled at her. “Probably not at all. It’s going to be pretty quiet.” And he didn’t think either Jase or Kev were likely to serve him alcohol anyway.

“You’ll be home tomorrow?”

“Yeah, probably late afternoon, and I’ll have my phone with me if you need me.”

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