Neil waited until Jonah was behind the wheel before continuing. "She's not sure if it's a good idea or not so she's holding back judgment. Mom did say that Dad thinks it's great since I'm going to be out here anyway. If he moved south he wouldn't have any of the family present since all the boys still live up north. But, I guess we'll wait and see."
"Hmm." Jonah sat in place and sipped his coffee. He held off on starting the Jeep just yet.
"Rich is going to be okay, too. Mom said he's the talk of the town right now but they'll eventually move on to gossiping about someone else."
"Damned fool." Jonah was so pissed off he could barely see straight. Rich had apparently gotten piss ass drunk the other day and walked out in front of traffc. A broken leg and a concussion were all that happened, but he could have killed himself.
"Oh, and Mom wants us to come back for Christmas."
Jonah turned to stare at Neil. "Really?"
"Yeah. I told you, you're one of us now. She's just dying to get her hands on you. Be warned, you may want to hide or she'll end up cornering you to ask when you'll make an honest man out of me."
Jonah smiled shyly. He was actually looking forward to making an honest man out of Neil. They'd talked about it a few times over the past months, but both were in no rush. It was a good thing they could get married whenever they wanted.
"I still can't believe how lucky I am."
Neil turned sideways in the seat to look at Jonah. "How so?"
"I mean, think about it. I went home for my mom's funeral and met the love of my life. Or re-met."
"I know. I hate saying it, and don't take this the wrong way, but maybe it was fate that your mom passed when she did."
Jonah reached over the console to grab Neil's hand and squeeze it gently. "I know what you mean."
He wondered if she was looking down on him and whether she was happy or sad. He hoped she was happy, and that was what he was going to believe regardless. He was healing, slowly and surely, thanks to Neil's loving support. It would take time before all the rough feelings were smoothed out, but with his best friend and lover beside him, he had all the time in the world.
ABout the AuthoR
Jade's writing is as eclectic as her reading tastes, with over thirty gay, lesbian and bisexual stories currently published. She's been known to accept writing challenges from friends and family just to see their reactions and she's also a frm believer that love and romance are universal concepts, no matter a person's gender identity or sexual orientation.
Originally from Northern Ontario, Jade has lived in British Columbia and the Sultanate of Oman in the Middle East. Jade currently lives in Calgary, Alberta where she's hard at work on her next story. Jade loves to hear from readers! Send her an email at [email protected]
Trademarks Acknowledgment
The author acknowledges the trademark status and trademark owners of the following wordmarks mentioned in this work of fction:
Air Canada: Air Canada
Bloodsport: Cannon Group
Coke: The Coca-Cola Company
Jeep: Chrysler Group LLC
LCBO: Liquor Control Board of Ontario
Leafs: MLSE and the National Hockey League
Montreal Alouettes: Montreal Alouettes Football Club Roughriders: Saskatchewan Roughriders
Senators: Capital Sports & Entertainment Inc. and the National Hockey League Stampeders: Calgary Stampeder Football Club
Temiskaming Speaker: Temiskaming Printing Co. Ltd. Tim Horton's (Timmies): Tim Hortons
Toronto Argonauts (Argos): Toronto Argonauts
Walmart: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Xanax: The Upjohn Company
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