Amanda Young Reckless Behavior (pdf)

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Would I have cooked this crap if I were?
Nice point. It s good, man, thanks. Milo took another bite and then washed it
down with a slug of milk. After setting his glass down, he nodded at Dante s plate.
Aren t you hungry?
Not really.
Then why d you cook?
No real reason. I just thought I d fix you something, since this is your first
morning here and all. Don t get used to it, though. I m not much on being domestic all
the time.
Milo shrugged. No biggie. I can take care of myself.
I m sure you can. Dante took a sip of his coffee and thought of how he could
bring up what had happened the day before without sounding like he was harping on
the subject. So, Milo& Remind me exactly what was said yesterday?
Milo put down his fork and looked at Dante. I said I was sorry, man. How was I
supposed to know the little twerp is your boyfriend?
Dante let the name-calling slide. I m not mad. I just want to make sure there isn t
anything you forgot.
I ve already told you everything.
Humor an old man. Tell me again.
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Milo rolled his eyes, his impatience making him look more like their papa. He
asked who I was, and I told him my name. Then he wanted to know where you were. I
said you were in the shower. When I inquired about whether he wanted to pass on a
message to you, he paused and said something about there not being anything left to
say. After that, he just stormed off.
Shit. That doesn t sound good. I wish he would answer his damn phone.
He ll get over it. If not, screw him. I don t know why you like him anyway. He
wasn t very nice.
The pressure in Dante s head squeezed tighter. Can you blame him? He probably
thought I was fucking you, for Christ s sake.
Milo s nose wrinkled. Gross. Why didn t you warn him about me coming to stay
for a while?
I don t know. Maybe because I don t like airing all the family drama& It wasn t easy
explaining family discord to someone who hadn t experienced anything similar. In a lot
of ways, Cody was naive about the world. He d never had to worry about coming out
to his family or being disowned for being himself.
Serves you right then. You should have told him I was coming.
I was going to, after I was sure you couldn t work things out with Mama and
Papa.
Milo sighed. You should know better. It isn t as if you ever worked anything out
with them.
Maybe not, but I d hoped they come to their senses this time around. You were
the only son they had left who hadn t been disowned for being gay.
No such luck, bro. Milo stood. Now if you ll excuse me, I need to get out of
here and see about finding a job. I appreciate you taking me in, but I need to support
myself. I don t plan on staying here and mooching off you forever.
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Dante rested a hand on Milo s shoulder as his younger brother walked by,
stopping him. You know you re welcome to stay here as long as you need to.
I know. Thanks, man.
Dante nodded and let go. Anytime, kiddo.
He glanced out the window, his mind already focusing on how to get Cody to
hear him out. Nothing good would come of his young lover running around with the
belief Dante was screwing around behind his back. Something would have to be done
about that. Soon.
* * * * *
Cody bounced from one foot to the other, waiting for Dante to answer the door.
He d done nothing but fret during his classes all day, worrying how Dante would react
to his apology. He probably should have just skipped school for the day, but he was
having a hard enough time keeping up in his classes as it was. One subpar grade and
Beau would shit a brick, so it was probably best not to push his luck. Even if his
thoughts had been elsewhere, his body was still firmly planted in school. He may have
learned something by accident, but he sure as hell hadn t been paying attention.
From the moment he woke up, his mind had been on Dante. Although Cody could
kick himself in the ass for jumping to conclusions and then doubting Dante s word, he
still felt like he wasn t the only one to blame for the situation. If Dante had opened up to
him a little more, Cody would have been a little more prepared to believe him when
he d claimed the naked guy was his brother.
The doorknob began to turn. Cody s heart raced. A toxic case of the nerves raced
up and down his spine. Before the door was fully open, he blurted, I m sorry. I didn t
know about your brother.
To Cody s chagrin, it was Milo who appeared over the threshold. The younger
man cocked his head to the side and seemed to study Cody as if he d found something
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interesting on the bottom of his shoe. You should know about my brother. You re
screwing him.
Cody scowled at the other man. Shit. It s you.
I m pleased to see you too, princess.
Cody fidgeted, feeling stupid. Is Dante around?
I m right here. Dante appeared behind Milo and set a hand on his brother s
shoulder. And Milo was just leaving, weren t you, kid?
Cody looked from Dante to Milo and back again. With the two men standing so
close, it was obvious they shared DNA. They both had the same coloring and similar
bone structure. Milo was a couple of inches shorter and a lot skinnier. [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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