Top Secret

by Sarina Bowen

And although I’m pleased that Bailey accepted my help, I find it incredibly telling that he only agreed to it when he thought I was using him. Someone helping him from the goodness of their heart is completely inconceivable to him, and damned if that isn’t one of the saddest things I’ve ever encountered.

“Swear to God, can’t you just be gay? Do you have to be an academic, too? It’s like a dagger through the heart.”

So why should I be the one to fight for us? And is there even a point in fighting for someone who doesn’t want to love you?

I’m just a guy, standing on a beach in nothing but his favorite pair of lobster shorts, waiting for the right man to love me.