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“Sorry. Had a bit too much fun last night.” The man raised an eyebrow. “On a Monday night?” “Yeah, well, you know the life of a smoothie maker…live fast, die young, right?”
“You’re allowed to complain.” Scott smiled at him. “I’m really not. It would get me despised by everyone.” “Well, you can complain to me.”
“It’s just nice. Doing this.” “Hanging out with someone?” “With you.”
You can just be Scott from Rochester tonight, all right?” Scott looked at him with so much gratitude, it was heartbreaking.
“It’s completely selfish, actually. I want to see you in a tux that was tailored to your gorgeous body. I might not be able to dance with you that night, but you’ll know I’ll be wishing I was.”
“I will! First goal is yours. Remember that.” “All right. It’ll be our secret.”
“I don’t know how I got to be so lucky,” Kip interrupted, “but being able to share anything with you makes me really happy.”
“No! I mean…you’re not. That’s what I’m trying to say—terribly. You’re not some nobody. I’m not using you to escape anything. I love my life. I love my job. The fame part is a little much sometimes, but I don’t mind it. I’m happy, is what I’m saying. But this? You? I feel like…like I found the missing piece.”
In that moment, Scott could imagine all of it. Being with Kip. Living with him. Going to bed and waking up together. Preparing meals and going to restaurants and traveling together. Not hiding anymore, just being happy and complete with a man he…cared about. Being brave enough to let the world know who he really was.
“I love you. Scott, I’m…completely in love with you.”
Scott held him, and made a silent promise that he would be the man Kip needed him to be.
“I’m in love with your son, ma’am. I don’t care who knows it anymore.”
“That,” Carter said with a wide grin, “is fucking cute. He picked you up at work? I didn’t think Hunter had any game!”
But this year… I met someone. I met that person. The person who changes everything. And he gave me the confidence, and the strength, and the need, to be honest about who I am. Fear is a powerful thing, but this year I found the thing that is more powerful.”
“This is me. I mean, this has always been me. But now I’m…better at being me.”
