Deke (Fake Boyfriend, #3)

by Eden Finley

Like saying the words “I’m gay” to the entire world will somehow give me unicorn powers and I’ll start farting rainbows and scoring on the ice.

My family—especially my ma—thinks if I come out to the world there’ll be a domino effect, and I won’t be the only gay guy in hockey for long. There’s more chance of me farting rainbows. It didn’t happen when Matt Jackson came out in the NFL a few months ago, and I have no delusion it’ll happen for hockey when my time comes. I followed Matt’s story, and it wasn’t pretty.

You did though!!

After we settle in, dinner becomes a quiet affair, probably because it’s feeding time at Jurassic Park.