“Thing is…” Rhys spoke over Emerson, obviously trying to make a point, so Emerson fell silent. “I have wondered about us over the years, even when I thought you were straight. And I definitely did when you were taking care of me, whether you believe it or not.” Emerson’s pulse throbbed against his throat. “Then it hit me out of the blue…I didn’t even realize it all this time.” Rhys released a breath, almost like a sigh. “I was slowly falling in love with you…during all the bigger and smaller moments in our lives…and all the spaces in between.”
