Jack's lips thinned as he pressed them together. His brown eyes turned charcoal dark as he stared at me. I barely swallowed the whimper hovering in my throat when Jack turned and walked out of the bathroom. I heard him shout something, but I had no idea what it was. I probably didn't want to know.
I knew this would be the outcome of telling Jack I wouldn't live in the closet with him, but I never thought it would hurt so damn much. I guess I was a little more invested in him than I thought.
Before I could sink into my misery, Jack was back. He picked me up off the counter and carried me into the bedroom before setting me gently down on the bed. I knew I must have looked confused—I was confused—because Jack just stared down at me and shook his head.
"Just wait."
Wait for what?
The bedroom door opened and Hank walked in, followed by Ian, Danny and Abe, Cooper and Andrew, Judge and Ewan, and finally Santos.
Hank frowned as he glanced between us. "What's wrong?" he asked. "What did you need to see us about? It sounded urgent." He was clearly as confused as I was.
"I'm gay," Jack said.
My jaw dropped.
"I'm gay and Kaito and I have been seeing each other since before he was kidnapped. We're sleeping together…having sex with each other…because we're gay, me and him. Both of us are gay."
Shit!
Ian rolled his eyes and turned to walk out of the room. "I'm going to go finish cooking."
"And you're telling us this why?" Hank asked.
"Because Kaito won't be with me if I'm in the closet, and he refuses to live in there with me."
"Oh, please," Ewan said. "Kaito has never been in the closet."
Well, that was true. I'd known I liked guys since I was six years old and figured out I liked watching guys more than I liked watching girls.
I was an early bloomer.
"So, I wanted you to know," Jack said. "I'm gay."
"Congratulations," Andrew said before turning and walking out of the room, dragging Cooper behind him.
"Mazel tov." Ewan walked out of the room. Judge and Santos trailed after him, leaving only Hank, Danny, and Abe in the room with us.
"Are you okay with this?" Danny asked, looking at me.
"Well, I didn't mean for Jack to out himself." I shrugged. "But yeah, I'm okay with it."
Danny nodded before reaching for Abe's hand. He pulled the bigger man out of the room with him, leaving just Hank behind. Hank crossed his arms over his massive chest and just stared at us. I felt like a kid caught doing something wrong by my father.
"What?" I finally asked when I couldn't stand the silence any longer.
"This is kind of sudden for you two, isn't it?"
"Maybe, but I don't plan to wait nearly twenty years for my happiness like you and Ian did." Yes, my response was a bit catty, but come on. Since when did Hank get to question me about who I slept with?
Hank's eyebrow arched up high on his forehead.
I rolled my eyes and scooted off the bed. I was not going to sit there and be questioned about my actions, not by Hank and not by anyone else. "I'm going to take a shower."
"Hold on, baby, and I'll help you," Jack said. "Hank was just leaving."
Whatever.
