“You were so brave,” Eliot said, with awe in his voice. “I don’t think I could have done that.”
Ben looked over at Eliot, surprised. He’d spent all of last weekend thinking about what a coward he was.
But then, he’d managed to go rock climbingandtell Sam he loved him. He’d managed to ask Sam to stay, and Sam had stayed. He’d corrected all the mistakes he’d made as a kid.
Maybe he’d grown up.
He laughed to himself at the thought that he’d finally made the transition from cocky to ballsy. Just in time, too.
All of it had been for Sam. Without him, he was nothing.Withhim, maybe he was a brave man after all.
“Guess that’s why you guys call it Ballsy,” Sam said, giving Ben the softest, fondest look he’d ever been on the receiving end of.
Yeah. He could definitely be ballsy for Sam.
Eliot chuckled, turning to look at Sam, admiration still shining on his face. “Absolutely. I was about to offer to buy you both dinner, but based on the way Ben was looking at you a moment ago…” Eliot said to Sam.
“I was about to offer to buy you both dinner, but based on the way Ben’s looking at you…” Eliot said to Sam.
Ben looked away immediately, though he was aware of the look he’d been giving Sam.
The sex was still great. It had been less than a week, but Ben hadn’t seen any evidence that the constant low-level arousal he felt around Sam was going away anytime soon.
He understood now how Eliot must have felt about Danny all the time.
“I can contain myself until after we’ve eaten,” Ben promised. “We deserve to celebrate.”
With the two most important people in his life beside him, it was impossible not to be in a good mood.
“Is it cool with you guys if I text Danny? I think he’s in town right now, he could meet us.”
Ben didn’t even have to look at Sam to know exactly how much his eyes had just lit up. He was a closet hockey fan, and he’d gotten adorably excited when he’d found out who Eliot’s husband actually was.
“I’ll behave,” Sam promised before anyone could react to the tiny, gleeful sound he’d made.
Ben chuckled. Sam had never behaved in his life, but Danny could probably handle him.
He was going to have to learn, anyway. As far as Ben was concerned, Sam wasn’t going anywhere. Not ever again.
“Danny’s a big boy, he can take care of himself,” Eliot said. “You’re both coming over for Thanksgiving, anyway.”
Sam laughed at that, and reached out to take Ben’s hand. He didn’t grab it, but left the offer open for Ben to take or refuse.
Ben took it without pausing for a single second.
