“You think I didn’t hear about my boss on the dance floor with the hottest firefighter in town? The one who happens to also be gay?”
I hadn’t exactly come out and informed Spring I was gay. I hadn’t had to because the article about me from Vancouver had done that. Damn thing had even implied my being gay had something to do with my discredited story.As if.
“I’m certain there are plenty of other gay men in Mission City.”
“And single and hot and friendly?” A pause. “Well, okay—”
“What?” I tried to keep the exasperation out of my voice.
“We’ve had a lot of gay men getting married in the past few years and off the market. Hello, two of the psychologists who work at my sister’s therapy ranch are gay. Wait, one sec. Cody’s got his PhD and is single.”
“Your point?”
“I should set you up with Cody. He’s about Finn’s age, super cute, and really grounded. Also like Finn.”
“I don’t need to beset upwith anyone.”
“It could be fun watching you flail around…” Her grin came through loud and clear.
“Dixon.”
“MacDonald.”
“No.”
“You’re no fun. And you still haven’t explained what you and Finn were doing over at the gay bar in Langley if not hooking up.”
I sighed. “How did you hear about that?”
“Cooper Gander is the biggest gossip ever.”
Why does that not surprise me?Of the four people who’d joined us, I’d pegged Stephanie and Cooper as the two potential troublemakers.
“Dare I ask how you and Cooper got to talking about me?”Right…like that’s the biggest problem at the moment.Still, knowing how the gossip mill worked in a small town was never a bad thing.
“We ran into each other at the grocery store. He’s closer in age to Sunshine than he is to me, but he’s always, uh, chatty.”
“And you just happened to be chatting about me?”
“Well…funny you should say that.”
“Funny how?”
“He asked how I liked my new boss and then the conversation just sort of continued from there.”
“Was he fishing, or were you?”
“Uh…both?”
I sighed. “Personal-life boundaries, Dixon.”
“He brought up seeing you in a gay bar first, and mentioned how you and Finn made a cute couple, but that he didn’t see anything coming of it. And you’ve now pretty much confirmed there either was—or is, or both—a thing between you and Finn. I can see it, you know?”
“Because we’re both gay?” I was happy to lay on the sarcasm.
Her laugh was full-throated. “Even I know there’s more to relationships than just being gay.”
“Oh?” I closed my laptop. I had the information she’d given me, and I’d look into it.
