Page 52 of The Road Home
"Pleasure is ours. Have a seat." Richard gestured to the chair.
Orson sat down beside Jared.
"Hope you didn't have to wait long." Jared unraveled his napkin.
"No, we just got here." Tyler reached for his water glass. "Haven't even decided on what we're having yet."
"Speak for yourself." Richard laughed. "Blue Cheese Burger for me."
"I should have known." Tyler rolled his eyes.
Jared handed Orson a menu. "It's all good, so you can't pick wrong." He hoped Orson didn't freak out when he saw the prices.
Opening his own menu, he scanned the dinners, finally deciding on steak before setting the menu back down. "How are you guys?"
Richard glanced at Tyler and they both grinned.
"What?" Jared asked, wondering what the two were grinning at.
Richard reached for Tyler's hand. "We might have jumped the gun and got married last night on a spur of the moment trip to Vegas.
Jared stared at them, stunned. "Holy shit, seriously? Congratulations." He shook his head. "I'm so happy for you both."
"Congratulations." Orson smiled at the two of them.
"What about the big wedding you have planned?" Jared asked.
"We'll still have the reception, we might even go through the ceremony again for those who want us to, but honestly, we just couldn't wait any longer. I wanted him as my husband." Richard kissed Tyler.
"That is fantastic. Seriously, congratulations." Jared was truly happy for the two of them. "Did you tell anyone?"
"No, you're the first we've told. We snuck off last night after talking to you. We just decided what the hell. We both were ready. We didn't want to wait."
"So, you're spending your honeymoon here with us?" Orson raised a brow at them.
"Actually, we have a honeymoon planned in September for Paris. We'll wait on that," Tyler told them.
"Paris? Nice." Jared was impressed. He wanted to travel so bad, but he'd been so focused on his career he hadn't taken the time.
"Yeah, we'll be gone for a few weeks. Figure we'll go explore the area while we're there since we might not get back there for a while."
"That sounds amazing." Jared sat back as the waiter came to take their orders. Once he was done, he looked back at Richard. "So, how does it feel to be married?"
Tyler laughed. "I didn't think it could get better, but there is something about committing to each other that way that makes things even more perfect between us. To be able to call him my husband is amazing."
Richard nodded. "It made what we already shared even better. To say until death do us part really hit me hard. He's mine forever and I'm his."
Jared glanced at Orson, finding him smiling across the table at Richard and Tyler.
"What about you two? You dating?" Tyler asked.
"Oh, no, just friends," Jared quickly said, his stomach turning at the thought that it might appear they were together. He glanced around, wondering if people thought they were a couple. The way they'd walked in together, sat down with a very openly gay couple, it all would help people assume that he was gay too. He bowed his head, trying to push back the anxiety that swelled inside him.
"Are you okay?" Orson asked in a low voice.
"Yeah." Jared glanced up to find Tyler and Richard watching him curiously. He swallowed hard, remembering how Orson told him to start slow by telling those he trusted, but just the thought had him panicking.
"Jared's helping me get on my feet. He's been nice enough to offer me a place to stay." Orson smiled at Jared.
