Page 139 of Heated Rivalry 1
Then, very quickly, Shane’s dad turned on his heel and walked toward the front door of the house. Shane let go of Ilya and said, “Shit!”
“Your father, yes?”
“Yes! Fuck. Shit. Okay...”
Shane held his head with both hands.“Fuck!”
“Should you—?”
“Yeah. Okay. I’ll just...you wait here.”
Shane walked quickly through the house to the front door. He opened it just in time to see his father’s car disappear down the wooded road.
He stood there for a few minutes, wearing nothing but the wet shorts that he had very recently ejaculated into and a look of pure panic.
“Shane?”
He heard Ilya calling him, but he couldn’t find his voice to respond.
“Hollander?” He felt a hand on his elbow. “He was already gone?”
“Yeah.”
They both stood there in silence. Shane assumed that Ilya, too, was letting the enormity of this moment wash over him.
“This is bad,” Shane finally said.
“You should go. Talk to him.”
“Yeah. Shit. Yeah, I should. Probably best to do it now.”
He heard Ilya snort behind him.
“It’snotfunny!” Shane snapped at him.
“A little funny.”
Shane turned around, ready to glare at him, but when he saw Ilya’s face he started laughing too.
“Jesus Christ,” he said. “So much for easing them into it.”
Ilya laughed harder. “Maybe he did not notice?”
They both cracked up. It was pure nerves, but Shane laughed until his eyes watered. His plan had been to tell his parents—soon—that he was gay. He had planned to give them time to digest that, and then he would tell them—eventually—that he was in a relationship. That he wasin love.
And then, once all of that had settled with them, he would drop the real bombshell.
Now everything was happening in the exact opposite order.
“What the fuck am I going to tell them?So, you’re probably wondering why I was making out with Ilya Rozanov...”
“Do you want me to come with you?”
Shane was surprised by this offer.Didhe want that? Would that make things even more awkward? He certainly felt like he could use the support.
“I don’t know. Would you really do that?”
Ilya took his hand and squeezed. “Yes. If it helps.”
