Page 114 of Galen's Redemption
“If we’re going to have a manager and staff, I was thinking maybe we—you and I—could get a place of our own. I mean, it would need to be near the shelter just in case, but it would be ours.”
“Are you serious?”
“Yeah. When Lincoln asked Noel to marry him, I started thinking about our lives together, and I want time alone with you. I know you’ll have to talk to Andy. That’s if you’reeven interested, but—”
“Andy wants Marco to move in with him, but he wasn’t saying anything because he didn’t have the heart to ask me to leave. I heard them talking one night, and I wanted to find a place to live so he could be with Marco. I was hoping I could move in with you at the shelter.”
“But we could have our own place and not just a tiny loft.”
“Why would we need a big place if we’renever going to be there?” He reached for Robert’s hand. “Your heart is in that place, and I would never ask you to walk away from it. And I kind of like the idea of being nearby so I can help the kids learn to tie their shoes and tell them stories. As long as we can get a date night on occasion, I’m fine with staying where we are.”
“Oh, holy shit.” Lincoln burst out laughing. “Standing over thegrill all day, and I’ve finally cracked from the heat.”
They both turned to Lincoln. “What?”
“Galen’s gone domestic. I never thought I’d live to see the day.”
Neither did Galen, but he had no intention of changing things.
