Vic could count on one hand the number of serious relationships he’d had in the past twenty years, and still have fingers left over. So he wasn’t exactly sure what to do when Matt took off, but he knew things couldn’t end this way. He wouldn’t let them. He had waited too long for that man to let him into his life, and Vic wasn’t going to stand by and watch their budding relationship just fall apart now.
Finishing the rest of his coffee, he followed Matt to the bedroom, but at the sight of the closed door, his courage wavered. The door was unlocked—Vic wasn’t sure how he knew, but he sensed it. His hand hovered above the door knob as he debated his choices. Rush in there, demand an explanation, alienate Matt further? Or…
Raising one fist, Vic took a deep breath and forced himself to kno
