They actually did find out two days later.
Neil decided on the paint colors for the upstairs rooms and with Marshall’s help, they were working on Neil’s bedroom. The carpet was going to be a light blue-gray with a deeper blue for the walls. When Marshall said he approved, Neil laughed. “As if you have a say in it.”
“Who knows?” Marshall replied. “Maybe someday in the future I’ll be doing more in here than just painting.”
After a moment’s hesitation, Neil smiled. “Maybe you will. We both know it’s…a possibility.”
“A probability, I think, when the time comes,” Marshall replied. Then he stepped closer, wrapping one arm around Neil’s waist, and kissed him.
They had shared kisses before, some quick ones and some full of future promise. This one almost had Neil’s knees buckling. “Damn,” he
