Chapter 4
Nate felt like the most stupid person on earth. Why would he do that, lay bare his naked emotions before a man he hardly knew, proclaiming his love and his willingness to wait until the person was ready? Was that what love did to you, reducing you to a pleading mess before the very person you had fallen for? It wouldn’t have been so bad if the man loved him back. Lucian was too good to outright say no. He stalled. The problem was fully on Nate’s shoulders. He didn’t get it and still clung to hope. Lucian had asked for more time and Nate gladly gave it to him, not realizing that it was just Lucian’s way of saying no.
And love…really? Maybe Nate was just horny. After years without a man, besides himself and his hand—in this small town, what could he expect? It was no wonder he’d
