Find His Way Home
Chapter 1: December
“You’re a good man for not leaving your friend all alone during the holidays, Mick, but bring a girl next time. You’re what, thirty-four?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Time for you to meet someone, start a family. You won’t do that with a buddy tagging along all the time, trust me. You don’t want them to think you’re gay, right?”
“N-no, sir.”
The words rang in Elliot’s ears, and he winced as he remembered the abrasive laughter that had followed the gay remark. It wasn’t the first time his lover’s boss had made snide comments about gays, but it never ceased to surprise Elliot. In this big city and with same-s*x marriage finally legal in the entire country, he was flabbergasted that a highly-educated lawyer was so homophobic.
He sighed and leaned his forehead aga
