Chapter 9
A heaviness seemed to fill the room as Johnny and Kit sat silently gazing at the leaping flames in the fireplace, the blaze reflected in their eyes. The only sound around was the popping and crackling of the fire.
“You want some coffee?” Kit asked as he got up to go to the stove.
“No, I don’t think so, but thanks.”
Johnny sat there hearing the sounds he made in the kitchen, wondering just how he was going to tell Kit everything without making him turn away in disgust. Sure, he could keep it to himself, and maybe he should, but it was too big. A little thing, a tiny thing that didn’t amount to much he might be able to accept, but this wasn’t something that could be swept under the carpet. For them to have a healthy relationship, and for the sake of their future together, he ha
