Luke never saw it. Alex moved so fast he was suddenly on Luke’s side of the table. Alex lunged into him and pounded at his chest.
“You’re a f*****g pervert! You like young boys, don’t you? You grabbed me not because of my father, but because you want to f**k me!”
Luke jumped to his feet and snatched both of Alex’s wrists, shaking the young man hard until his teeth rattled.
“Stop it, goddammit.”
Luke stopped shaking Alex only when he suddenly paled.
“Hey. Hey, are you all right?”
“I don’t feel good…”
Luke grasped Alex and held him against his body. The young man wheezed but otherwise didn’t resist. After some time, the tension eased, and Alex slumped in his arms. Luke tightened his embrace, and his heart beat faster as Alex wrapped his arms around his waist, shy and tentative.
“Hey,
