“You said ‘fiancé’,” Matthew explained. “Congratulations on your engagement. Is it recent?”
Randy nodded. “Somewhat. A few months ago we realized that life is too short to be scared of commitment. When the Supreme Court gave the nod to same-s*x marriage, we decided we’d make it official.”
“Soon?”
Randy’s expression darkened with all the swift insistence of storm clouds in August skies. “Hopefully. We’ll see. I’d like to do it somewhere away from the bureaucracy of Wolf, but we’re not doing much traveling at the moment.”
And why is that? Matthew thought it, but he kept it to himself. “Well, the two of you should come by some time. We could do dinner. Or drinks. Both, if you wanted. And of course, you could bring the kids.”
The moment he said it, Matthew realized that he wasn’t supposed
