For a long time, he’d considered moving, but the house had been in his family for generations. On the way to the bedroom, they reached the glass cabinet in the hall, an addition put in by Gloria. As Neil’s pace slowed, Richard winced. How could he be so stupid to invite his lover here prior to removing the unit? He should at least clean out its contents. The two men stopped, lingering on the stairs. Neil’s attention fixed on the destruction lining the shelves. Like with the poster, Richard didn’t need to see.
“An accident.” So lame.
Neil’s gaze once more burned through layers of skin, into flesh, into Richard’s soul. “Liar. You did this on purpose.”
What to say? It became Richard’s turn to shrug as he attempted to keep the defensive tone out of his voice but couldn’t. “I loathed them. S
