Chapter 15
When he woke that morning, Derek knew instantly Blake was no longer in the house. He felt it deep inside. That didn’t stop him from getting up and looking, checking every room even after he noticed the bag and coat were missing. The note propped against his favorite mug was little comfort.
Derek,
I had to get home. See you later.
Thanks for everything. You’re amazing.
B
No love. Not even a heart or a yours. He couldn’t even be bothered to write out his whole name, though perhaps that was because Derek had taken to calling him B. Derek really preferred baby, and even though Blake had said not to use it, he hadn’t seemed to mind when they were in bed.
He tried to tell himself not to panic, to play it off like it was all okay. There had to be a reasonable explanation why Bla
