Ask and I'll Tell

Raised by his aunt, after his mother died, Pad McLaughlin enlisted in the Air Force to see the world, and save money for college, but he didn’t expect to fall in love with his supervisor, RJ Davis, a handsome, dashing officer. Rather than return home right away after his tour of duty in Saudi Arabia, Pad gambles on love by joining RJ in Bangkok, despite the government’s policy of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” When Pad realizes RJ doesn’t love him, he returns home broken-hearted only to be distracted by Wayne, another hunky airman, who keeps secrets from Pad.<br><br>When RJ finally realizes after Pad’s gone what Pad means to him, is he too late? Will Pad choose the officer or the airman?<br><br>Set in 2008, this love story takes place before the end of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” when gay men who loved each other were forced to remain in the closet and deny themselves happiness.

W.S. Long · LGBT+

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64 Chs

Chapter 3

“Thanks for waiting on me.”

“No worries, man. I wouldn’t do it for everyone.” RJ smiled. “I’ve got your back.”

RJ backed out of the parking lot and headed the short distance to the office. The air conditioner blew full blast. Soon they pulled into RJ’s parking spot.

“Hey, Pad, I need you to do something for me?”

“Sure, what is it?”

“I’m overdue on using my open ticket the Saudi government gave us. I don’t know why I waited so long for a vacation.”

“Yeah, I used mine to go back home to Florida.”

“Since you’re the admin guy, and I got to ticket it soon, can you book my flights for me?”

“Sure. Are you heading back to Ohio?”

“Ohio?” RJ laughed. “No, you know my family lives in New York and Boston, right? Anyway, I want you to book my flight to Bangkok.”

“Bangkok?” Pad asked. “Sure, I can book the flights, just let me know the dates.”

“How about a couple of weeks from now? I need to get out of here.”

Pad gulped. That was when he was flying back home to Tampa.

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