Chapter 13
“I’ve been watching you,” he said quietly, “and when you are not being the perfect guest, you look so sad, and alone. And so very handsome,” Nick continued with a ghost of a smile.
Jonathan almost blushed, unused to such openness. Never before had anyone made themselves this assailable to him.
“So, as you might be leaving soon and you have always been accompanied until now, I thought this might be my only chance,” Nick said quietly, gazing into the fire.
“I’ve watched you too,” Jonathan said in a rush of honesty that brought Nick’s head around sharply.
He paused and said in a serious tone, that blue gaze burning into Jonathan’s soul. “Do you like what you see?”
Jonathan held his breath for a moment, sensing this was some kind of crucial turning point. He met that intense regard as he replied, “Very much.”
“If I have your permission,” Nick said, his mouth curving in a smile, but his eyes still deadly serious, “I would dearly care to do something about that.”