Chapter 33
“Are you here for lunch?”
“Yes.”
“There’s a booth by the front window that’s free. I’ll be right there to take your orders.”
By mutual agreement they waited until after their orders arrived—Cokes for both of them, a bacon double cheeseburger with three-cheese fries for Tad, and a cheeseburger with steak fries for JT.
After a few bites, Tad resumed the conversation. “Do you think Rush cares enough to… to say yes if I asked him to marry me?”
JT paused with the cheeseburger halfway to his mouth. “You want to get married?”
He nodded. “I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about it. I want to live with Rush as man and… um… man.”
JT put his cheeseburger down and blotted his lips with his paper napkin. “It wouldn’t be legal, you know.”
“I know, but it wouldn’t matter. You know what Rush is like. If he says yes, he’ll never break those vows.”
“Are you sure, Thaddeus?”