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Sixteen-year-old Shane has finally settled into life in the country, with university ambitions, a steady relationship, and a grudging tolerance for dance that is entirely the fault of his boyfriend, Luke.<br><br>Then Shane’s father gets his marching orders, and Shane’s time in this new life is put on a countdown. At sixteen, Shane could legally leave but has nowhere to go. And leaving the first real home he’s had in nearly twelve years doesn’t feel any better whether it’s for the wilds of Cornwall or the local housing association.<br><br>But in order to stay, Shane is going to have to tell his very conservative, very military family his biggest secrets ... all three of them.

Matthew J. Metzger · LGBT+

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Chapter 52

He burrowed his head further into Luke’s shoulder, and wished he could just hide forever.

* * * *

Jason ran him home at quarter to nine. Shane had begged off tea, mumbling about Sophie’s popcorn and the chocolate Rebecca had brought as a guest-gift, and Jason had bought it because Jason, really, wouldn’t know the first thing about stress-related appetite loss. Or stress in general.

“Chin up, brat,” Jason said quietly as he took the turning into the cul-de-sac. “It’ll get better, okay?”

Shane shrugged.

“It’ll be fine,” Jason insisted.

“Yeah, Jase. Thanks for today. I needed it.”

Jason hummed, and the frown on his face didn’t look quite right, with the way it pinched his eyebrows but left his eyes open and…anxious, almost. But Shane couldn’t remember seeing Jason anxious since they’d been small and anxiety had been about Dad being ten minutes late to pick them up from school, so he found himself floundering and unable to tell.

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