Page 132 of Devilish Debt
His beige forehead wrinkles in obvious confusion.“Boyfriend?”
“And my girlfriend.”
“And girlfriend?”
I casually nod.
Sip.
Present no shame.
Nor guilt.
Because why should I?
I’m happy.
I’mgenuinelyhappy.
Our relationship…our…choice…at non-societal conventional romance isn’t harming anyone nor is it really that different than so-called traditional couples.
Occasionally, people stare, however, that occurs for several reasons ranging from the discomfort of sexual orientation to race, which are thingstwo peoplerelationships can and do face as well.
My best friend is supportive – mind you he himself has two partners.
My parents areoverlysupportive – Mom claiming she just knew this is the type of situation I would end up in, especially after Ace did.
And as for my job, well.
This is the first opportunity I’ve had to bring them to anything.
It’s not like you bring your significant others to the courtroom with you and due to the work, I’ve been hired to doforRavencroft regarding the ocean discovery, I’ve actually spent very little time here in Spike Village.I’ve practically had to uproot my entire existence and relocate it to Turtle Haven in order to effectively navigate the legal nightmare she correctly assumed we’d be facing.
Thankfully, the place we were temporarily renting has allowed us to rent even longer.
Moreover…I am considering making an offer to just fucking buy the place.
I mean why not?
Salay needs a place close to where she works, plus it’s directly on the beach, so she’sconstantlyfucking happy.
Zero loves the fact he can work out by the pool.
Go get ice cream or meet her for lunch at the drop of a hat.
Hell,he’seven gotten rid of his penthouse and moved all his shit to this place because it feels likehome.
To him.
To her.
To me.
To us.
Where our…adventure began seems like a place we should be permanently, doesn’t it?
I’ll probably put in an offer this week.
