Sweet Spot: Homeruns #4
“On one hand, I was overjoyed Nick was going to be staying with us for the rest of spring training. It was like a dream come true, knowing he’d be in bed next to me at night when I slept and again when I woke up in the morning. But that dream was wrapped in a nightmare, because the first time a teammate assumed him to be gay, Nick had gotten knocked around. It was like the closet door had creaked open, and now I was waiting for him to slam it shut again, convinced it was safer that way.
“Jus...t say it,” Nick demanded when I kept looking at him without saying anything. “Whatever’s on your mind, get it out.”
His anger confused me. I didn’t want him to feel pressured to stay at the house, which was why I hadn’t suggested it or jumped in to support the idea when Sean had brought it up. I knew how he felt about bending the rules everyone was expected to uphold.
“It’s nothing,” I lied. It was everything.MoreLess
“Jus...t say it,” Nick demanded when I kept looking at him without saying anything. “Whatever’s on your mind, get it out.”
His anger confused me. I didn’t want him to feel pressured to stay at the house, which was why I hadn’t suggested it or jumped in to support the idea when Sean had brought it up. I knew how he felt about bending the rules everyone was expected to uphold.
“It’s nothing,” I lied. It was everything.MoreLess
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