An altercation was waiting for him there, and he hadn’t yet decided if he was going to stick to his guns or back down and wait for his pair of reluctant lovers to open their reality to the outside world. Trey understood why Reagan wanted to keep the truth about their relationship a secret. He even understood why Ethan wanted to hide his sexuality. What concerned Trey was that neither of them were willing to go to bat for this relationship—for him—and if he felt this miserable about it now, how would he feel after weeks of secrecy? Months of hiding who they were? He was sick just thinking about it. Trey typically went with the flow; he didn’t like to churn up controversy. His goal wasn’t to be different. He just was. He’d accepted his personality and his quirks long ago. With the exception of his fixation with Brian, Trey moved past life’s stumbling blocks easily, but when his heart was involved—his whole heart—he couldn’t walk away. He’d given his heart to two people, and he would not let go of them.
