My heart was still racing, but not from fear anymore, but something warmer.
Omg, omg…what should I do?
Should I feel proud, terrified, or embarrassed?
Everyone's eyes are on me, and I'm frozen. This isn't how I envisioned coming out to them. I wasn't ready, didn't get a chance to prepare. Why didn't he warn me? Now, I'm caught off guard, with no script to follow.
Why didn't he tell me? Why didn't he ask?
But then again…he did it.
Dominichad chosen to stand up here, with me, in front of his brothers. He hadn't just let the truth out…he'd pulled me into it.
I glanced at him, and he caught my eyes. His grip tightened again.
And just like that, in the middle of all the chaos and fear, he'd given me something I didn't expect, something steady.
Us.
Dominic cleared his throat. "So… yeah. That's Ash. My boyfriend. Don't make it weird."
The boys exchanged looks.
Jasper's jaw dropped. "Bro. Now? Really? We're on the edge of death and you're…" He threw his hands up. "God, Dom."
