Chapter 5
Dane sat at the bedside and insisted Bear eat all the chicken soup and bread. He brewed a cup of green tea, poured honey into it and forced him to drink it.
The sour look on Bear’s face wasn’t enough to make Dane relent. Once he’d gotten it down, Bear leaned for support on the pillow at his back and said, “Now, go. I don’t know why you came.”
“Well, well, aren’t we grumpy?” Dane took his hand and pressed his lips to it. After a protracted sigh, he said, “Don’t you get it? Or are you afraid to get it? I love you, man. I want to marry you, to share the rest of my life with you. If we didn’t have jobs here, I’d want to move to a state where we could make it legal.” He looked up at Bear. “Funny thing is, I think you love me that way, too.”
“Grogan—”
Disgust tinged his voice as h
