Neither said a word on the drive home. Derek wanted to—damn but he wanted to—but he kept his thoughts to himself. They drove in silence until they got to Derek’s home. The moment he pulled into the driveway and shut off the car, Blake was out of the passenger seat and powerwalking to the front door. Derek scrambled to catch up with him, and when he unlocked the door, Blake pushed in first.
In that same silence, they took off their outerwear. Derek’s nerves were jangling in his stomach. What did Blake’s silence mean? Derek kept quiet for fear of pushing Blake, but Blake didn’t have the same fears. He couldn’t. Derek had made it clear on more than one occasion he wanted Blake forever.
“This is weird, right?” Blake finally asked.
Derek cast him a sidelong glance. “How so?”
Blake huffed ou
