Timonthy was thinking the same way. Imagining a life in which, after a suitable holiday just to make sure that he wasn’t being premature, he took Gerard home. He would probably marry him if he agreed, just to avoid the endless questions and confusion. It made him happy imagining introducing him in that way. It wouldn’t even matter to him if the marriage lasted, although […]
“I’ll pretend that’s an indication of how much you love me,” Timonthy said to keep the conversation light but he stored that in his mind. Gerard was threatening to become morose again. “I know we’ve only known each other two days but it did seem odd without you here,” Gerard admitted. Timonthy felt a yawning chasm within him open up. It was such a little […]
He wanted to stay. He could see that Paris wanted to stay and so Lizzie had to agree with them. It gave him time to work out what the situation was with Gerard and him and perhaps time to solve the mystery of why Paris was not her normal self. So there was nothing to do but to relax and as Stolid suggested, pretend he […]
Now Yan and Paris lay on the grass and held their hands out to touch the rainbows. Yan was shouting excitedly. “Where does the water come from?” Timonthy asked curiously. “It flows underground somewhere in this lump of rock, I presume from that mountain over there, and then it escapes just below this point. He could see it now as he carefully leaned out. “A […]
“I’d rather not be alone if I had the choice,” Timonthy said. Why he was reluctant to show any enthusiasm? Was it just to protect him from potential claims of being too pushy? No, although that was sometimes in his mind: he knew honestly it was because if he showed enthusiasm and then he was rejected it would make it feel so much worse. He […]