Chapter 27

“Did you tell him it was me?”

“He won’t talk to me. He’s shut me out completely.” Thomas found it hard to breathe. He didn’t know what to do to get through to Clark or if he even could. He had no job and no boyfriend. Maybe even no friends. “I’m sorry, Matt. I had no right to hit you. Can you forgive me?”

“Yeah, I already have. Can you forgive me?”

Thomas attempted a halfhearted smile. “I do. I know you would never do anything like that on purpose. I knew that all along.” He looked at Josh. “Are we good?”

“As long as you never lay a hand like that on Matt again we are,” Josh said with a nod.

“I won’t.”

“I can try to talk to him,” Matt offered. He’d scooted closer to his lover, and Josh put his arm around his shoulders.

Thomas shook his head. “I don’t think he’d listen. Probably would think I put you up to it. I can’t even get near his office. He has this secretary…I don’t know…it’s like she’s the Secret Service. I think he hates me or something.” God.