ODDS OF LOVE SEASON TWELVE

Episode 83

Winston rolled over in their bed and stared at Joe  sleeping. Sleeping so damn peacefully.

How the hell could the man be sleeping so peacefully when he had just returned from being kidnapped ? , Winston thought as he continued to watch him gently snoring. He remembered that missing persons cop. What he had said in the hospital. He thought about exactly what Joe had been like before they had married. Before his own attack. Before...... Joe had never been one for commitment to another man beyond wham , bam , fuck me now , grab a gift bag on the way out and don't expect breakfast. Yes , Joe had asked him to marry him. Several times. And the reason he had rejected Joe the first time he had asked him was that as much as he loved the man he did not totally trust that he had truly changed his sexaholic ways. 

Was Joe really ready to settle down with him ? Have a nice maybe dull suburban life in Evergreen Acres ?  Maybe a baby ? A couple babies ? A dog ? A cat ? All the things he himself had denied himself for so long because he didn't think he deserved it because who and what he was in life. 

Had Joe gotten cold feet in the hospital ? Gotten one of his other men to bust him out of the hospital ? 

Winston sat up in the bed while still looking at his husband. Was that why Joe refused to tell him exactly what had happened to him ?  Why he refused to call the police ? 

And if that was true what the hell was he supposed to do in the aftermath of all this ? 

He heard Joe mumbling in his sleep. He thought he heard Joe say so softly , so groggily , " I'm so sorry , Winston. Please forgive me. I'm sorry. "

Winston's heart tugged painfully at those words. Forgive him for what ? He was tempted to wake the man up and demand answers from him. But then again did he really want to know the answers ? 

He lay back down beside his husband and kept thinking. 

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( Texts )

Spencer : Sooooo sweetie I'm at a sleepover. A slumber party lol. My first ever lol. 

DuBuis : A what ? Where are you ? You went to a PTA meeting at the Wicked Witch's house and now you're at a sleepover ? Please clue me in. It's late and I'm tired. When are you coming home?

Spencer : Lol I can't drive. Me and Mikey and Reese drank a little too much tonight at Reese's house. Scotch. We had scotch. Delicious delicious alcohol. I'll be home tomorrow. I wuv you so much. 

DuBuis : ROFL I wuv you too. You are sleeping over at Reese Malden's ? THE Reese Malden ? Can you get an autograph ?

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( Voice Texts )

L.L. : Damsel, where are you ? 

Michael : Lol at a slumber party at Reese Malden's house. Lil tipsy right now so maybe I shouldn't drive. I adore your blind gorgeous bossy tight ass , Prince. Hug Jamie goodnight 4 me. Love u. 

L.L. : You are where ? At Reese Malden's house ? And you didn't invite me ? When you get home we shall be having a discussion on leaving me out of such fun. And I love you too. Have fun , darling.