Wayne’s mouth was sandy dry but he swallowed anyway. Did Justin just say what he thought he just said? Falling in love with you... He immediately seized the part of the statement he knew he could respond to.
“...I’m glad...” he stammered, “...’cause I don’t want you to. Leave. Because...” Because you’ve been gone long enough as it is.
“...yeah,” he finished lamely, his mind racing. What the hell do you say to someone who just confessed he was falling in love with you?
Wayne wasn’t sure he knew what that even meant. Love was something he had shared with his mother, and in a twisted way, his father and brother too. But...he was drawing a complete blank.
“...stay with me?” he asked hoarsely, finally looking at Justin through his curtain of fringe. “Tonight?”