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It didn’t feel right anymore.

To say that Lake regretted his decision was an understatement.

Lake had made the wrong decision.

With a heavy sigh, he turned and made his way out of the locker room.

The servers, bartenders, and staff were in cleaning mode. Security didn’t have the same responsibilities and were usually the first out of there. Lake especially got to leave earlier than the others since once the hall was clear and he’d checked all their nightly guests out, he was done.

He pushed open the door and stopped.

Jesse was leaning against the desk with Al in his hands.

“Hi,” Lake said.

“Hey, baby.”

“What are you doing here?” Lake asked.

“Turns out that this little guy was missing his brother.” Jesse shook Al. “I might have missed you too.”

Lake lurched forward. He buried his head into Jesse’s chest.

Jesse wrapped his arms around Lake.

“I missed you too,” Lake said. “I’ve been with you for the last two nights. I know it’s crazy. I almost packed a bag to stay again.”

“You should have,” Jesse said.

Lake pulled back. “I don’t want to impose.”

“Or are you scared that I’ll get tired of you?”

Lake should have known that Jesse would know what he’d been thinking. What his concerns were. He nodded.

“It’s probably a good thing that the same didn’t occur to me.” Jesse bent and picked up a duffel bag.

“What’s that?” Lake asked.

“My overnight bag. So that I can go home with you.”

“You want to go home with me?”

“I called Remi and made sure that it wouldn’t be crossing any boundaries if I came home with you,” Jesse said.

“And he told you that it was fine,” Lake guessed.

“His exact words were that it was your house too. You can have whoever you want to stay with you.”

“And you’ll stay?” Lake asked.

“If you want me to,” Jesse replied with a smile.

“I want you to.”

“Then let’s get you home,” Jesse said. “I’ll drive.”

“What about my car?”