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Once Jakob went back to watching television, Sammy questioned Leo with a look. Leo
shrugged and pulled Sammy to his side, wrapping his arm around him.
Leo leant down and whispered in Sammy s ear.  Been doing some thinking. I talked to
George again, and he doesn t seem to have a problem with the two of us being out as a
couple at work.
 Cool, Sammy said, brushing his lips over Leo s. He settled against the man he was
seriously falling for and pretended to watch television. His thoughts were all over the place,
wondering why the sudden change in Leo s attitude.
Leo had spent quite a bit of time over the last week with either Neil or Butch while
Sammy tried to keep Zac s spirits up. He wondered which of Leo s new friends he had to
thank for his lover s about face.
He rested his hand on Leo s thigh, perfectly content with his life at the moment.  Oh,
the printer is bringing by the banners they agreed to donate. They re supposed to be here any
time, so we can get them up. I thought we d put one at the park entrance, one at the actual
location and one in front of city hall since most people drive by it.
Leo kissed the top of Sammy s head.  Sounds good, babe. Thanks for getting them to do
that.
Sammy gazed up into Leo s eyes.  I ve enjoyed helping on this. I ve met a lot of new
people since I started working on it. And I think we re going to make enough money to get a
lot of the things the new centre needs.
He pulled Leo s head down for another deep kiss.  You should be proud of yourself.
The deep blush on Leo s face was new.  I couldn t have done it without help, but
thanks.
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Jakob broke into their lovefest with a clearing of his throat.  Sorry to interrupt, but has
Zac said when he ll be ready to return to work?
 Next week, Leo answered.
 You should go by and see him. I think he s going stir-crazy with just his dad to keep
him company. He s still too embarrassed to go out of the house, but I m going to try to get
him to come to the cook-off tomorrow, Sammy said.
He hated to lay Zac s appearance out on the table, but Jakob needed to be prepared for
what he d see.  It ll be hard, but try not to stare when you see him. Unfortunately, he ll
probably have to endure several plastic surgeries before the right side of his face resembles
the Zac we ve all come to know.
Jakob narrowed his eyes and jumped out of the chair. He headed for the bunkroom and
threw his response over his shoulder.  I m not the kind of person to stare at someone s
misfortune.
Sammy bit his bottom lip as Jakob retreated.  Shit. I didn t handle that very well.
Leo pulled Sammy into his lap.  I don t think it was what you said. There s something
else going on with Jakob. He and Zac were getting to be really good friends. Has Zac said
why Jakob hasn t been by to see him?
Sammy shook his head.  He said he called once, but hadn t been by, which is why I
said something.
Leo swatted Sammy on the ass.  Well, I guess we ll just stay out of it from now on. Let s
go get dinner started.
Sammy climbed off Leo s lap and held his hand out to help his lover to his feet.
 What re you making me?
 There are only three of us, so I stopped and bought some steaks. The weather s nice
enough to grill, so I figured why not.
Stepping into the kitchen, Sammy opened the cabinet and pulled out the bag of
potatoes.  Boiled, baked, fried or mashed?
 Boiled is fine with me, Leo answered.
Turning on the faucet, Sammy started peeling potatoes.  Can I ask you something?
 Sure. Leo continued to mix up a marinade to pour over the meat.
 What happened in the last week to make you change your mind about us?
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Leo poured the mixture over the steaks and set them in the fridge. He walked over and
washed his hands before pulling Sammy into his arms.
Sammy quickly dropped the knife he was holding in the sink and reciprocated Leo s
embrace. He gazed up at Leo and waited.
 I realised how lucky I was to have you in my life. And I decided young or not, you re
the man I want to spend my time with. If something happens to change that, I ll be upset, sad
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