Just a small, sincere, and true apology.
But in the twisted sense of trust, left Brandon with mixed emotions. After all, Killian had never been as transparent as he should have been if he had been remotely interested in Brandon.
So of course, the trust issues came up.
With a tired and resigned look on his face, he asked the inevitable. "What do you truly want? What is it that I can help you with, killian. What is the bottom line here?"
"The bottom line is," Killian kept his hand on the table as if he was bearing all his cards, "I want us to start afresh."
"Afresh how?" Brand wondered out loud. "In what way do you wish for us to start afresh?"
"I every way where you could see me as a potential lover, boyfriend, or fuck buddy. Whatever you wish to go with."
Brandon gulped and looked down at his empty plate. He had eaten the appetizer look had placed on his plate before.
"I'm not gay." He revealed slowly, even though it felt like a lie.
