Chapter 14 - I Want You To Stay

Chapter 14

After arriving back at the Mansion Brandon and Ezekiel silently agreed on heading up to the second floor. The sun was setting. Night crept up over the home and in the silence their beds called to them.

The smell of burning candles and soft pine danced all along the halls as Ezekiel and Brandon stepped off of the top of the staircases and Ezekiel walked beside Brandon to his room.

The moment Brandon saw the door to his room, he mumbled a quick good night to Ezekiel and tried to disappear, but his name on Ezekiel’s lips held him in the hall, before he could manage to even turn the door knob.

“Brandon? Wait...please.” Ezekiel called as they started to part ways. The call was a question and a demand all rolled up into one.

All throughout the hike back to the Mansion it had seemed he wanted to say something, but until now the words had remained unspoken....and because Brandon partially feared what he would say....he had allowed Ezekiel to remain in silence.

Brandon sensed someth