All Chapters of Between Closed Doors: Chapter 61

Jordy forced himself to stay calm under his mother’s gaze.The living room suddenly felt too warm, too quiet, too small.“You know I love you, right?” she repeated softly.Jordy nodded slowly. “I know.”She smiled faintly, though the worry in her eyes did not disappear.“I just want you to be honest with me.”His stomach tightened.Because he knew exactly what she was asking without her needing to say it directly.For a second, Jordy considered telling the truth.Not everything.Just enough to stop hiding.But then reality crashed into him again.Matt upstairs.Their parents newly married.The disaster that would follow.No.He could not.Not now.His mother finally asked the question quietly.“Are you seeing someone?”Jordy’s heart slammed painfully against his chest.He looked down briefly before shaking his head.“No.”Th