“Can I ask my question again?”
“You can always ask a question again, but I remember. The answer is you’ll have to wait and see. Now, I need you to make me a promise.”
Uh-oh. Here it comes. “Okay.”
“Wait. Give it a few more weeks to see if your feelings change, and to mull over everything we’ve discussed. Can you at least do that much for me?”
A few weeks wasn’t horrible. Tate licked his lips. A few weeks wasn’t bad at all. He’d been so worried Master Zane was going to forbid him seeing Rogan at all. This was nothing.
“Yes, Sir. I can do that.”
“And one more thing before we discuss some everyday rules and tasks for you. If you do end up wanting to take things to the next level, I want to meet him. All right?”
Tate couldn’t imagine the vanilla undercover cop ever agreeing to such a thing, but he supposed it made sense.
“All right, I promise.”
“Good boy. Now, let’s discuss some rules.”
Tate tried to focus on Master Zane’s words, but his attention kept being snagged by when he would get to see Rogan next. Sunday was only a few days away, but it still seemed too far away. His shoulders slumped as Master Zane rambled on about something related to taking the bus to an area where he felt safe then walking in the sunshine. If a few days was too long, then what about keeping his attraction to himself?
A few weeks.
What had seemed like no big deal a few minutes ago now seemed like an eternity.