Love Comes Silently(Senses 1) by Andrew Grey Read Free Book Online

say. He and Julianne had developed a sort of sign/body language of their own. It had slowly developed over the years since his accident. She’d often said that she’d take classes with him to help him learn to sign, but Patrick kept putting it off. He didn’t want to learn because it sort of meant giving up hope. “Your neighbor’s daughter came home from the hospital?” Julianne said tentatively, once Patrick had finished. “That’s really nice. Is she okay?”
Patrick nodded with a smile, smoothing his hand over his head.
    “Oh, she lost her hair,” Julianne said. “So that’s why you bought all the hats yesterday.” There were definitely no secrets in this town. Everyone knew everything about absolutely everyone. At least that had the side benefit of letting him talk less. Julianne set her purse on the workbench and pulled up a stool, settling in for a while. “Did she like them?” she asked, and Patrick nodded, pantomiming her reaction, to both his and Julianne’s delight. “Do they know they were from you?”
    Patrick shook his he ad, his expression turning serious. That he’d made Hanna and her dad happy was all that mattered, and seeing them out together with her wearing one of the hats he’d given her was all the reward he needed.
    “You don’t want them to know, do you?” Patrick shoo k his head again. “Why?” Julianne asked as she stood up and walked around the bench. “You have the kindest heart of anyone I’ve ever met, and not everyone is going to reject you because you can’t talk.” Patrick scowled and knitted his brows at Julianne. He knew the expression was exaggerated, but that was part of how he communicated. “I doubt they’re those kind of people,” Julianne added, and Patrick relaxed his expression. She was probably right, in fact more than likely right, but still….
    Patrick looked a round the workshop and found a piece of paper. “ I took mac and cheese like Mom used to make and Hanna really liked it. She said thank you and was wearing one of the hats I gave her .” Patrick passed the note to Julianne who read it and nodded. Patrick took the paper back. “ She seems like a very sweet little girl ,” he wrote.
Julianne smiled at him. “Sounds like she’s a real cutie.”
    Patrick colored, and Julianne got one of those knowing looks that always made Patrick squirm. When they were kids, he could never get away with anything around her because she could figure him out in two seconds. Now, she seemed even more in tune with him, and he turned to one of his machines.
    “Turning away isn’t going to do you a bit of good,” Julianne teased. “I saw the way you blushed.” He heard the stool skid on the floor and then her footsteps as she walked toward him. “You know, it’s okay to like whoever you want.” She touched his arm. “It’s her father that’s really caught your interest, isn’t it?” Patrick nodded, but didn’t turn around. “You know I loved your folks to pieces, but about you being gay, my aunt and uncle were full of shit!” Julianne told him with a touch of venom in her voice. “They filled your head with that nonsense to the point that you believe it, but they were wrong. And if they were still alive, I’d tell them so and you know it. So stop listening to what they filled your head with and follow your heart. You deserve to be happy just like anyone else.”
    Patrick reached for the pad of paper, trying to think how he could explain it to her, but he couldn’t. Even if he had his voice, he wasn’t sure he could tell her, and writing it down was damned near impossible. “ It doesn’t matter. He just broke up with his boyfriend ,” Patrick wrote.
    Julianne read it and then laughed. “Yes, he may need some time to heal, but that doesn’t mean you should sit on the sidelines and wait until the time is right.” Julianne went quiet, and Patrick knew she was up to something. “If you’re not sure, then it wouldn’t hurt to become his