Shatterproof Illusions

Gareth stood off to the side, watching the two of them roughhouse, his expression unusually focused.

Derek glanced at him by accident—and froze.

Plenty of people had said Derek was all muscle and no brains. He admitted it himself. Sometimes, he really was a little slow. There were a lot of things—feelings, especially—that he didn't know how to put into words.

So he lowered his head and seriously t