" The doorbell rang.
Jared looked at the door and didn’t move.
It rang again.
Sighing, Jared set the bottle down, got up and crossed the room.
He opened the door and wasn’t surprised to see Gabriel.
“Why didn’t you wait for me? I told you I’d come after the training.” Gabriel sniffed and narrowed his eyes. “Were you drinking?”
“Yes,” Jared said.
Concern flashed through Gabriel’s face. “Why?” he asked, pushing past Jared into the house. “Something wrong?”
Jared laughed, shutting the door and leaning against it. It was a horrible sound, but he couldn’t stop. He laughed, and laughed, and laughed—at himself more than anything else. Yes, something was wrong: his life.
A fool. A lovesick fool.
“Jay?” Gabriel said, his voice unsure.
“I think congratulations are in order.”
“Congratulations?”
“Yes,” Jared said, meeting Gabriel’s eyes. “On impending fatherhood.”
Gabriel’s face lost all color. He opened his mouth but closed it without making a sound.
“Why?” Jared said, asking the question that had been bothering him for hours. “Why didn’t tell you tell me? I thought—I thought I’d be the first person you’d tell something that important.”
Gabriel’s throat convulsed as he swallowed. He just looked at Jared and didn’t say a word. "

― Alessandra Hazard , Just a Bit Unhealthy (Straight Guys #3)