Academic Pursuits by Harper Lou

Author:Harper, Lou
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, gay, college, mm
Publisher: Lou Harper

Chapter Seven

The lavender envelope arrived in the mail the following week. I knew before opening it was from my mother, of course. Nobody else wrote letters these days, especially on purple stationery. She inquired about our studies, imparted a few snippets of local gossip, relayed words of wisdom and sound financial advice from my father, and in closing she promised us—or threatened us with, depending on how you looked at it—a visit around Easter. She’d also enclosed two checks, five hundred dollars each, one for me and one for Jo. We were not to breathe a word about it to my dad, needless to say. Very typical of Mom, secretly spoiling us.

I knew Jo would blow her riches on canvases and paint within days. At first, I had no plans for my share, but out of the blue, an idea of a philanthropic nature struck me. Dayna and her neighbors were throwing a party on Friday night and pretty much everyone was invited, even those who weren’t. I was going to be there, so was Jo, and there was no reason why Wayne wouldn’t be. Good ole Wayne, who was brimming with untapped potential, or at any rate who wasn’t Colin-Dipshit-Kirkwood. Wayne to whom Jo still paid no attention at all. I was going to change that.

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Wayne opened the door of his dorm room looking confused.

“Hi, Wayne. Can I come in?” I asked cheerfully.

He blanched, and I couldn’t imagine why. His Adam’s apple bobbed, but no sound came out. I shrugged and took a step forward. He reflexively stepped back, and I was inside.

I looked around. Giant Hubble space posters adorned the walls—in line with what I’d been expecting.

I turned to Wayne. “I have a proposal for you.”

Wayne took another step back. “Don’t take it the wrong way. I’m flattered and everything, but I’m really not interested.”

He had me baffled. “You don’t even know what I was going to say.”

“It’s kinda obvious, isn’t it?” he asked, taking another backward step. The room wasn’t that big and at this speed he’d hit the wall under a minute.

“It is?”

“You have reputation for seducing straight guys.”

I laughed. “Oh that! Trust me, if I was seducing you, you’d have no clue till it was too late.”

“You’re not?”

Did he look disappointed?

“Definitely not. Unless you want me to.” I winked.

“No, it’s okay. Why are you here then?”

“You got a thing for Jo, right?”

“What if I do?”

I liked the stubborn jut of his chin. He wasn’t about to be intimidated by the pushy relative forbidding him to pursue the object of his amorous attentions.

“I’m going to help you get in with her.”

His chin dropped. “What…why?”

“Because you’re a nice enough guy, for sure nicer than Colin-Fuckwad-Kirkwood.”

The darkening of Wayne’s face signaled he knew what I was talking about and no further explanations were necessary.

He wrinkled his forehead. “How exactly do you plan to fix me up with Jo? She’s not interested.”

“Bah! You just have an image problem. I love Jo dearly, but she sometimes has a hard time seeing beyond the surface.

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