Acting Out by Sharon Bidwell

Author:Sharon Bidwell [Bidwell, Sharon]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2016-01-09T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Alex drove. That was hardly surprising, since Nick only got behind the wheel of a car for a role. What did surprise Alex was Nick accepting with just a nod. He’d been extremely quiet since the kiss. The silence in the car on the way home felt eerie.

“I’d ask your place or mine, but that might sound strange given the circumstances.” Alex tried to make a joke. Alex glanced at Nick long enough to see him turn his head. The light from on-coming cars made Nick’s eyes appear glassy—or maybe he was genuinely dazed. Alex needed to know where they were going. “I said—”

“I heard.”

At least Nick was speaking, but he still sounded dreamy.

Alex kept his attention on the road, gave Nick time. “I’m going to have to know soon.” He would need to pull off or keep driving, and he didn’t fancy making the choice.

Nick’s hand went to his brow, rubbing, as if even this decision was too much for him. The situation troubled Alex as well, although for what he surmised were quite different reasons. He had a responsibility here. He needed to decide if he were seriously going to pursue something with his best friend, and if so, what that something was. That depended on what Nick wanted, but Alex could almost taste the other man’s response. He could sense the calculation going on in Nick’s mind.

“Let me take a wild guess,” Alex said, opting to play devil’s advocate. “You’re trying to assess which destination would be the less damaging. You know the evening isn’t over, and we need to talk, but you’re trying to decide if it would be worse to have me chase you into your bedroom or have me lead you into mine back at my place.”

“I think I’m going to be sick.”

“Not quite the romantic response I was hoping for.”

“Stop being an arsehole.”

“I’m not…trying to be.” Alex slowed the car. “I really do need to know which way to turn.” He meant the car, but he could be talking about their situation. Nick looked to the left leading to his home, and then he glanced right. Fortunately, the hour was late and traffic light. There was no one behind them. Nick took his time.

“Your place,” Nick finally said.

Nodding, Alex signalled out of habit and steered the car in that direction before Nick could change his mind. The choice was encouraging. Although they could have sex anywhere, his place was definitely the less safe option. Nick would have felt more in control at home. The fact that he’d chosen to go with Alex said that he was open to possibilities—and Alex could think of a thousand of those.

* * * *

Nick stared at the steering wheel, which looked small in Alex’s hands. Strange how such large hands could carry a sense of strength and promise. A contradiction seemed to exist in those hands, conveying both threat and safety. Nick didn’t want to think about that, but the more he tried not to, the more his thoughts returned to those hands on him, holding him tight.

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