Bedroom Rodeo: A Billionaire Romance by Sarah J. Brooks

Author:Sarah J. Brooks [Brooks, Sarah J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Billionaire Romance, Alpha Billionaire Romance
Publisher: Sarah J Brooks
Published: 2017-08-02T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 79

Hal

Hal got into the passenger seat of the Range Rover and leaned his head back against the headrest as he buckled his seatbelt, staying quiet as Adam pulled out onto the street. For a while, neither of them said anything to each other, and Hal simply looked out the window.

“Did you two enjoy your romantic escapade into the woods?” Adam asked him, and Hal could clearly hear the annoyance in his voice.

Hal sighed. He was in no real mood to put up with Adam’s ridiculous overprotectiveness.

“We did, thank you,” he said simply. “And I trust you enjoyed your time off as well.”

Adam grunted at him.

“You know I worry about you,” Adam said simply, and Hal felt a quick tinge of guilt, knowing his friend’s concern for him was coming from a good place.

“I know,” Hal said softly and fell quiet. He returned his attention to looking at cars as they passed outside the window.

“What?” Adam asked, his voice a mix of suspicion and concern. “No quips about my mothering care?”

Hal couldn’t even muster a smile and only responded with a small shrug.

Silence lingered between them for a few moments more before Adam finally spoke.

“Hal,” he said, and Hal turned to face him. Adam’s brows were furrowed, and his lips curled into a frown. “Are you alright?”

Hal frowned a little as well as he did his best to come up with an honest answer for that question. Actually, he knew very well that the answer was no. He had not felt completely at rest emotionally since he had snapped at Jesse the other night. That episode had impacted him deeply, and a part of him had been wound up, tense, and anxious ever since. What he really couldn’t decide was whether or not he really wanted to discuss any of that right at this moment with Adam.

At length, he decided that it would be far better to talk to a friend about this issue rather than let it build up inside of him.

“No,” Hal finally answered. “I’m not.”

Hal watched Adam blink at him for a moment. The other man was probably surprised at his openness, and Hal could hardly blame him. They very seldom talked about serious matters and much less emotional ones.

“Well …” Adam said, seeming to struggle for words a little. “What’s wrong, then?”

Hal was quiet for another moment, trying to figure out how best to voice what was going on inside of him.

“I don’t know,” he finally said, running a hand over his face. “I think I might just be paranoid that Jesse won’t want to be with me in the long run.”

“Oh,” Adam said, and Hal could tell that he felt like a fish out of water. “I mean, I guess that’s a concern when you’re in a relationship with anyone, right?”

“Right,” Hal mumbled. He did agree with Adam, but somehow he felt no consolation from his words. In reality, he knew that wasn’t exactly what he was afraid of, but he didn’t dare to even think of what his deepest fears were, lest he think them into existence.

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