Boston Boys [01] - A Life Without You by Erica Pike

Author:Erica Pike [Pike, Erica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary, MLR Press LLC; Print ISBN# 978-1-60820-525-7; Ebook ISBN# 978-1-60820-526-4
ISBN: 9781608205264
Goodreads: 13411928
Publisher: MLR Press
Published: 2012-01-13T00:00:00+00:00

A Life Without You 113

“We’re going to that new gay club, Clash. Rick and the guys will be here in, like, five minutes to pick us up. You’ll have a blast.

Hey, maybe you can see if Jazz is ready to hook up again.” He grins and winks.

He keeps on chatting for the whole five minutes until a minivan pulls up and a bunch of colorful peacocks whistle and howl through the open windows while Rick gives me a calm wave from the front seat.

Jazz is most visible from the open door, looking all hot in purple, blue and black with his shaggy brown hair and turquoise eyes. We lock gazes for a couple of seconds before I look away.

I hate that I find this guy sexy. I feel like I’m cheating on Jesse just by looking.

“I’m heading back,” I say to Eric, who is already by the car.

“Fine. Go back and sulk. Should I check up on you later?”

“Nah, I’m going to sleep.”

Eric shrugs, waves, and jumps into the car. He joins in with Benji, Jazz, Cal-Al and Terry who are singing their heads off to a Justin Timberlake song as Rick pulls away.

The dorm is dark and cold. We haven’t been able to crank up the heat, so we just spend the nights under blankets in front of the TV whenever I can be bothered to go downstairs. I kind of do it just because I feel sorry for Eric, who complains that he’s so socially starved he’s plunging into depression. I know that’s not true because if I’m not around he just leaves for town to meet up with his friends or chats with Benji on the phone for hours.

I kick off my shoes and peel away my wet clothes. The moon shines through the snow-framed window and the room looks all neat and tidy. I have been working on the next semester’s reading material and finished proofreading all the articles I had saved up.

I even wrote one article on the need to add a better selection of fiction to the library. But I’ve had so much free time that I’ve cleaned the room twice – even Jesse’s side. The clothes he left behind are clean and pressed in his drawers. There’s only one item of clothing that I didn’t wash and that’s the t-shirt I sleep 114 Erica Pike

with. His scent is fading.

I take a long, long shower. The hot water feels good against my cold skin and I can’t bring myself to turn it off. Maybe I should just shower until I fall asleep, let it wash away all thoughts of Jesse.

I don’t even know how to react when we see each other again.

I think I’ve ruined whatever chance I had with him with my stupid, stupid words. But deep down I feel that he deserved it, because he keeps choosing her over me.

God, now that I’ve thought of Jesse again, my dick goes hard and I get flashbacks of our wonderful time in the shower. Was it really only two weeks ago?

With a growl I turn off the water.

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