Covering Christmas: A Small Town MM Romance by Caleb Marks

Author:Caleb Marks [Marks, Caleb]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: True Blue Dolphin Publishing
Published: 2022-11-24T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Dylan

Despite the frustration of our conversation last night, my spirits are lifted when I see Clay in the middle of Main Street, chatting with Robert.

Nolan is standing nearby, watching Clay intently with the eye of a hawk, and Aiden is next to him, playing with some buttons on the camera in his arms.

I hover in the eaves of the diner for a moment to watch the group. As Robert leaves, Clay strolls over to Nolan and Aiden, and he points down Main Street.

Nolan animatedly says something, and Clay reaches out and puts a gentle hand on his arm. I’m surprised at the rise of jealousy in my throat. Clay isn’t supposed to be touching Nolan. He’s supposed to be touching me.

Aiden gives a nod of approval to whatever Clay said, and the three of them walk out of my sight.

I sigh and shove my hands in my jacket pockets. I still have work to do at Gingerbread Lane to get it ready, and Clay probably doesn’t want me to interrupt anyway.

I know it’s my fault. Clay could have been touching my arm, but I keep pushing him away. By all accounts, that should have been me to stand next to him and Aiden while he gets his work done.

“You alright, Dyl?” Janice says as she comes out of the diner.

“Yeah. Yes, I’m fine.” I give her a small smile and hurry towards Gingerbread Lane to avoid any further questions.

As luck would have it, Clay is at Gingerbread Lane, talking to Nolan’s camera. Aiden is taking his role of assistant seriously and is taking notes on a clipboard. There’s something that tightens in my chest watching Clay fitting so nicely in my world.

As I get closer, Clay finishes his report and his gaze lands on me before a large grin spreads across his face. Take that, Nolan.

He makes his way to me, leaving Nolan and Aiden by the camera, and I’m relieved at the excitement to see me. After last night, I didn’t know what he was feeling.

“Good morning,” I say when he’s close enough to hear.

“Morning.”

He gives me a happy smile and leans forward to kiss me slowly. I reciprocate, knowing Nolan is watching. “Hey, so…” I clear my throat and look around us. “You want to go out for dinner tonight? Just the two of us?” I smile weakly. “Uh, Mom and Dad are taking Aiden to go see my aunts for tonight. They’ll probably stay there. It has been on the calendar for ages. I’m not trying to—”

Clay laughs. “A date sounds nice. I’m sure the diner will have space.”

I grin and wrap my arms around him. “I was thinking bigger. We’ll go out of Redhaven.”

He tilts his face up to mine and squints. “Are you trying to get laid by taking me to dinner?”

I lean in close to his ear. “If I was trying to get laid, I would skip dinner.”

Clay gives me a smirk and steps away from my arms. “In that case, I’m looking forward to dinner.

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