Craving Love: An Age Gap Romance (The Secret Love Series Book 1) by Kat T. Masen

Author:Kat T. Masen [T. Masen, Kat]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-11-17T16:00:00+00:00

FIFTEEN

“Eric, is there a point to this story?”

The young man serves our drinks, prompting Eric to smile politely while pretending he’s not checking the bartender out. There’s an awkward silence when he leans over, but thankfully he’s quick to pull back and continue to offer his services before leaving us to serve other customers.

“Did you smell him?” Eric asks, fanning himself.

“Yeah, he smelt nice. And?”

Eric cocks his head, staring at me with judgment. “I have so much to teach you still.”

I shake my head in disagreement. “The last time you taught me something, it stuck in the wrong way. Never again.”

“Oh?” Eric grins proudly. “Do tell.”

“No chance. Besides, I told you I only have an hour for lunch.”

In typical Eric fashion, he pouts when he doesn’t get his way, crossing his arms like a petulant child. Though, also like a child, he soon forgets, then brings up something else with excitement.

“Spill all the juice about Hunter Cash,” he begs with way too much enthusiasm. “I need to know everything.”

Eric isn’t the right person to discuss my brief encounter with Hunter Cash. Nor is Ava, despite her abusing me over text messages. What am I supposed to say, anyway? There was a stupid moment when I shook his hand, and something weird happened. How that night, when I was attempting to fall asleep, my brain wandered into uncharted territory, thinking about what it felt like to have an older man touch me.

The more I think about it, the more juvenile it sounds, or at least, the more juvenile it makes me sound. All I have to do is play this whole thing down and show Eric that Hunter has no effect on me whatsoever.

“There's not really much to say,” I answer nonchalantly. “I met him last week in a board meeting. He was polite, but that was it. I really don't have much to do with him. Actually, I don't have anything to do with him. All the work I do is mainly for Meredith.”

“That's not what Ava tells me.”

“Ava knows nothing,” I retort, realizing it made me sound guilty like I’ve done something wrong. “I meant to say that Ava is a bored housewife making shit up. There’s nothing to tell.”

Eric keeps his gaze fixated as if he’s attempting to break me.

“So, you don't want to tell me Hunter Cash is besties stepdaddy?”

An unflattering groan escapes me. “You sound just like Ava. What's the big deal? Yes, he is technically April’s stepfather. End of story. Can we please move on to something more enjoyable and entertaining to talk about?”

“Sure.” Eric grins in amusement. “How about your upcoming birthday? It’s the big two, oh.”

I somewhat regret changing subjects now. “Let me guess. You want to have a party of some sort?”

“Honey, it's not a birthday without a partay,” Eric claims. His eyes light up, which I know is not going to be a good thing. “What are you thinking? Destination birthday? Something at home?”

I'm quick to interrupt him. “In case you have forgotten, a certain father of mine doesn't talk to me.

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