Eight Dates: A Holiday Romantic Comedy by E.M. Lindsey

Author:E.M. Lindsey [Lindsey, E.M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-11-19T16:00:00+00:00

twelve

“This is ridiculous,” Ben told himself, pacing back and forth. He was in his living room instead of his home office, chanukiah glowing in the window. His gaze fixed on the center candle, the little blue flame in the middle giving him a sharp retina burn.

He didn’t want to leave the house. Leaving the house meant being near Nova but not being allowed to touch. It meant sitting across from some other person he wanted nothing to do with. Beau could be the perfect man in literally every way, but Ben’s heart had already been captured by someone else, and no one would ever be able to compare.

He was doing this for Nova—for his absurd idea that Ben needed to finish out this journey because he might resent Nova if he didn’t. He couldn’t make heads nor tails of that logic, but he also understood in a way. Ben had his own strange hang-ups after his ex cheated and humiliated him.

He hadn’t taken on another TA since Chris, and he wasn’t sure he ever would. And should he ever crack and relent under department head pressure, he’d probably have a panic attack if the new TA and Nova ever met. It wouldn’t be fair to Nova, but Ben had a feeling he’d understand.

So he could do this.

He could sit through pointless, useless dates and smile and nod. He could play nice and polite and then go home and dream that the next two days flew by because that was all that separated him and Nova from being able to kiss him and touch him without anything standing in their way.

He’d gone home the night before with tented pants and blushing cheeks. He’d immediately hopped in the shower, jerking off with his tongue curling around Nova’s name, the sound of it like a prayer whispered under a moan, bouncing off the tiles as he painted them with his come. He’d damn near fallen to his knees with the force of his orgasm, and he’d crawled into bed after that, staring at Nova’s name in his phone.

He hadn’t been brave enough to call, but he was regretting that now.

Squaring his shoulders, Ben glanced at the time, then grabbed his thicker peacoat and headed for his car. The sky was a strange pale grey from the thick clouds, and it started snowing the moment he got on the road. The fat flakes were distracting as he navigated familiar roads to the bar, and he felt a strange rush of relief when he saw the parking lot was nearly empty aside from one SUV, which he had a feeling probably belonged to Beau.

Ben pulled up and killed the engine, then took several breaths before stepping out. He shoved his hands into his pockets and hurried for the door, shaking off a few drops of melted snow as he stepped inside. The hostess wasn’t the same one as before, but the woman must have seen him around because she just jerked her head toward his table, and he fought back a laugh as he walked in and glanced over.

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