Embracing Fate by C.C. Dado

Author:C.C. Dado [Dado, C.C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: gay romance
ISBN: 978-1-64080-730-3
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2018-10-25T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9: First Date

DON’T STRESS…. The words repeated in Seth’s head like a bad joke as he threw another shirt onto the pile he’d created on his bed over the last hour. He was down to one lightweight V-necked aqua blue sweater left in his closet. Throwing it on, he was surprised to find it actually fit pretty well and balanced the look of the jeans he had decided on earlier. It didn’t even bother him that it made his contrasting eyes stand out more.

Next was the hair. Seth combed through it, his long bangs falling into place over his eye, and realized it no longer gave him the sense of security that it had before. It was like the barrier he’d created to distance himself from the world had become his prison. This was his mate. He wanted to look him in the eye. He needed to see acceptance, in place of the ridicule he had experienced in his past. With the decision made, Seth styled his hair up and out of his face.

The downstairs door buzzer rang as Seth was grabbing his keys off the kitchen counter. He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and headed down to his first date.

His stomach felt like it was being attacked by a swarm of locusts when he opened the door and saw the smile fall from Jack’s face, the flowers Jack was holding seemingly forgotten, slowly lowered to his side, as he stared at Seth, not saying a word.

The silence had Seth looking down at the ground, wishing he had his bangs to hide behind.

“Don’t do that,” Jack said softly, reaching out and lifting Seth’s chin to look at him. “I just can’t get over how beautiful you are.”

Seth dropped his gaze again at the words that instantly turned the locusts to butterflies.

“I like being able to see your eyes,” Jack said, holding the bouquet of flowers out to him. “These are for you.”

“Thank you.” Seth took the flowers, unable to hold back the smile taking over his face.

They stood there like that, smiling at each other, until the bakery door opened next to them.

“You lovebirds want me to take those and put them in water?”

Seth turned to frown at Max for embarrassing him and caught Max’s shocked expression at Seth’s hair. But it quickly turned to a smile full of pride and eased the rest of Seth’s nerves.

“You two have a good night,” Max said, giving Seth one last smile before taking the flowers and closing the door behind him.

“Your business partner is some character.”

“He’s probably certifiably insane,” Seth assured him. “But he means well, always.”

Jack seemed to like the response, grinning at Seth. “That’s good.”

Seth tried not to be too obvious checking Jack out as they walked down the main strip of town. He looked good, as usual. Seth liked that Jack was taller than him. His body was muscular but in a long, lean way. He wore jeans and a dress shirt, his wavy brown hair left loose.

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