Finding Beau (Liverpool Boys Series Book 2) by Alex J. Adams

Author:Alex J. Adams [Adams, Alex J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-07-16T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE

KWAN

I could have driven home. It was only just after 2 a.m., so I’d have been back home by two thirty at this time of the morning. I don’t know what made me ask any more than I knew why I needed to come here tonight. I just thought that maybe I could help him, keep him at least some way happy after what had happened.

He led the way to his room, and it was like the rest of the flat, immaculate but sparsely decorated. His room had a double bed pushed against one wall, a small bedside table with a lamp and an old digital alarm clock. The carpet was worn in places, and the wardrobe had a knob missing from the door.

We weren’t exactly rolling in money, but this was someone who was at least trying to do as well as he could with what he had. I felt even worse now about Beau having lost his job. It was clear he didn’t have much in the way of money.

“Quit, gawking, Kwan. I’m tired and just want to go to sleep. Do you want to take the wall or the other side?”

“I don’t mind. I’ll fit in wherever.” I stood and watched with interest as he undressed down to his bright orange underwear. He had his back to me, so he couldn’t see me checking him out.

“Are you just going to stand and watch me, or are you going to undress too?” I could hear laughter in his voice, so I didn’t feel so bad.

“Er, yes, of course.” I removed my shirt and unbuttoned my trousers, stripping to my black boxer briefs. I wasn’t going to strip naked—that would have been just wrong—but I did make sure to remove my socks. Nothing worse than wearing those to bed.

Beau did the same and climbed into the bed, scooting over to the wall, leaving me to lie on the edge. It was a small bed, not quite a double, and at a touch under six feet tall, my feet were almost hanging out the bottom.

“Turn the light off, Kwan.” I flicked the switch and lay on my back, staring up at the water-stained ceiling, my mind refusing to settle. There were no curtains up at the window, but it didn’t matter. We weren’t overlooked, but the orange street lights cast an eerie glow, headlights flickering on the walls.

It was quiet, though, and I could hear Beau’s breathing. He wasn’t sleeping. His breaths were too uneven for that. I asked regardless, though.

“Are you sleeping?”

“Yes, are you?”

“No. I can’t sleep.”

“Me either.” I heard the rustle of the duvet and felt Beau’s breath on my neck as he turned onto his side. “What do you want to know? I can hear your mind working from here.”

I shrugged even though he probably couldn’t see it. “Just stuff, I suppose. I don’t know anything about you other than your first name, yet here I am lying in your bed, half naked. Feels a little weird if I’m honest.

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