Five Dates by Amy Jo Cousins

Author:Amy Jo Cousins
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: age gap, blind dates, humorous, slow burn/UST
Publisher: Amy Jo Cousins
Published: 2014-10-01T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

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“Jay picked out this guy?” Devin heard his own voice hit a pitch more commonly found in teenage girls. A man shouldn’t have to hear news that caught him off guard while standing around in his drawers.

It didn’t help that he hadn’t heard from Jay since the guy had bolted from his car on Tuesday night. Now, as he got dressed for date number three, his sister hovered awkwardly in the doorway while he debated about wearing again the simple but stylish outfit Jay had picked out for him. But even pulling those hangers out of his closet made his stomach clench. With nerves or arousal, he wasn’t sure. He shoved the clothes deep in the back of his closet and moved to his dresser instead. Black turtleneck and a pair of dark jeans would have to do. Close enough.

“Well, he helped.”

“What do you mean, he helped?”

Lucy blushed and crossed her arms over her chest. Her gaze flicked away from Devin before returning to look him in the eye. Stepping into his bathroom to change, he left the door open so he could hear her explanation. “He told me to stop thinking with my dick unless all I wanted was for you to get laid.”

Huh. Pretty good advice.

He tugged on his jeans and changed shirts.

“So, you what? Ran my date by him?”

“No.” He stuck his head out the door at Lucy’s long pause. She blushed. He rolled his eyes and waved a hand in a C’mon circle. Yes, yes. We know you’ve overstepped your bounds again. Get on with it. “I wanted to find out what was going on with him, since you were being such a closemouthed bastard about it all.”

He smashed toothpaste on his toothbrush and brought tube and brush out into his bedroom with him. Lucy didn’t look away as he pinned her with a look. Telling her about shopping at Jay’s store had obviously only encouraged her. Then again, he hadn’t told her anything about Tuesday night’s disastrous finale. “You didn’t think that maybe it wasn’t any of your business?”

“That’s what he said,” she admitted. “But he was into you, Dev. If he thought he was hiding that in his emails, he sucks at covert activity. And I know you’re into him.”

“Listen, Luce. I know you mean well, but don’t push, okay?” He stuck his toothbrush in his mouth and squeezed his last warning around the edges. “I mean it.”

“Fine.” The set of Lucy’s mouth was mutinous. “But I still think he’s into you. I feel bad. I think I screwed this up.”

He headed for the front hall coat rack, stopping to kiss his sister on the head. “It’s not your fault. But you could always let me off the hook for the rest of the dates.”

“No way, dude. Maybe he’ll ask me how they’re going and get jealous.”

“Maybe.”

He doubted it. Devin knew he was going to do that stupid wishing on eyelashes or pennies in fountains shit, because he was an optimistic and superstitious

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