Five Minutes Longer by Victoria Sue

Author:Victoria Sue [Sue, Victoria]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Gay Romance
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2016-12-02T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

FINN WOKE to a sound in the bathroom, and he remembered everything instantly. He looked over and put a hand out. The Talon-sized dent in the mattress was still warm. He picked up his cell phone: 5:00 a.m. He sat up as he heard the toilet flush, then lay back down quickly. Would it be awkward? Should he pretend to be still asleep? He needed a piss and, ugh, he needed a shower. He vaguely remembered Talon wiping him with a cloth, but the sheet he had lain on most of the night was stiff. Maybe they could get breakfast before they went to the enhanced kids’ unit. Go to Betty’s diner? Then he remembered his lack of cash. He looked up eagerly as the bathroom door opened.

Maybe not. Talon was dressed. He was clearly leaving.

Talon blinked, seeing Finn awake, almost as if he weren’t expecting it.

“Hey,” Finn said. Okay, as a conversational opener, it wasn’t original, but this was awkward, and he didn’t want it to be.

“I was just leaving,” Talon replied, stating the obvious.

Finn’s heart sank. It was going to be awkward. He sighed and sat up. “Do you want a coffee? I need a shower.” He wanted to scream. What he really wanted was for Talon to join him in the shower.

Talon shook his head and picked up his keys from the side of the bed.

Oh shit, thought Finn. Here goes nothing. “Wanna join me? You said last night we were going to interview the manager of the unit.” And then he fucked Finn into the mattress.

Talon shook his head again, then sighed and fixed his cool blue stare on Finn. “I’m sorry. Last night was a mistake. I shouldn’t have let things go that far between us. I’m sorry. This is all on me.”

Finn’s jaw fell.

“I—” Talon took another breath.

“Bullshit,” snapped Finn. “I can’t believe you’re going with the whole ‘It’s not you, it’s me’ speech. You had just as much of a good time as I did. We agreed it wouldn’t interfere with work.”

Talon looked exasperated. “I can’t. I’m sorry.” He swallowed, whirled around, and strode to the door. “Don’t forget to get your door fixed.”

Finn nearly threw something at him. The apartment door closed carefully. All the more deafening because it was quiet. Finn sighed and picked a thread from his sheet. He wanted to pout, to throw a fit. But he wouldn’t. Being a grown-up sucked sometimes. Humiliation turned to anger. Disappointment turned to hurt. Finn had spent his life not measuring up to other people. He shouldn’t be surprised, and he should really, really know better by now. He rubbed at the hurt in his chest and tried hard not to wish this time had worked out a little differently.

On the plus side, he wasn’t some loser virgin anymore. One never knew what would be around the corner, what was waiting just outside that door, and he threw his legs over the edge of the bed and winced. Okay, maybe he wouldn’t be rushing to the door quite yet.

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