Hawke's Game by Natasha West

Author:Natasha West
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Tags: Gay & Lesbian, Lesbian Fiction, Fiction, Romance, Lgbt, Genre Fiction, Lesbian, Lesbian Romance, Literature & Fiction
Published: 2016-02-14T05:00:00+00:00

I woke up the next day with a moderate hangover. As I thought about the previous night, I tried not to think of its ending. It had just been a blip, that’s all. A crazy blip. But all in all, the evening had been fun. In fact, I hadn’t had that much fun since… I tried to think when I’d laughed so much. I couldn’t.

I remembered that I had Julia’s book to read. It would have been so easy to pull it up on my phone and start reading it immediately. But for some reason, I didn’t. Perhaps it was vanity, that I didn’t want to read something that made me look foolish. And if there was a chance of that, I wasn’t sure if I should actually read it.

And anyway, there was work to do. I had today to write and I didn’t want to waste it feeling groggy and sorry for myself. So I swallowed two aspirin with a giant mug of tea and sat down at my desk.

I started a new chapter heading and I thought about what it would contain, but as it came time to put word beside word, nothing came. It was odd, it had all been going so well the last week. I’d thought this chapter would write itself but I couldn’t quite find the will. It felt like my brains cogs had gotten something caught in them, grinding the whole device to a halt. What was it?

I had an idea of what it might be, but rather than dwell on it, I went over to the cafeteria to get some breakfast.

As I was standing in line, trying to think about the book but finding my thoughts going elsewhere, I felt someone grab my shoulders suddenly and I jumped a foot. I turned to see Lucas laughing like an idiot.

‘I’ve been shouting you for a million years, you didn’t turn around. Where was your head?’

I had no intention of answering that question.

‘Hey, did I hear you come in at some point in the night? I was half asleep but I swear it was you.’

‘You know my motto, in bed by midnight, home by three.’

‘Of course. Another successful exchange of info on Grindr, I presume?’

He looked a little pink at that and said ‘No, actually, it was a boy from my film studies class.’

That caught my interest. He wasn’t usually so coy about his conquests.

‘That sounds suspiciously like a real date.’

He made a dismissive noise, but it was not an answer. I was agog.

‘Lucas, have you got a boyfriend?! What’s his name? When can I meet him?!’

‘Woah! Take it easy, would you? It’s early days.’

I was the one laughing idiotically now, my delight was total.

‘Oh my god, Lucas ‘sex is practically a sport’ Perry has gotten himself a boyfriend. I love it’ I said, clapping my hands in glee.

‘Keep it down, would you? I’ve got a rep to protect as campus stud, for Christ sakes.’

‘Does your boyfriend know about this rep?’

He looked a bit worried at that.

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