Honeymoon for One by Keira Andrews

Author:Keira Andrews
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, M/M
ISBN: 9781988260372
Publisher: Keira Andrews
Published: 2019-09-09T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

The train rattled along as they headed to Parramatta, the suburb where Clay and his daughter lived. Ethan attempted to keep his shit together and not get too excited that he’d be seeing Clay’s home. That he’d be sleeping in Clay’s home!

Yeah, but I’m not sleeping with Clay, so get a grip.

“We can pick up some groceries and stop by the bottlo after we drop off our bags.”

Ethan frowned. “Stop by the what? Sorry.” He’d asked Clay to sit across from him on the train so he could see his mouth clearly and hopefully get the sound straight to both ears without any interruptions in the flow.

“The bottlo.” He laughed. “Sorry. Probably sounds like nonsense to Americans. The liquor store. We’ll get a carton of stubbies and put our feet up.”

Ethan laughed too. “Whatever you just said, it sounds great.”

He had no idea why the sudden, brittle tension in Clay had eased, but he sure wasn’t complaining. It was still a little tentative between them, not the completely easy rapport they’d had that night on Fraser Island, but instead of avoiding looking at Ethan altogether, Clay seemed to be sneaking glances at him now. Ethan didn’t question it. Even though his crush was hopeless, he was thrilled to have his new friend back.

“What kind of food are you keen on?”

“I’m easy. Whatever you want.”

“I can do some steaks on the barbie. Jacket potatoes. Some veggies too. Sam’s always on about me eating more of the damn things.”

He laughed. “That sounds amazing. Are you sure—”

“Yes.” Clay raised his eyebrows. “I’m sure it’s not a hassle having you stay the weekend.”

Ethan smiled gratefully. “Okay. I’ll look for a place right away. I should start now, actually.” He pulled out his phone.

Clay’s low laughter reached him in the quiet of the train. There were only a few other people in their car. Ethan looked up as Clay said, “It’ll be fine, no worries. Is this an American thing, being wound so bloody tight?”

“Maybe? Or just a me thing. I can get worked up sometimes.” He shifted in his seat, glancing at the industrial area zipping by, suddenly embarrassed. “As you know from the other day.”

Was that why Clay had been so standoffish? Because Ethan had freaked out about his missing batteries and been so…needy? Clay hadn’t seemed to mind at the time.

He seemed unbothered now. “Well, there’s no need. We’ll work it all out. I’ll bore you with some cricket, and you can have a nice nap.”

Ethan laughed, warmth blooming in his chest—that wonderful feeling of safety that he couldn’t quite explain. “Are you sure you’re not missing too much of it?” They’d left the pub before the match was under way, only having the one drink since Ethan had been so antsy and upset.

“Nah, it’s an ODI. It’ll go at least six hours. Probably more. It’s barely started.”

“Holy shit. That’s a long time.”

Clay chuckled. “A test match can go five days, so not by cricket standards. Oh, and ODI means ‘one day international.

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