Irresistible Valentine: Gay Romance by Trina Solet

Author:Trina Solet [Solet, Trina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-02-03T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

These days Malcolm made sure to escape the office during lunch. Candy was too busy to come with him today, but before leaving for his lunch break, Malcolm stopped by the conference room where she was organizing some documents for a meeting.

"Want me to bring you anything?" he asked her.

"Nah. I'm craving chips," she said. "I'll hit the vending machine later."

"OK. I'll probably just grab something I can walk around with," Malcolm told her.

"I don't know why you don't let your boss wine you and dine you, try to win you back," she teased him.

"How about because he hasn't asked except that one time?" Malcolm said. He didn't think Derrick wanted to win him over or anything like that, but even if he did, without trust, Malcolm couldn't be won over.

That's what he told himself, but it hurt to lose whatever he and Derrick had so briefly. His heart felt like it was breaking every time he thought back to Derrick in his bed and even the time they spent just being together with Paula.

Malcolm went out to spend his lunch break alone. Walking through Archstone Square, he was heading for the fountain while drinking some soup and munching on a bun. At lunchtime, the square was busy with people from nearby office buildings congregating there on their break.

Taking another sip of his soup, Malcolm saw Derrick ahead of him. Derrick saw him too and there was no way to avoid him now without being rude. As they approached each other, Derrick gave him a cautious smile.

"It's nice running into you," he said when they crossed paths by the fountain.

"Are you on your way somewhere?" Malcolm wondered.

"On my way back from an appointment," Derrick said.

They ended up strolling together by the fountain, and Malcolm noticed Derrick staring at some Valentine's decorations going up on the light posts.

His eyes on the banners with pink clouds and red hearts, he asked Malcolm, "So, Valentine's Day is coming up. Do you have any plans?"

Malcolm clenched his jaw at the question. Of course he had no plans. Until recently, he had dreams of a Valentine's Day with Derrick. He didn't feel like admitting he had no date for Valentine's Day, only dashed hopes, so he went with a question of his own. "Why are you asking?"

"Oh, I thought maybe you might like to take some time off?"

Not feeling hungry any more, Malcolm threw his unfinished bun and soup in the trash. "No, I don't have any plans," he said tersely then he asked a question he didn't want to know the answer to. "Do you have plans for Valentine's Day?"

Of course, Derrick would have plans. Now he wished he could cover his ears so he wouldn't hear anything Derrick said.

Derrick didn't say much though. "Nothing special," he said and looked at Malcolm with an unreadable expression.

Feeling resentful, Malcolm wondered, "Maybe you're spending Valentine's Day with someone whose name starts with K?"

Derrick bristled at the mention of K. As Derrick's expression darkened, Malcolm immediately regretted bringing it up.

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