Just Add Ice by L.C. Chase

Author:L.C. Chase [Chase, L.C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wild Roan Press
Published: 2024-06-19T00:00:00+00:00

“I KISSED HIM,” Nick said without preamble.

He’d been a wreck when he’d arrived back home from the barbecue, kicking himself for running off like he had. But after an hour of pacing the house, agonizing over the guilt that had crashed into him over kissing another man for the first time—wanting to kiss that man again and again—and distressing Roo in the process, he called Sabrina.

Deafening silence greeted him from the other end of the line. Shit. He shouldn’t have called. Shouldn’t be bothering her with his problems.

“This was a bad idea.” He scrubbed a hand down his face, retracing his steps from one end of the living room to the other. “I’m sorry.”

“Don’t you dare hang up,” Sabrina ordered. He heard shuffling hushed voices in the background, followed by the familiar squeak of the patio screen door Jenny was always on her to repair. He pictured Sabrina pulling up a rocking chair on the veranda. “Okay. You kissed Hamilton. Start at the beginning and tell me everything.”

He huffed, annoyed but also not surprised. “How do you know who I kissed?”

“Please.” She snorted. “Haven’t we already been over this?”

“Okay, fine,” he acquiesced. “I kissed Hamilton.”

Just saying the words sent a fresh rush of adrenaline snaking through his veins. Keeping his voice even, he told her everything from spending half the afternoon talking with him and how fast time had passed, to the moment their mouths met, and how his world had tipped on its axis, followed by his embarrassing freakout and mad dash for home. As though admitting how much he loved kissing Rayne and wanted to kiss him again, now more than ever, meant he was over Geoff.

“And was it amazing?” she asked when he was done.

Right to the point, as always, which was why she was his best friend and he’d always taken her advice and insight to heart.

“It was everything.”

“So, what’s the problem?”

“I think you know,” he whispered. “How can something feel so right and so wrong at the same time?”

“Ask yourself which feeling is stronger.”

He closed his eyes and tried to settle into his emotions. He’d calmed since word-vomiting to her, but he still felt like his insides were quivering.

“Be honest,” she added.

He took a deep breath and stopped in front of the couch. Was he so amped up because of the fear of doing the wrong thing? Or was it excitement? That thrill of discovering that a crush felt the same way, urging a person to—

“—break out in song.”

“I’m sorry.” Sabrina snorted. “What?”

Nick surprised himself by chuckling. “I was thinking. Didn’t mean to say that out loud.”

“Okaaay. I’m going to take that to mean the right feeling is stronger.”

He sighed. “Yes, but—”

“No buts.” Sabrina was quiet for a moment. Her voice softer as she continued, “You deserve to be happy again, honey. To find love again. And to tell you the truth, I think he’s perfect for you. Jenny loves him too and she only just met him today. You have nothing to lose by giving him a chance.

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