Kitchen Gods Box Set by Beth Bolden

Author:Beth Bolden [Bolden, Beth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-07-19T04:00:00+00:00

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Alex was going to pretend like nothing had happened.

Matt wanted to be an actor for a reason, and that was because he was good at it, so he employed a few of the skills he’d learned in school and buried the frustration and rejection so far down nobody, even Iron Man, who was scary perceptive, could see it.

He’d noticed Matt’s mood when he’d returned to the VIP section after kissing Alex.

“You hooking up with him?” Sexy Tony Stark had asked, leering a little.

“It’s not like that,” Matt had answered shortly. But it could be, he knew it could be, and it could be so much more than just a casual hookup in a backroom when they were both horny. He’d felt the pain in Alex’s voice when he’d talked about giving up and seen the hope flash when Matt had insisted that he never would.

He hadn’t been lying. He wanted to hear Alex sing. He wanted to see the genuine smile he tried to hide away in favor of that mysterious brooding smirk.

“But you want it to be,” Hulk chimed in.

“He’s hot,” Matt said, like that was all Alex brought to the table, and even he could tell he was lying. So much for being a good actor.

“And there’s that mystery that floats around him like a cloud,” Thor pointed out. “That’s not attractive at all.”

“Okay, I’m intrigued,” Matt admitted. “But I really don’t think he’s interested. I think he just has some sort of weird savior complex.” He forced himself to smile and not think about the kiss that Alex hadn’t really returned. “Are you guys ready for the costume contest?”

Everyone nodded, and after making sure Iron Man’s arc reactor was firmly glued to his chest, Matt left the table to make rounds at the other two tables he’d been assigned after coming back from break.

He saw Alex out of the corner of his eye, pouring drinks and looking even more morose, while still managing to look even hotter. It was pure magic. Annoying, but still magical.

Serving the rest of his tables, he pasted on a happy, charming smile which hadn’t felt so fake earlier, and got everyone pumped up for the costume contest that would be starting shortly, encouraging even some of the shyer clubgoers to get involved.

He’d thought his Sexy Avengers were pretty lame earlier, but they kept claiming they had a secret weapon that would guarantee a win.

“Where’s your secret weapon?” Matt asked as he slid by the Avengers table, shoveling ice into fresh glasses, refilling drinks from the bottles on the table.

“Should be along soon,” Iron Man said. “He had to work late.”

“On Halloween?” Matt ignored that he was working on Halloween. He and Alex and everyone else in this club, from the DJ to the dancers writhing on the stage to the overworked bartenders.

It was something Matt was going to have to get used to if he kept working here. If he could keep working side by side with Alex, and not think about the way he hadn’t kissed him back.

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