Love On the Web by Neil Plakcy

Author:Neil Plakcy
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Contemporary; LGBT; New Adul
Publisher: Loose Id LLC
Published: 2015-11-13T05:00:00+00:00

Happy Hours

When I woke up Friday morning, Leroy was snoring beside me. I grabbed my phone and checked my e-mail. There was an urgent message from Julian, with one of those red flags next to it. How’s your brother? Really need to see you. Can we meet?

I did some quick calculations in my head. Victor Kunin hadn’t contacted me yet, but I had a feeling he’d expect me to be available. And if I didn’t have to see him, I should probably spend some time with my brother. I looked at the clock. It was only eight, and I thought I could sneak in an hour’s work on Julian’s website before I had to leave for AppWorks. I could handle some of the quick things and then have something to show Julian. What if I took my laptop with me and arranged to meet him at lunchtime?

I texted Julian as Leroy woke up. “I, um, might have plans tonight,” I said to my brother. “Not sure yet.”

“’S cool,” he said and yawned. “I can hang here, right?”

“Sure.”

My brother went back to sleep, and I took my laptop out to the dining room. I was able to incorporate the new routines from the Indian programmers as well as catch a few bugs before I had to leave for work.

As soon as I got to AppWorks, I jumped into the bank app, and I was deep into it when the meeting alert on my computer popped up, reminding me of my lunch with Julian. Thank God for Outlook, I thought. Without it I’d probably work through the apocalypse.

The other guys had gotten in later than I had, and they were all busy when I sneaked out, carrying my laptop in a messenger bag over my shoulder. “I’ve got to run out for lunch,” I said to Mila as I passed her desk.

“Hey, you’re the golden boy right now,” she said. “Have fun.”

That was a good place to be, I thought. Then I remembered a poem we’d had to memorize in middle school, about how nothing gold could last. Great.

It was a hot, bright afternoon, and with the sun nearly overhead, there wasn’t much shade as I hurried to the café to meet Julian. He was already there, looking cool and handsome, as I slipped into the seat opposite him and wiped sweat from my forehead.

One look at him reminded me how far out of my league he was. He looked better than he did the last time I’d seen him. He must have caught up on his sleep and gotten a haircut. Even his fingernails were neatly trimmed—unlike mine, which I had a tendency to gnaw on when I was worried.

“Thanks for meeting me, Larry,” he said. “I really appreciate it. I need to get a clear idea of how much more work we have ahead of us so I can tell my investors.”

“You mean your father,” I said as I opened my laptop.

“Not just him. I told you I was hoping

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