Memories with The Breakfast Club: On and Off (Kindle Worlds Novella) by Jenna Kendrick

Author:Jenna Kendrick [Kendrick, Jenna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2018-01-20T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Four

Jackson rubbed his hand down his aching thigh. While the air conditioning did, indeed, live up to its promise, Mitchell had neglected to let him know the elevator had gone out of order earlier in the day.

“Dishes done.” Mitchell entered the room still drying his hands on a dish towel. He threw it towards the counter but turned away when it slid to the floor. Someone was a bit of a slob. The apartment wasn’t a sty or anything, but skating paraphernalia intermingled haphazardly with music CDs on multiple surfaces.

“I’ve got strawberry frozen yogurt.”

Jackson had told him his favorite flavor during one of what had turned into nightly phone calls. A flush of warmth settled in his chest. Mitchell preferred chocolate. “Not yet, thanks. I’m stuffed from dinner. In all our conversations, you didn’t mention you’re a gourmet chef.”

“Lemon-thyme chicken is hardly gourmet.” Was that a blush on Mitchell’s face?

“It is to someone who lives on Seamless deliveries and pretzels.”

“After the Games, I took a break to, um, figure things out. I wasn’t sure if I’d continue skating, so I needed to eat right and stay in shape, and I had time on my hands, so…” Mitchell hunched his shoulders and seemed to cave in on himself.

It was the closest he’d come to letting Jackson in. With Mitchell busy attending a series of coaching seminars out of state and Jackson committed to several campus activities, they’d been unable to carve out time to do more than catch a few quick dinners in person. Their phone conversations had been far-reaching, however, and he’d learned a lot about Mitchell’s likes and dislikes. He loved to read and listened to audiobooks on the way to and from the rink. He had strong opinions on politics and social issues, most of which aligned with Jackson’s. He was an only child and confessed to being jealous that Jackson grew up with three brothers and sisters.

Jackson had avoided asking anything about Mitchell’s skating at first, assuming it would be a sore subject. But Mitchell hadn’t hesitated to share horror stories of missed flights and lost luggage before competitions. Jackson heard a glimpse of his former arrogance when he talked about his climb through the ranks to skate on an international level, making the Olympic team twice.

But he shut down when it came to anything beyond the superficial. He told Jackson he was no longer close to his parents but didn’t say why. And he never, ever, mentioned Barton Fisk.

The more Jackson got to know Mitchell, the more he craved his trust.

Just as Jackson decided to probe a bit, Mitchell straightened and put on a forced smile. “Did you pick a movie?”

“You know you can talk to me, right?”

“About your taste in movies?” Mitchell teased, but Jackson saw the plea in his eyes. “I told you, anything but horror.”

Jackson couldn’t get too butt-hurt at Mitchell’s refusal to open up. He hadn’t exactly been completely forthcoming himself. What was that about trust issues? He’d already resolved to tell him everything tonight, especially if the evening was going to end the way he wanted it to.

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