One Life to Lose by Kris Ripper

Author:Kris Ripper [Ripper, Kris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Riptide Publishing
Published: 2016-08-22T04:00:00+00:00

Both of them were in pajama-type clothes. Josh in long cotton lounge pants and a T-shirt, both blue. Keith had on a black-and-white striped matching set, which he told me had been a joke gift from Josh.

“Prison motif, you know. Though I kind of like them.” He stroked down the arm of his shirt. “I usually get super cheap pj’s, but these are really nice.”

“Only the best, babe. Or, you know, the stuff you get at the slightly higher-quality discount store.”

I felt a little strange, standing there in my usual suit, while they were clearly ready for bed. “I hope I didn’t disturb you. I know it’s late.”

“We’re old, but we’re not that old.” Keith tugged my hand so I’d follow him to the sofa.

“Twenty-one is ancient,” I agreed.

“What’s up? Not that something has to be up for you to spontaneously visit us, but I bet something is.”

To my surprise, Josh took a seat on my other side, sandwiching me between them. We were not all equally distributed. Keith had sat himself somewhat on the line between “his” cushion and “mine,” leaving him and me quite close together, especially owing to the fact that he still held my hand.

He still held my hand.

“Ed told me that he heard a rumor that you two have been seeing a lot of movies and spending time with me lately.”

“Hell yes we have.” Keith grinned. “What, you didn’t notice?”

“I wasn’t sure what you wanted me to say. Or if—if I should pretend I wasn’t aware what he meant. Or perhaps I should have deflected the topic.”

He frowned. “What do you mean?”

“Just that . . .” Actually, I didn’t know. And nothing I could think of to say really made sense.

Josh shifted, drawing my attention, and his expression was serious. “Is this about our privacy or yours, Cam?”

“I don’t really know. I thought it was about yours. But maybe it isn’t. I don’t think I’ve ever been the subject of a rumor before, and although Ed meant nothing by it, I can’t say I’m that comfortable with the idea.” I searched Josh’s face for judgment or censure and found none. “I’m sorry. Am I making a big deal out of something that isn’t?”

“That depends. Do you want the fact that you spend time with us to be a secret?”

“No. No, not in the least.”

“Then what part makes you uncomfortable?”

Keith played a little beat on my palm with his fingertips and it made me want to arch into him; I was hungry for more touch, more sensation.

More Keith, more Josh.

I swallowed. “Forgive me. I’m so sorry. He asked if we were ‘just friends’ and the baldness of that phrase sent me to strange places in my head.”

“It’s a stupid phrase, anyway,” Keith said. “I have friends, but you’re something else entirely, Cam, you know?”

“I suppose I overreacted.”

This time Josh moved forward, sliding over to sit on the coffee table, his knees brushing mine. “It’s okay. We don’t think of you as ‘just’ anything.”

“If you view it objectively, it’s more complicated.

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