Practice Makes Perfect (Housemates Book 3) by Jay Northcote

Author:Jay Northcote [Northcote, Jay]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jaybird Press
Published: 2016-06-21T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWELVE

After Dev went inside, Ewan stared at the closed front door for a moment before turning away.

He was sad the evening was already over. He’d been trying to pluck up the courage to ask Dev whether he wanted to come upstairs when Nadia had interrupted them.

Maybe it was for the best. If Dev had turned him down, it would have made things awkward. Ewan didn’t want to believe that Dev only wanted him as a sex tutor or gay mentor or whatever the fuck he was. He was almost sure Dev wanted more too. He could see it in the way Dev looked at him, in his sweet receptiveness to Ewan’s touch. But he wasn’t sure enough to ask Dev how he felt.

Ewan knew he was getting emotionally involved, and he didn’t want to make Dev feel uncomfortable if his feelings weren’t reciprocated. He’d promised Dev a no-strings arrangement and didn’t want to mess things up by admitting his attachment.

He sighed, standing on the doorstep of his own house, lost in thought. The chill of the stone seeped into his feet, reminding him of his lack of shoes. He pushed the door, sure he’d left it ajar, but it was closed and locked now.

“Bugger,” he muttered, ringing on the bell and then banging on the door for good measure.

“Where’s the fire?” Ryan asked as he opened the door.

“Sorry, someone shut me out.”

“Nadia thought you’d gone next door with your new boyfriend.”

“He’s not my boyfriend.” Ewan didn’t mean to snap, but it came out sounding pissy.

Ryan raised placating hands as Ewan pushed past him. “Whatever, dude. You know I don’t care.”

Ewan let out an exasperated sigh. It wasn’t fair to take his frustration out on Ryan. He was a good bloke and a good mate. Ewan turned back to him. “Yeah, I’m sorry. I just….” He shrugged.

“You like him.” Ryan was perceptive. He might have been all beer and football on the surface, but there was a depth to him that Ewan appreciated.

“Yeah. But it’s complicated, though. So I’m not sure it’s gonna work out.”

“Isn’t it always?” Ryan said. “Relationships, man. I’m not sure they’re worth the hassle. But I hope it works out for you anyway.” Ryan gave him a gentle bro-punch to the shoulder.

“Thanks. Me too.” Ewan gave a half-hearted grin before heading up to his room. “See you later.”

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