Ripped: An MM Age Gap Romance (Mars Fitness Book 1) by Linden Bell

Author:Linden Bell [Bell, Linden]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-04-06T18:30:00+00:00

Brad: You’re not allowed to leave until Sunday.

I roll my eyes and set it face down on the table.

“Who is it?” Donnie looks concerned.

“No one. Just my brother.”

“Oh, I didn’t know you have a brother.”

“I do. An annoying one.”

Donnie’s lips twitch. “What does he want?”

“To make sure I go home for my parent’s anniversary in a few weeks,” I grumble. I scoop some quinoa and a piece of chicken and stuff it in my mouth. The chicken is really, really good. The quinoa is… good with the chicken.

“You don’t want to go?” Donnie’s making good headway on his plate of food and I hurry to catch up.

“It’s not that I don’t want to. It’s just… a hassle.”

Donnie’s lips twitch into a grin. “A hassle?

It’s hard for me to explain because it’s not any single thing that bothers me about visiting them. My parents are good parents. My brother is… ugh, my brother. I had a great childhood—absolutely no complaints. Even now, I know I can always go to my parents if I need help with anything. My brother is, you know, my brother, but he’ll always drop what he’s doing if I call him.

Except every time we’re in the same room, we tend to end up in epic arguments over I don’t even know what. Silly things, stupid things—I don’t do laundry often enough, why don’t I move to a cheaper neighborhood, I shouldn’t eat so much takeout.

Donnie would get along great with my mom on that last point.

It’s stuff that no one is right about, so no one can win, and then we just go around and around until someone—usually me—storms out. It’s exhausting. It also sounds petty.

“Well, I have to take the train up there and I don’t have a car, so I’m stuck at my parents’ house all weekend.”

Donnie’s looking at me like I have to be joking. It’s a weak excuse and I know it.

“Where do they live?”

“Springfield, Massachusetts, not Illinois.”

Donnie furrows his brow. “Is that a small town?”

I’m not surprised that he doesn’t know it. New Yorkers, am I right? “No, it’s a city, but it’s mostly suburbs.”

He nods. “So it’s mainly a transportation issue.” He’s too smart for my own good.

“No, it’s more than that.”

He takes a bite and looks at me while he chews, waiting for me to continue.

I huff dramatically, throwing all my acting chops into it. “We argue about nothing and I don’t even know why.”

“You don’t get along?”

I scrunch up my face. “We don’t not get along.”

“You’re adorable, darling, but you’re not making any sense.”

I flush. I know I’m not making any sense, but Donnie called me adorable and now I want to giggle. “What about you? Do you get along with your family?”

Donnie’s smile freezes on his face and oh god, I’ve done it again, haven’t I? He drops his gaze to his plate.

“We don’t have to talk about it. Sorry, I’m sorry.”

He shakes his head and tries to grin. It looks painful more than anything else. “My family’s all back in London.

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