Risk Takers: a touch of taboo by Nicky James

Author:Nicky James [James, Nicky]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-11-09T18:00:00+00:00

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Sleep did not give me perspective.

I woke in a cold sweat, panicking, but with a much clearer head. Fumbling to get dressed, I knocked into the wall, and my bedside lamp crashed to the floor. I dropped the cordless phone three times as I tried to call my brother and put socks on at the same time. He didn’t answer, so I left multiple messages. Then I got tangled in the blankets that had fallen off the bed and fell into my desk, sending my chair to the ground. When I righted the chair, I knocked a few textbooks over, which clattered against the small garbage pail, causing it to spill.

So much for a stealthy exit.

My roommate, who was sleeping, mumbled a string of curses and stuck his head under his pillow. He’d probably overindulged last night as well and was hungover and pissy. I was usually the quiet and organized one between the two of us. Chris was the loud and messy one. I didn’t apologize, figuring he deserved my clumsy, noisy escape for all the times he’d disrupted my sleep in the past.

Dressed and with my hair nothing more than finger-combed, I darted out the door and headed directly to Harley’s dorm room. It was long past midday on a Saturday. He hadn’t answered his phone, but if he wasn’t awake yet, he could damn well get over it. We needed to talk. Properly.

It turned out, Harley must have received my frenzied messages. I’d barely knocked when he yanked the door open and tugged me inside.

“God, you’re going to make this a thing, and it’s not a thing. Sit down.” He pointed at his unmade bed.

I glanced at the opposite side of the room, but his roommate’s bed was empty.

“Is Tate here?”

“No. I told him to fuck off for a little bit because you were coming over to have a meltdown, and he didn’t want to witness it.”

“I’m not here to have a melt—”

“Are you here because of last night?” Harley asked as he aimed for the bathroom and didn’t bother shutting the door.

He tugged himself out of his jogging pants and proceeded to piss while I was in direct view. Leave it to my brother. He didn’t possess a single fuck to give.

When I didn’t answer, and he called my name, “Denver?” I realized I was staring at him as he took a leak and darted my gaze away.

“Yes, I’m here about last night. Of course I’m here about last night.”

“See? Which only means one thing. You’re freaking out. I already told you to forget it.”

“How can you say that?” My voice rose an octave at his sheer indifference. “Do you even remember last night? Because I’m starting to think you might be missing parts.”

Harley gave himself a shake, tucked himself back into his pants, then washed his hands before coming back into the room. He was bare chested, his dark blond hair sticking out like he’d just woken up, and he wore the telltale smirk that reeked of familiar, Harley-style mischief.

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