Roommate Arrangement (Divorced Men's Club Book 1) by Saxon James

Author:Saxon James [James, Saxon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: May Books
Published: 2022-01-11T16:00:00+00:00

17

Payne

I message Art halfway through the workday to beg him to meet me at Killer Brew after work. Beau’s date is tonight, and I’m uncontrollably aware of the dread sitting heavy in my gut.

This week has been great. Eating dinner one-handed while Beau colors in my arms, talking about absolute shit, and then our date last night, which felt more like a real date than any other I’ve had.

I’m a moody shit at work all day because I selfishly don’t want him to go. We have fun together, and I know if Beau starts dating, the dynamic between us will change. Where everything has been a clusterfuck since that video two months ago, being with Beau is easy. Simple. And it’s mine.

I don’t want to share him, and I’m starting to feel … something. But what the hell do I have for Beau to be interested in? If there’s anything my marriage taught me, it’s that love is never enough.

Trusting someone again won’t be easy, and the thought of a relationship after what I’ve been through is exhausting. All I can see are the long years ahead of me. The years that were supposed to be spent with one person.

What happens if I jump into something serious and find myself in this exact position at fifty-two? I can’t go through it again.

But, on the other hand … Beau.

Ford lets me off half an hour early. He claims it’s because I’m done for the day, but I’m pretty sure he’s sick of my attitude, and I really can’t blame him. I’d worry about him firing me if he didn’t seem to like me so much.

I order a coffee at the café, then head inside Killer Brew and climb the stairs behind the bar to reach the mezzanine level. It’s a large, open wood-and-steel space. One side has a hall that leads to Art’s office, and the right side of the room has a small bar for functions. Straight ahead under the large mullioned windows is a lounge area, where Art and Griffin are waiting.

Art chuckles when he sees me. “What’s going on with you?”

“Am I that obvious?” I ask, sitting opposite them.

“Your message saying ‘help, I’ve done a stupid thing’ was a good clue.”

Fair point. On both counts.

“What’s wrong?” Griffin asks.

“This conversation would work better over beer than coffee.”

“That bad, huh?”

I rub my face with both hands, wondering how much to say. These guys won’t spread anything around, I know that, and I could use a hand on how to proceed here.

“Everything I’m about to say is between us.”

Art nods. “Obviously.”

“Beau has a thing for me,” I say.

To my surprise, neither of them looks shocked. Instead, Griffin scowls. “Dammit, now I owe Orson twenty bucks.”

“What?”

“That day we saw him here, he bet me that Beau was interested in you. Damn guy has a radar for these things.”

“Wow. Thanks for the heads-up.”

“Dude, you were living with him,” Art says. “Saying anything would have messed that up. Besides, Beau used to have the hots for you when we were younger too, so it isn’t exactly groundbreaking news.

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