Running with Scissors by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-08-21T17:35:11+00:00

CHAPTER 16

paced in his cramped studio apartment. What

a.j.the hell was he thinking? It didn’t matter how hot

Jude’s body was, or how good his kiss tasted, or how many

different ways A.J. could imagine them getting each other off,

this was a horrible idea.

Jude hadn’t actually given him a “yeah” or a “no.” Not even

a “maybe” or a “probably not.” Just a look, and another look,

and a look that had lasted conspicuously long considering

they’d been surrounded by their bandmates.

Then the rehearsal had ended, and Jude had gotten the

hell out of there. A.J. hadn’t been far behind, hoping he’d run into him in the studio’s parking lot, but Jude and his car had

both been long gone by the time he made it outside.

Now he was home, jittery and freaking out, and he didn’t

know if he hoped Jude showed up or if he wanted him to

stay the fuck away. All he knew was that this was such a bad

idea on so many levels. The awkwardness if things got weird.

The backlash if they got caught. Shit, if he was going to get

naked with anyone in the band, he’d picked the absolute

worst person besides maybe Connor. If anyone found out, he and Jude would have their walking papers by dawn, assuming

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Vanessa and Connor didn’t literally shred both of them to

ribbons.

A knock at the door almost gave him a heart attack.

Oh God. He came.

He took a deep breath, and then he went to the door and

pulled it open.

From across the threshold, Jude met his gaze.

His stomach flipped. Blood pounded in his ears. He

wondered if Jude was freaking out beneath the surface, even

though he looked calm and cool.

Without a word, A.J. stepped aside, and Jude came in.

A.J. hadn’t noticed the door hinges making a sound before,

but as he closed the door now they creaked softly, just enough

to emphasize how silent the room was otherwise. The lock

clicked, and his shoe squeaked as he turned around. And then

nothing. God, yes, it was dead quiet in here. Two people, no

one breathing—if not for the distant growl of freeway traffic

and the heavy thumping of his heart, he might’ve thought

he’d lost his hearing altogether.

He stepped closer to Jude, who tensed but kept his feet

planted.

Their eyes met, and A.J. couldn’t read Jude’s to save his

life. If one of us is going to be the adult and call this thing off, now would be the time.

Jude reached for A.J.’s waist. A.J. grabbed his shirt in one

hand, the back of his neck in the other, and kissed him, and

the “call this thing off ” ship sailed away, sank, and was never heard from again.

He let go of Jude’s shirt and wrapped his arms around

him, and Jude did the same. With no one else here, no chance

of getting caught, they didn’t hold back anymore. They kissed

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like they were hell-bent on making up for lost time—deeply,

frantically, breathlessly, bodies rubbing together and hands all over each other.

He pulled Jude back a step, then another, until they’d

stumbled and shuffled their way to the other side of his tiny

apartment. There, he dragged Jude down onto his sad excuse

for a bed.

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