Second Wind by Aimee Nicole Walker

Author:Aimee Nicole Walker [Walker, Aimee Nicole]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: novel
Publisher: Chasing Rainbows Press LLC
Published: 2018-02-14T05:00:00+00:00

“Is there anything you need from your hotel?” Rush asked after we left the diner. It sounded like he didn’t expect me to return to my room anytime soon.

I looked at him with a quirked brow.

“That sounded pretty bold, didn’t it?” He tilted his head back and laughed, but it didn’t disguise his nervousness. “Jules told me to grab hold of you with both hands and not let go.” Damn, that sounded good to me. “But I want you in my home because you want to be there and for no other reason.”

“Jules knows I’m here?”

“Thanks to Nigel.” Rush proceeded to tell me about Nigel calling Jules for the skinny when he refused to divulge anything about our past. “I have to remind him at least three times a day that I’m the boss and not the other way around.”

“He must really care about you.” I only saw curiosity in Nigel’s eyes when he looked at me on the pier, not the jealousy of a lover, or someone who wanted that role in Rush’s life.

“He does,” Rush agreed. “Some might say he cares about me too much.” Then he realized how that sounded and shook his head. “Not like in a sexual or relationship way,” he clarified quickly. “More like he thinks I need mothered, as if my sister doesn’t do enough of that. Then there’s Kent.”

“Who’s he?” Wow, I sounded all growly.

Rush stopped at a sleek, charcoal-gray SUV and turned to face me. “I kind of like this knuckle-dragging thing you got going on.”

“Sorry, I have no right to act like a possessive beast.” I wanted the right though.

“Kent is Nigel’s husband,” Rush explained as he hit a button on a key fob to unlock the doors for us. “He has this friend who created a dating app for gay men who are interested in real relationships and not just hookups.”

“They sound like Phee,” I joked. It was Rush’s turn to raise a brow. “She’s been trying to set me up on dates too.”

Rush started the car and said, “You guys must have a really special relationship. I’m not sure I could try to fix an ex up with someone else.” He tipped his head to the side for a minute. “On second thought, I did try that recently.”

“Ophelia is my best friend and the mother of my children. I love her dearly. I just couldn’t love her like she deserved. No matter how hard I tried, I felt like a fraud. She’s met someone who really makes her happy, and she wants the same for me.”

“That’s great, Linc,” he said, backing out of his parking space.

“So what about this app? I don’t think I’ve heard of it.”

“It’s in the testing phase of development. There are about a thousand guinea pigs in or around Chicago who’re trying this damn thing out,” I explained.

“You’re one of them?” I had no right to be disappointed. It wasn’t like I had saved myself for him all these years. “How’s that working out for you?”

“Horribly,” Rush admitted.

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