Sleigh Bells and Second Chances (Love in Mission City Book 3) by Gabbi Grey

Author:Gabbi Grey [Grey, Gabbi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2024-10-10T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Two

Ryan

Jesus Fucking Christ.

He’s clueless.

Which is something I kind of love about him, but…

Yeah, Simeon’s naïveté endeared him to me. He clearly hadn’t dealt with a lot of guys over the years. Without an iota of a doubt, he obviously hadn’t had a clue that Quinton had been openly flirting. At first, I thought maybe Simeon was just being polite. Or even playing coy.

Pretty soon, though, his obliviousness had become clear.

As I maneuvered him through the throng of people—many of whom I had yet to meet, a guy backed up and I accidentally jostled him. “Sorry.”

Because that’s what Canadians said.

He turned and offered me a wide smile. “No worries. Uh, I’m Cadence.” High cheekbones cut with glass, stunning eyes, and raven-black shaggy hair. Slender, but in a good way. In other words—the guy could have been a model.

“I’m Ryan. This is Simeon.”

Cadence nodded. “I’ve referred clients to Simeon before. Amazing work, how are you doing?”

Simeon ducked his head a little. “Always a-appreciate the business.”

“Oh, you might not know—I’m a realtor.” He gave me a grin.

I had a moment of déjà-vu. “I’ve seen you before.”

He cocked his head. “I don’t remember meeting you. And I have to say I’m good with faces and names. Kind of have to be in my business.”

I continued to stare—knowing I was staring, but unable to look away. “I’m certain…”

“Maybe in one of my ads in the newspaper? Or on a bus stop?”

“I don’t take the bus.”

“True…but you might’ve spotted my face when you were stopped at a light. I try to get my name out as much as I can. I aim to be the top realtor in Cedar Valley by the time I’m thirty.”

“You’ll m-make it.” Simeon offered a gentle smile. “You’re a n-nice guy to boot.”

Cadence grinned. “I’ll take that compliment.”

And a memory solidified. This had been the guy I’d seen kissing my physiotherapist Marcus Branigan in his office. And while Cadence was clearly comfortable with himself—and what I perceived to be his potential queerness—Marcus certainly wasn’t. Pinning down specifics on either of those two facts would be challenging…except I’d lived both in and out of the closet and found I could relate to both. And spot those characteristics within other people. I waved my hand as if swatting away a fly. “My mistake. Yeah, probably an ad.” Because I sure as shit wasn’t going to out either Cadence or Marcus.

Or both.

“If you ever need a realtor… Here let me get you a card.”

Simeon laughed. “Yesterday a l-lawyer offered me a card. Is that a thing?”

“You saw Everett yesterday?”

My friend tilted his head. “Is he the only l-lawyer in town?”

Cadence guffawed. “Uh, no. Assumption on my part.”

Grinning, Simeon said, “I m-met Arnav yesterday.”

“Another excellent attorney. There are several I deal with when completing real estate transactions. Can’t go wrong with either of those gentlemen.” He’d yanked out his wallet while he spoke and now offered me a business card.

I snagged it and shoved it into my back pocket.

And couldn’t help noticing how skinny his skinny jeans were.

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