Something Blue by Sean Ashcroft

Author:Sean Ashcroft
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Romance, Gay / Lesbian / LGBT
Publisher: Sean Ashcroft
Published: 2018-03-20T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Connor’s stomach felt like one big knot as he pushed open the door to the bookstore, the bell above suddenly deafening.

He’d woken up this morning to find that Max had slipped away without a goodbye, and he’d been waiting anxiously for ten o’clock to roll around so he could go and see him.

Then he’d stood pacing in front of his door for twenty minutes, worrying that he’d screwed everything up and Max wouldn’t be happy to see him.

What if Max regretted last night? What if he wanted to pretend nothing had happened?

What if he hated Connor now, or felt like he’d been taken advantage of?

Thankfully, the store was empty except for Max behind the coffee counter. Ash and Declan had taken to letting him open up while they had lazy mornings, which Connor thought was about what he’d do if he owned a bookstore and had someone as reliable as Max to run it.

Taking a deep breath, Connor approached the counter, where Max was wiping down the coffee machine. The morning rush had clearly subsided, so in hindsight, Connor’s twenty minutes of pacing had probably been a good thing.

“Hey,” Max said, glancing up at him.

He normally asked if Connor wanted a coffee, so he obviously wasn’t going to pretend that absolutely nothing had changed.

Connor wasn’t sure whether or not that was a relief.

“Hey,” Connor responded, barely above a whisper. The word had caught in his throat, nerves getting the better of him.

He wasn’t normally a nervous person, but he liked Max. Really liked Max.

The thought of losing him over this was… a lot. Too much.

“I said goodbye, but I think you were asleep,” Max said softly. “I had to get back and check on mom and Zoe. I… I mean, I don’t know, but I don’t think I’m normally the kind of guy who just… disappears after. I’m sorry.”

That was definitely a relief. Max wasn’t mad, and he hadn’t left because he regretted last night.

Connor couldn’t be mad at him for that. He understood that Zoe came first in all this, and he really didn’t mind being further down Max’s list of priorities than his own sister.

Now that Connor wasn’t worried that he’d lost Max forever over this, he could see that Max looked… happy. Or happier, at least, than he normally did. More relaxed.

Getting laid had been good for him. Connor wished now that he’d taken the time to do a lot more for him, but there was the tiniest spark of hope in his heart that he’d get the chance to try again.

“It’s okay,” he said after a slightly too-long pause. “I, uh… I just… missed you. A little. When I woke up. But I knew where you’d be.”

Max smiled the tiniest, softest smile at that.

“So… coffee?”

“Please,” Connor said, his stomach finally settling as he realized that not much had changed between them. Max was still warm and kind, and he still had a ridiculous crush on him.

Well, he wasn’t sure if it was still a crush after they’d gotten into each other’s pants.

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