Sordid by Charity Parkerson

Author:Charity Parkerson [Parkerson, Charity]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Punk & Sissy Publications
Published: 2017-05-15T05:00:00+00:00

Seb stared at the closed refrigerator door. Several minutes had passed since he got up with the intent of grabbing something to drink. Instead, he’d gotten lost in thought. It was easy when years came and went to forget about the bullshit left behind. That is, until one minor shift in reality brought everything crashing back down. When he’d rolled out of bed that morning, he’d done so with the knowledge Chase would be home soon. Maybe they’d catch a movie? Curl up and listen to an audiobook together?

Then, his phone rang, and one conversation later, Seb wondered why he’d never changed his number—walked away from everything except Chase. Unfortunately, family was his weakness. As shitty as his mother was, there’d always been a small part of him clinging to hope that she would change—and love her only son.

The clank of Chase’s keys hitting the countertop jerked Seb from his funk. He blinked, chasing away the red coating his vision.

“Hey, baby.”

Chase closed the distance between them and captured Seb’s lips in a hot but too short kiss before responding, “Hey.”

Like that, with one word, happiness stormed its way back into Seb’s heart. “Did you have a good time with Mara?”

Chase nodded as he opened the fridge. “She was disappointed you weren’t there. I told her I’d let you know. She tried to talk me into going shopping after we ate, but I told her we had plans.”

As much as Seb didn’t want to ruin Chase’s mood, he couldn’t avoid it. “You should’ve gone.”

Chase cracked the seal on a bottle of water as he focused on Seb. “Why? I thought you wanted to see a movie today.”

“My mom is in town.”

Chase went still. He turned and set the bottle of water aside, keeping his gaze averted. Seb knew it was Chase’s way of keeping his feelings hidden. “What brings her to New York?”

That was why Chase had won so many awards for his acting ability—he hadn’t flown into a rage at the first mention of the woman who’d taken his dad for millions.

“She didn’t say. All she said is she’s taking me to lunch.”

“Well, I’m out,” Chase said, heading for his shoes and stomping into them again.

A light knock landed on the front door. “Too late,” Seb said, incapable of keeping the regret from his voice. He didn’t want to go. It was his mom, as horrible as she might be.

Before answering, Chase pressed a quick kiss to Seb’s lips. “Maybe for you,” he said with a laugh. “Love you,” he tacked on, heading for the door. He barely spared a glance for Viv as he let her in. “Viv,” Chase said on his way out. He pulled the door closed behind him without waiting for her response.

The sunlight streaming from the windows gave a slight glow to Viv’s auburn hair as she eyed the front door. She giggled, sounding like a teenager instead of her fifty-two years. “So, I see Chase still hates me.”

“Well, his dad did catch you eating

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