Standing Ovation_A MM Contemporary Romance by Romeo Alexander

Author:Romeo Alexander [Alexander, Romeo]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-12-30T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Shane doesn’t usually consider himself an impulsive person. He can’t afford to be. Every time Shane tries for impulsive, it somehow ends up as self-destructive. Like when he dropped out of college or dyed his hair blue. Or got a nose ring when he was drunk with Violet, and she wanted a piercing and demanded they both get piercings, which both got infected three days later. Or, the time he kissed his fellow actor only twenty-four hours ago and the brunet is now steadily ignoring him, in favor of talking with Grace and Stefan, Shane’s counterpart as Demetrius.

Shane’s no stranger to romantic encounters. He’s had his fair share of one night stands over the past couple of years. It’s New York, and he works as a bartender, so he’s bound to get numbers here and there. Bartenders are seen as easily approachable, conquests to be put on someone’s list, so he has the advantage there. And he’s had a fair amount of relationships, though if he thought hard enough, he’d maybe only classify one or two of them as being legitimate.

For some reason, that one single kiss has completely shifted Shane’s world. It had truly been impulsive. If anyone asked, he would swear up and down he’d just been caught up in the moment. Adam had been smiling at him with zero pretense, zero hint of smugness, just a genuine, happy smile. Which, from what he could tell from knowing the other man for a few days, was pretty rare.

But if he was forced to admit the truth, well, there’s just something about Adam. Like an energy that makes Shane want to know more about him or be closer to him. And that energy had pushed Shane, and suddenly they were kissing.

He keeps replaying it in his head. The way Adam’s hand had scraped against the top of his jaw and made every inch of him desire more. Shane wasn’t used to that.

It’s been nearly two days since then and the cast is back in the community center to rehearse. An odd burnt smell still hangs in the air and the vinyl on the stage floor looks like it’s seen better days. The curtain, too, has yet to be replaced and is fraying at the edges. Shane feels all too empathetic with the stage, thinking it looks a little like how he feels on the inside. Maybe that’s too dramatic though.

He tried to talk to Adam earlier but the smaller man quickly positioned himself as far away from Shane as possible, and Shane’s not going to force someone to talk to him.

“Shane!”

Shane nearly jumps at his name being called. When he whirls around, it’s only Charlie. She’s looking up at him, thoroughly bemused, from heavily kohl-lined eyes. “You okay, man?”

“Of course. Why wouldn't I be?”

“You look like you’re about to murder Stefan with all the looks you’re shooting him,” Charlie narrows her eyes at him, looking a bit like a punk-rock owl surveying its prey. “Not that I really took you for the murdering type.

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