Strings Attached by Riley Hart

Author:Riley Hart [Hart, Riley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, M/M, Romance
Publisher: Riley Hart
Published: 2022-01-13T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

Zander

I missed running every morning.

It was something I’d done since I was a kid. It hadn’t been about getting into shape, but about having a schedule, having something to focus on to work through some of my energy. It hadn’t taken me long to fall in love with jogging. It made me feel accomplished, and it gave me alone time. It didn’t cost money, and it made me feel good about myself, but between school, the coffeehouse, and grading and planning lessons, I simply didn’t have the time, and when I did, I was too exhausted.

It had been three weeks since school started, and while I was finding my groove, it was overwhelming. I’d already lost track of time more than once, talking too long, so I didn’t get my lesson finished. I loved my time in the classroom with the kids, but there was also all this worry always bearing down on me—wondering if I was doing a good job, if I was going to screw this up, how I would keep two jobs going, and if not, how I would be able to pay all my bills and help Mom, who Molly said had been in a lot of pain lately. Surgery was an option, but she was afraid to go that route. It seemed like back surgery often made people worse, but she also had to limit pain meds because of the worry of addiction. That meant she just suffered a lot of the time.

The guilt was always there too, that I should be at home, living with them.

So I just pushed through because what the hell else could I do?

Fucking Harrison helped. That was something I couldn’t deny. Even though we’d only had sex two more times in the past few weeks. One of them, I’d just called him over specifically to fuck me, and he’d come to do it. Ross hadn’t been home. He was seeing this girl, and they’d been spending a lot of time together. I was stressed out after getting off the phone with Mom, and I’d texted Harrison. I didn’t tell him why I was overwhelmed. Sometimes random things sneaked out with him, but I was working hard to keep that from happening. I’d just told him I was horny and wanted to get off. He invited me over, but I didn’t want to go to his place. I didn’t want to see it—it would only remind me how different we were—so I asked if he could come to Ross’s condo, and that easily, he’d done it.

Sex with Harrison was the perfect distraction because it was always more than just that. We talked. He asked about my day and the students, and I told him more about Ariel, who was definitely my favorite student, even if we weren’t supposed to have one. Harrison, in turn, would tell me about things going on with the dealerships and how happy he was when Ross had given away cars to those in need. It was crazy that they were able to do that.

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