The Hookup Plan by Farrah Rochon

Author:Farrah Rochon
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2022-08-02T00:00:00+00:00

20

No matter how hard he tried, Drew couldn’t get his heart rate to slow down. It hammered against his rib cage, reminding him of that time he drank six shots of espresso while cramming for a final. Evidently he didn’t need caffeine to get this effect; all it took was unintentionally admitting to London how he’d felt about her all those years ago.

Why was he obsessing over this? Fifteen years had passed. They’d both gone on to build successful careers and live separate, fulfilling lives. It shouldn’t make one bit of difference that he’d finally owned up to the fact that his teenage self had been in love with her.

So why did his damn heart still feel like a tambourine inside his chest?

The Uber that Drew had insisted they take back to his apartment pulled up in front of the entrance. A line of people wrapped around the building, no doubt waiting to get into the noodle restaurant on the ground floor. Drew didn’t understand the hype, but apparently some celebrity had talked about it on Instagram or TikTok. That was all it took for an unknown commodity to become a household name these days.

“Maybe next time we should just come back to your place and order some of these noodles,” London said as they walked past the line. “Although we probably wouldn’t eat until midnight.”

“As a resident, I have a direct line to the building’s concierge.” He waited for several people to clear the door before he and London entered the building. “I can have food from any restaurant on the property delivered right up to my apartment and bypass the long lines and wait time.”

“Hmm,” she murmured, sounding impressed. She leaned closer and whispered into his ear, “You. Me. Noodles. Naked. That sounds like a date.”

“That is not a date,” Drew said. “That will happen, but it would not count as a date.”

“Does a date with Drew Sullivan end with us getting naked?”

“Hell yeah,” he said.

“That’s what matters. Let’s go and do that now.”

Her playful, teasing tone eased the anxiety he’d been grappling with. London wasn’t acting any differently after what he’d let slip a little while ago, so he could stop stressing about it. Of course, he now had to grapple with the fact that she knew how he’d felt about her back in high school and it apparently hadn’t changed anything for her.

They turned the corner, and Drew’s footsteps halted at the sight of his uncle Elias standing in front of the building directory.

“E?” he called.

Elias spun around, his eyes bright with his smile. Drew’s joy upon seeing him in the flesh was visceral. He rushed over and brought him in for a hug.

“What’s up! It’s good to see you, man!” Drew said, clamping him on the back.

“You too.” Elias tightened his arms around him before letting go. “You’re looking good.” He pointed at the directory. “But you didn’t tell me you were living in a shopping mall.”

“It’s called a mixed-use building,” Drew said.

“It’s a mall,” Elias returned.

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