The Man by E. L. Todd

Author:E. L. Todd
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: E. L. Todd

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Colton

I spotted Finn’s truck pulling up to the loading zone, so I tossed my suitcase in the space behind the seat and hopped inside. It was raining, like always, so we pulled onto the wet road and watched the pedestrians move down the sidewalks with their umbrellas.

I missed the California sun, but I was happy to be home. “Thanks for picking me up.”

“Yeah, no problem.” With one hand on the wheel, he looked out at the road with the same brooding stare he usually wore. But he seemed particularly moody that day, like the weather had squashed whatever joy he had. “Have a good trip?”

“Yeah, it was great. I worked a lot, but I also went out with my coworkers a lot. Time passed so quickly.”

“Yeah…I know what you mean.”

“You really enjoyed me being gone that much?” I asked incredulously.

“Actually, I did.” He drove through the city then headed to his home near the coast.

“What did you do while I was gone?”

He shrugged. “Worked.”

“I hope you didn’t have sex on every piece of furniture in the living room.” I imagined the second I was gone, Finn had had a sex party. He hadn’t been bringing women around often, so maybe he waited until he had more privacy.

He shrugged again. “That may have happened…”

I cringed. “Why did I ask?”

“Good question. Hope you learned your lesson.”

We pulled up to the house, parked in the driveway, and walked inside.

The house was exactly as I remembered it, meticulously clean and smelling like pine needles. I didn’t want to carry my bag up the stairs so I leaned it against the wall before I raided his fridge. I grabbed a beer and twisted off the cap.

Finn tossed his keys on the counter then headed to the stairs. “I’m gonna hit the gym.”

“On a Saturday night?” I asked incredulously. I stood at the counter and kept drinking my beer, shaking off the jitters from being on the plane for a few hours.

“Yep.”

My brother was innately moody and quiet, but it seemed like there was something on his mind. He seemed down, like something disappointing had happened. “Finn?”

He turned around at the bottom of the staircase. “Hmm?”

“Everything alright?”

He looked me dead in the eye without showing a hint of emotion. “Yeah.”

“You just seem a little down.”

He turned back to the staircase. “You know me. I’m always a little bummed.”

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