The Truth in My Lies by L.A. Witt

Author:L.A. Witt [Witt, L.A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781642301823
Publisher: GallagherWitt Publishing LLC
Published: 2024-02-20T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Seth

If not for the drive and the sex, I had no idea if I would’ve slept. I’d tossed and turned the night before. Hell, I’d been restless ever since Andrew disappeared.

But by the time we’d shut off the light last night, I’d been absolutely spent, and I’d passed out with Brandon on my shoulder.

At some point, we’d drifted apart, same as we often had. About the time I was drifting out of sleep, he slid up behind me, draped his arm over me, and buried his face against my neck.

Exactly the same way he had on so many mornings when our alarms hadn’t gone off yet.

Oh, man, I’d missed this. Lazy, half-asleep cuddling had always been the best way to start a shift. Even coffee couldn’t compete with this for getting my day going on the right foot. Sometimes he’d have to go in earlier than me. Sometimes not. Either way, we’d usually end up like this until someone’s phone announced that capitalism had won and one or both of us had to get up and go earn a living.

I thought the last time we did this would be the last time.

That had me wide awake. We’d spent our last morning together just like this. I’d been the one to leave since I had court that morning. I’d kissed him goodbye, and he’d mumbled something before burrowing into the pillow and going right back to sleep. I’d paused to watch him for a second—he was so cute like that—and then I’d left, fully expecting to see him that night. We’d texted back and forth that day, same as usual.

Then he’d gone home from work. He’d texted to say he was going to grab a shower and head over.

That was the last I heard from him until the other night.

I stared at the wall, lacing our fingers together against my chest. Everything about this was still so surreal. I was starting to wonder if I’d ever get it all into my head.

But lying here with his familiar warmth against me… I mean, maybe I didn’t need to get it all into my head. I believed Brandon. I wasn’t angry anymore. Confused about my emotions and uncertain about the future, sure, but I understood how and why things had happened the way they did. Was that enough to get past all the resentment, which existed whether it was rational or not? Did we have a solid enough foundation to start over?

I didn’t know.

I just knew I really, really liked being held by the man I’d made love to last night.

I drifted in and out as I often did when we were cuddled up like this. After a while—I had no idea how long—Brandon stirred beside me.

“I’m gonna grab a shower.” He kissed my cheek. A moment later, he was gone, leaving cool air against my body along with the ghost of his lips and stubble against my cheek.

I closed my eyes. This felt so, so much like those mornings when my shift had started later than his.

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