Try For You by Oliver J..P

Author:Oliver, J..P. [Oliver, J..P.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2019-04-13T16:00:00+00:00

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Ace

I thought my first two weeks had gone fast, but it was nothing compared to the following month.

An entire month since we’d started this thing—these late nights together spent exploring boundaries and bodies, after work and on the weekends—and what I’d known to be true on my first day in Harlan was still true a month later:

I was screwed.

In that time, I knew more things about Ryder than I had planned to—and not just in a sexual way. I knew that he had a standing lunch date with his mother, Nori, every single Tuesday and it was unbreakable, no matter the circumstances. Even if Hell had come to Earth, he would have taken the hour to make sure they had their weekly chat in. I knew that Nori was a certified flower power hippie and that she loved her son to pieces.

I knew these things among other little things. What kind of music he listened to and what kind of food he liked. What kind of adult beverages he preferred.

I also knew that he was an incurable charmer.

It flowed off of him like it was part of who he was—which, I supposed, it was. I myself had been charmed, despite my best efforts and intentions. I just didn’t realize how much I minded it until it was directed at someone else.

It was innocuous, probably. We’d all gone out to the Vista Eatery one night for dinner—myself and Ryder, Gavin, Eli, and Ty, who were becoming the usual crew of people I went out with. Vista was a nice place with nice booths and carefully rolled silverware. And the comfort food was a slam dunk.

Too bad the waiter obviously flirting with Ryder put a bad taste in my mouth.

Watching their light and easy banter struck a new sort of fear in me that I tried to bury quickly: I was treading thin ice with this…thing Ryder and I were doing. I grimaced a little at my own internal dialogue; jealousy wasn’t a good sign. Jealousy meant wanting that attention exclusively. Meant hard feelings that went beyond attraction.

I felt a foot nudge mine under the table.

Glancing up at Ty across from me, his innocent expression was enough to tell me it wasn't him. Besides, he was wrapped up in talking to Eli. So it must have been—

“Hey,” Gavin said beside me, nodding his head. “They’ve got a jukebox in this place. Come check it out with me.”

I didn’t want to, but the knowing look in his eye told me this wasn’t about music.

“Okay.”

Gavin and I had gotten close enough in the past month for me to know a few things about him, too. Coffees on my days off at the Sit and Sip afforded more insight into what they’d all been like in high school as well as how Eli and Ty had gotten together, the story surprising. I also knew, from those chats, that Gavin was a good guy and probably one of the closer friends I had in Harlan thus far.

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