Waiting on Life by Parker Williams

Author:Parker Williams [Williams, Parker]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2020-10-01T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Kyle

“How’s the burrito?” Toby asked me.

“It’s good.” And it was. Tofu scramble with vegan cheese wrapped in a flour tortilla. It was better when it was fresh and hot, but still good reheated. “You’re not eating.”

“I was waiting to see if you wanted the rest,” he said, his cheeks ruddy.

“No, I want you to eat,” I insisted. “When’s the last time you actually ate?”

He tilted his head up and peered at me through his thick lashes. “I had some mozzarella sticks yesterday afternoon. I think.”

And I’d screwed it up by dropping breakfast. That sucked. It was getting near seven, and our time together had been great. He told me about Tammy, why she would want to talk to me, a bit about his childhood, and a few other tidbits about his life. I have to admit, I was a little jealous. His sister obviously loved him to bits. I was an only child. His parents were still married and got along. Mine were… divorced, and though friendly toward each other, they didn’t go out of their way to talk.

“I should get going,” he said, pushing his plate toward me. “Eat. You need to keep up your strength.”

No one but Pete ever worried about me, and it was strange, yet nice.

“What about you?”

“I promise I’ll grab something when I get to work.”

Which meant he’d be eating deep-fried snacky foods. So healthy. I had to ask myself if it was up to me to worry for him. I mean, we’d been… whatever we were for a whole five minutes, so surely that didn’t entitle me to have a say in anything. Right?

No, not at all. I could have practically swooned over the fact that he cared for me. And that kiss? Oh, don’t even get me started. In my life, I’ve kissed a lot of frogs, but never before had I been kissed by a prince. Toby was more than I thought he could be. Gentle, but at the same time, commanding. An impressive combination, to be sure. And when he pulled me against his body, oh God. I’m surprised he didn’t comment about my boner being pressed into his leg. Shit, I’m surprised I didn’t start humping him like a horny puppy.

“Eat, Kyle. You need to get some meat on your bones.”

At this point, I’d like to say that any other guy who’d said that would get a snarky remark, but Toby was saying it not to be sexual, but to be caring, and that stole the words on my lips.

“I think you should eat it,” I said. “I can go home and make myself something.”

His lopsided grin turned down. “Let me take care of you,” he said, his voice husky. He reached for my hand and squeezed my fingers gently. “I want you to get healthy so you can come back to work.”

“And is that the only reason?” I asked, doing my best to sound sweet and alluring, and knowing I wasn’t coming off as anything but awkward.

His lips flattened out, and I had the urge to grab the lower one and give it a tug.

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