A King and a Pawn by Liv Olteano

Author:Liv Olteano [Olteano, Liv]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: gay romance
ISBN: 978-1-63477-342-3
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2016-06-17T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

THE MOMENT seemed surreal. I looked down at my softening dick and felt tempted to ask it if this was happening. I pulled open the dresser and put on a pair of sweatpants and a sleeveless shirt. Then I took a deep breath and went into the living room. From this point I could actually see the dining room area with the table and plates I still had to clear up. I felt sorry I’d ruined a perfectly nice evening and a possibility to get monumentally laid.

I looked over to the couch and was very surprised to see a very much clothed and oddly not pissed Will sitting there.

“Well, this isn’t awkward at all,” I muttered, sticking my hands in the pockets of my sweats.

“Would you please sit down with me?”

I didn’t want to, that was the thing. Sleeping with him, even getting somewhat involved—sure, that sounded good. Doing any heart-to-heart, though? That didn’t sound tempting at all.

“Let’s just drop it, okay?”

“Ah. So you were planning on this being a one-night stand after all.”

“Why the fuck would you say that?”

“Why else would you be so averse to talking about significant things in your life?”

“Because I’m a guy?” I said in a general “duh” tone.

“Weak reply. Try again.”

“I don’t share my emotions and shit, okay?”

“Yes, I got that point earlier, in the bedroom.”

I shook my head. “Look, this is all wrong. We don’t even make sense together. I mean, you have kids, lots of them, you need someone sturdy and ready to have a big family all at once, and I just—”

“Don’t. Please don’t do that.”

“Don’t do what, say the truth?”

“Don’t use the children as an excuse. You’re accustomed to being around children. You took care of your alpha’s son until recently, after all.”

I turned away from him because seeing that stricken look in his eyes broke my heart a little bit. “That’s different.”

“How? How is that different?”

“It’s one kid, okay? And I’ve known him since he was a wee bit of a fluffy thing.”

I felt exactly like the ass I was being. I knew it was wrong to say it and I didn’t really feel that way, though his bunch of kids was intimidating. But if he was so keen on reading my emotions and maybe getting my ring too, and I was this averse to trusting him, then we had no business being together anyway. Wasting his time and getting close to his kids in the process was only going to result in heartache. I didn’t need any more of that.

“Why do you feel this need to be something other than yourself?” he said, shaking his head.

“Excuse me?”

“You always mold around someone. You talk more vulgarly around Weiss, but not when around me. You’re more impulsive when around him, but entirely reticent when you’re with me. Are all of these facets of your personality? Or do you act differently around every single person? You won’t let me see what you feel. Who are you? What’s the real you?”

“You can’t compare the two.

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