Bloodlines: Infected, #2 by Andrea Speed

Author:Andrea Speed
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Andrea Speed
Published: 2020-04-02T16:00:00+00:00

11

Desire

PARIS vaguely recalled that Matt had neither a car nor a driver’s license last time they’d seen him, but like so much about him, that had changed too. His ride was an ’05 BMW 330i in decent shape, its color a shade that Paris knew the BMW wags had dubbed “mystic blue metallic,” because “blue” just wasn’t pretentious or gay enough.

The seats were butterscotch leatherette and actually fairly comfortable, although Matt grimaced sheepishly at having such a luxury car, since his last vehicle had been a ten-speed. He said it was his Aunt Steffy’s car that he’d simply bought off her fairly cheaply, since she had gotten a new car for her birthday. (She had apparently married extremely well.) Matt had also splurged on getting satellite radio for his car, so they had some good tunes to listen to on the ride into the city. Matt’s musical tastes were close to his own, so that was encouraging.

As soon as they got under way, Matt explained that Trey worked at the big Barnes & Noble on Madison Street, as he couldn’t quite hack working for Menham Lewis, the financial consultation firm that was currently run by Trey’s father, John Phan. Trey had an MBA in business administration, but he had confided to Matt that he found it all unbearably boring, and he hated it; he hated working for his father’s company. But rather than tell his father that, Trey told him he thought it was better if he got some experience “working with people,” which John thought was a good idea, and was the only reason why he allowed it. Trey was totally cowed by his father, a stern taskmaster who demanded both perfection and obedience, and Trey was too scared to go against him. His mother was no better, manipulative and bossy, and had arranged Trey’s engagement to the woman he barely knew.

Paris asked Matt why he still kept in touch with Trey, and Matt shrugged, embarrassed, and was careful not to look at him as he told him that although he couldn’t stand Trey much of the time, he kind of felt bad for him. Trey had almost no friends at all, although he apparently kept himself quite busy in X-rated gay chat rooms. “His handle is—get this—LongJadeDong,” Matt said, shaking his head. “And believe me, it’s not.”

Matt wasn’t lying, but it was clear he was conflicted. He probably still liked Trey a little bit and so held on, even though most of the affection had curdled and become anger and resentment instead. Paris asked if Trey had a temper, and Matt seemed reluctant to answer that. But finally he admitted that Trey did, that he tried so hard to repress every emotion he had that they often came out in sudden, explosive moments, where he broke furniture and shouted until he was hoarse, but Matt claimed he never got physically violent—not with him, at any rate. Paris believed that Trey had never gotten violent with him, but he

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